The sun., 1900-07-22
Just BACK FROM sahara.
Mr.. Swinrle Found the DAYS Hotter and the
Nights Cooler Than Here.
From he Washinoton Ereninq Star.

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From The WdShinofDn Erppinp Star
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| lNtiIer rom '''e hot ~ 'u9 VI ue oai'aia
has just returned TO the Department OF Agri-
culture with some valuable collections and
r., = -, =, ,,,a Co.. ,ki, -. ~, In
"ha' i 'i'ore 10 the loli' ior 'hs e'o''' al w
terestiag account Of his experiences In the
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! OF the iiheSt SPECIES ot date palms. Dates are
| now grown in Arizona in small quantities The
o,,,,. so,,I,r. rIor,,d .ood. and ,ror, ,hase a
few trees which bear fruit have sprung up
| ,b,t nv sam,ri,, so,,o ,,Y.h,,,,, n, tho dat,
trees for the Arabs never raise from the seed
a. ,b. c,;,,,,ic c,nd,,iors are MI ,igh, Mr.
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walter L. s"'"Sle OF the department OF Asr'-
| culture was seat to the desert Of sahara in the
rrauch ,rny,,,a ,y hg.-i, -, A., ,.,Ia..
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expedition III search OF the finest kinds OF date
palms. He brought back with him 4;o young
plants, safely packed in moss Which he look
from France for tine purpose which Will be
planted in Arizona
train ain for Is BlSSra. $50 miles a south ,ooa and
90 miles within the Sahara. This is a fa-
NOUS naharan winter resort. and although ne
lie then started iron Biskra and travelled in
carriage, out into the sahara a distance, of 10
mites The Journey was made over the French
fare and free from sand or stofes Al dis
tances of about forty-hve miles apart there are
fortified posts, maintained by the French Army
for the pacitiCation Of the country. There is a
well at each post, the first essential Of travel
In the desert The American explorer how
ever. did not depend upon the naive supply
OF water but carried the precious fluid in bot
ties; The water, Of the, wells in the desert, is
TO the ordinary mans stomach. The natives
carry drinking water in goat skins, and willis
this method coois the water, il does not add To-
ita deliCio,lsuess
The io,trnsy down was rather monotonous
lust the same stretch OF desert. blaze OF sun
and intolerable heat In the middle of the dsy
Tho road was good however and fair time
was made. It Is a mistake 10 suppose that
the sahara is ail sand, In most places IL il
said 10 ha good Ioamv soil which II Irrigated
Ia as fertile as an illinois prairie In some
sections there are Immense sand dunes, higher
tbon The Washinaton city POST OItice and in
otSers there are stretches OF "hamada' the
ponkv daSart which ia snid IN he tha n,osi ,a,r
mi ~ ali y '' "
The people Of the desert live mainly on .cous
and served with meat gravy. sheep or goats
Mrnlsbing tba meat The ,ness ia bi0hlv 40
sonad win red hammer md would be aood II
form me The o other stable articles OF food WbIie
tbara are nrnbablv q ono on0 or 0Co ooo date
nnIms In ti1eris each tree rrod,iong from
"n IN 100 no1nds ~ dates. ninetentbs OF the
,rodVoV IL ia pponsmwed ~ home " viz
piCtoe pi%Cts rao - ,ha detas ara nniv ,ro,r In ,,o
o,s,.s wbicb form about the wells In The desert
WvksaTar ,h.ra ia .nouab wa,ar 20 surnl,
irrigat ION there viii be- a little cluster of paln,
vnHar 1Unio ,Ss noims. b,inch ~ sbeeD nr goats
unIei tiiu % pn.j. tor aonh VI Arnh'.P .ot.hiieh
snnn, anI im u. iras snnlv and frnssiIv and IN
ili.tbb NE bbeat of summer homes TO send his stock