Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-25


Samuel Baker n. 10 the grcat resIlts IN
be gained by fesjrtinI 10 .ueh a nnli,v
oi expenditures In Egypt, not only IA
view OF tue commerclRl returns, but
also ne the most ef!ectual msthji of
reuuclng al Tile savage tribes TO set.
tie anu civilized cJndition, wbils
enormously INCREASING the revenue nv
TOE wise Investment Of capital at mora
than cGmpuuud Interest.
NO m re favorab o opportunity than
the present cJuid be fUunIJ for [ ts nh'
tanning OF money nj low interest for
sucn a worN. nave none VI tnp cal.
| culstiDns which | male Ia c1n,idera.
ole DEAL, when | trst etudtrd tins
subject now Ht hand, bu! | femembrr
That tue conclusions | then Teachsd
were Iron ~ as follows: saul dan
would have u be from eighty to ninety
, feet nigh and eight Ieet wide IT the
top. The bnso ought TO be- .7J feet
wide exclusive OF picrs, perIue., revet.
ment, Glow anu ABOVE tls lam iu I'M.
fiver bed. Tne contsut. tsAimi.,g "A
width OF river Of 100 yards AZ at
khaTtOum anu CairU), nus In several
I stances II would be much less. cal.
culated 1T 2,.5J,OOO cubic var -. The
cost, n bullt with concrete blocks. of
each dam, S5,UOO, 900. The revenue
derived from Irrigation, dues anu CON.
mere at Present. charges fOr water aud
lignt tolls ut locks, si5,UJJ,OJJ per nn.
mum. Reclaimed lands, t. be Leased
10 as t. pay two rents. Une 10 tue culti.
vhtOr anu one tO the x ,vsrnment or
LANDLORD, the usual practice bgius 10
consider that n tnird OF the returns
rom land cultivation must 20 70 tue
soil which In r. ypt eau Ue dispensed
with), n third TO the cultivator and "A
lhifd to tho landlord. In this instance
OF course the lenders Oft capital have
a primary lien Tor their capital anu I'm.
teFest, until paid of, and the ground
Landlord taxes the balance, to DO atrict.
~ devoted TO similar purposes, til the
irrigation system IN complete; after the /
cuitlvatUr ms IN every case received |
MS fait hall Of the prJuve ~ OF ms crops |
aud has psiu the water rent.
Nos the whole svIi OF n nDmld aud |
uhcivilizaOlc population can by this |
means checker iirst aud eventually |
be rooted out. The population Of tns /
Soudan In not more addicted 10 wan.
utrink or war than any others Of
theif clngeners ~ Area, but they
are under the fatal necessity u w IN.
uefIns In search vi iOJd. water, ptuure
adu shade. Waen these are OOtaiuabe
ih"y will settle down anu turn tnelr
spca sintn lruniDg hooks--own prup.
er'y anu pa taxes, chot 80 or ace ut
! Ovtrnofs, aud Duy manIiaclures. me
ever advancing boundary oI irrigation
VIII also ne the boundary OF civilization
anu M orr, anu expensive arnics
wiz no iOuger DO required 10 keep Ia
IfJer contented populations. lt must
10 remembered that manufactures are
nowhere ~ prosperous a4 IN tnUse 10.
idlltits where tue raw product II to be
ounu IN close Proximity ~ cheap
eOOr, which IL largely result OF
'hehp food-snd that tnc nearer We ap.
roach the tropical and Intercepted
'.untties, the less does mau require OF
'i0thihg or auimsl food. But want IL
IN absolute necessity II shade aud
the shade, while 1t cannot
70 hhi without water--retaris the
Vaporatl0n anu economies Its own
.IinAlIy necei-Ary supply OF m DISTURB
n the coil. As we follow up the
curse OF the great river, OF when
70 nave been considering the value TO
'an oI small section only, we nnd
u Tue torfid zone "a magnificent ex.
npio OF the rich natural vegetation
ne to rainfall economical by shade.
n other sections OF the equatorial belt,
any deserts and stunteI vegetation
'duco the traveller TO despair, but near
40 great inland waters OF Central
'irlca It 10 the endless forest ami is
inhf vegetation that make the chief
'iipiaiut OF stanley aud hi. banu of
( ploreis. In tho Nile sources-we
.e, however, for the Nile irrigation
very encouragement ne O. the future.
ne Albert Nyanzl alone, out of ,
hleh the Nile directly Hove, 1000
OF higher than Khartoum above sea
vel, gives assurauce OF permanent
atcr supply Of magnitude unap. '
Oachaule by any OF mans reservoirs,
ever II IL needed for tho country ,
,Ove JOuJo KOro.
10 snow how, not only agricultural
anuacture' AMI commerce, but also G
ming, may be affected most favor. I
~ ny irrigation, L may first advert /;
tne iact shown by the deciphereI
scriptlOn that the first case OF one I
the Egyptian m0natchs VINO Desired j
ueSeiop The copper aud turquoise
mes III hls county was to sink
~, "hich has been called artesian.
u was proOably scarcely entitled TO {
At appeilation, to supply the miners, 9
'nts, but no Western miner ia ipnoI. .
l OF the value OF q "minsr,s inohu Il
water, and many a Hume has a
sn built In this Western country g
IN better results u, to profit than =,
my "a claim supplied by IL. IL 4, y
'rceiy necessary TO say that M 10 u
distribution Of the water of the y
10 stored by dams at each cataract. d
ming could be more simple. for
ancient channels everywher, sxIst, 4,
u are thlrsting for the renewed sup, "
winch they viii no doubt transmit 10
tue old cenlots 0f agricu. tural fertIi. W
. Neither need / say what a wealth u,
tropical products would pour down .,
ough the locks, whicn must he nm ~
uhci TO each dam, or the return car. di
y OF lnanuiaciu Oh goods TO nav for Ia
M But may conclude by saving az
\ since my ARRIVAL here In Septem. N,
have heard that the good work
hegun, and that the RESTORATION N Is
Atsjuan curb to the Nile has been III
lOusly entertained. | have now ~
TO regret that cannot SUNNY II,
er anu more valuable informnlion aa
the subject In the absence of INV oe
allied notes and memoranda, ana co
ne h1nk'ns you for your patience, tn
y at the discussion Will hi up the Ell
eiuuu,s 'Jf which an Compelled
p1logize. .,