The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-04
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Another magnificent railway project
which vas some years $50 suesested ~
vived being no less thsn an eaet and
vest trsnscontinentsl line through ths
eostdan region. connecting the Senegal
and Niger counties on the west with the
Mile valley and Red ssa on the east and
penetrating . d~nsciy populated aMA ess
Il now known perhaps than Of any other
part ~ Africa.
Masis~sA Mileage.
A. the north numerous lines skirt the
Mediterranean coast. especially m the
French territory ~ Algeria ana IN Tunis
where the length 81 railway n. In round
nunnt,err. 2zo miles while the Esypsian
railroads are. Including thcse now under
construction. about i.6D miles ~ length.
Those of Caps Colony and Natal are
nearly s.o0e miles. and those Of Portuguese
Fast Afrirn and this south African Re-
pubiie another thgusand. Takins into con.
sheraton all NJ the roads now construct.
"a or under SEXUAL construction. their
total length reaches nearly 1000 milea
while there seems every reason 20 belleve
that the great through sysssm connecting
tho rapidly developing mining regions 81
South Africa with thu north of the CONT
nent and with Europe will scon 10 pushed
10 a contamination.
A large proportion Of the railways thus
far constructed are owned ny the several
colonies or states which they Traverse.
about 9onc miles Of the Cape Colony sys-
tenn belonging "a the government, while
.n.,iw III that NJ Esvpe n 0Vvued ana m.