Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-06

except TO regulate the flow OF water In
the two branches OF the river. That
report recommended that all through the
delta the cotton crops should be lrrl-
gated by pumping--an operation which
was annually to cost $3.50 900. Col
scott Moncreff did not agree with this
report, aud determined TO make another
attempt to utilize the barragc. He set
Mr.. WilcoCks over the work, with two
able assistants, and by IN expenditure of
100000 The weir was thoroughly re-
paired, provided with the stono-pitChlnu
tlmbers and machinery, and the locks
were set In order. "This,n Col. Scott
Moncrleh writes, "gaye command of
water OF about one meter moro than the
average, which enormously increased
inc discharge OF the great ccntral
canal, or Rayah Mcnouneh, OF the
neglected western canal, or Ravah Be.
hera, ana OF the three great canals of
haliublch, the lsmailieh Sharkawlcb.
"and Bassuoslch.h The Importance of
this may be measured by the statement
which follows, that the cotton crop of
loWer Egypt appears to vary nenrly In
proportion to the amount OF winter anvil
able Mt 'low Nlle.h In 1894 the abundant
supply early In the year enabled some 10
per cent. more of the land to be used for
cotton aud the same supply later ON in.
creased the yield OF the plant so that the
crop was large beyond All precedent. Bn.
lore that year the largest crop had hopn
IN 1873, when the Nile at Assounn wns
about I've feet higher than In 1881. But
even Then the Out-turn only Amounted Ia
y, $4,000 kanlarS ca kantar being n lIlnc
over 100 pounds, whereas In 1884 the
outtun was 8,G2g9lD kantars, an in.
crease which, as Col Scott Aloucrinn
Nuys, "Wo mDy inrly claim as the result OF
hr'W lllcockS OIorntiOnsut the Bnrrape .,
nor nave the operations upon the dil-
lerent canals Jicen less effective than
those upon tho Nile t5cli, though, rs tho
report says "ihc existing system "a 90
uticcllYt TINT IL can only be after ypnrs Of
pailcnl Improvement That the Intended re-.
forms can be even approximately com
plcled'" One OF the principal dinicultirs
mas always arisen from the amouut az
muddy deposit whiCh each oyernn,y *
tine Nile loft In the canals, and which n
the canals were not 10 become entirely
useless. had each year TO be removed at n
leavy expense. one way of piertin,, this
nus been put IN practice by Mai. Ilosa In
lnt upper portion OF the Ismailicb c,naI
forlherly there was always an annual do.
post OF some 100000 cutie meters Of
mud, which required SO BIO dredgcd
out during the following year nj n
cost Of nearly El5,0 600; but Mai. Ross ar
tnngcd that The canal supply, instead Of
beiDg taken direct from the muddy Mn
should be drawn from the commandment
clear water at tho tail OF parallel rnnai
ana only allowed TO enter The Ismnillcb
eapal 40 a distance OF twenty.ripht liz
iietrrs from The Nile. The rosult ha.
oeen deposit Of only about 100. o00
CUBIC meters annually, which Ii has COD
Hpoht tGOO0 TO remOye---a clear SAVING ~
threr-liiihs Of the former expense. I'm tbc
important Magyar canal LAYER of mud no
leNs lnan three and onc.half meters deem
was anuunlly formed. ana to clear AK
out coryeo OF 10000 men used always
70 DC employed for forty days. By maj.
rug system Of small branch canals. anne.
uue,s, and siphons, Mr. wilcooks Inns Sue.
sseded IN reducing the deposit IA nues.
lion from 100000 cubic meters 10 3d.
suu mus IN reducing the expense Of ciear,
ing out by 30 per cent. N'N"'
~ progress OF this kind has been mad