The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-01
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Deductions V ,ha' -low %ciira,i- ,hsns.s
are sfsdtaly ,nrr~ssing he ~st~r srrrly
IN Tho southern part ~ Tho d~.~rt ant DO
hnsis hat fh~ suppression Nv the French
~ The slave trade aCru@@ the UeSert has
turned the inhabitants who vote formerly
m,ddlemeu h~'~cen he slave cstchrts ~
tho -Htth and the slave buyers - The north
erp oss~~ aud ~ Nprrccn aud Trtplt. -
tho lp,ter utilization q their water supply
The raising ~ more csmsl- and oth-r &c..
m~-'ic snimals amt larger crops
The mountain Countrv - NJ covered
wrh extinct ~volcano-- - fnr ou' IN tho
desert about mn MILES north ~ The sudan
tut u raius there every year etwee
June and October. aud IN islS there wero
seventeen transforms gu an average there
are Ave ~ six &c them q wear. hut ~ some
year- there are only two
The regime ~ the sudan practically pre-
vatla in Air Iha ratn Drain. grpp. tho Np.ttp-
tain slopes into the valleys where vegeia
ton fiourishe~ finely, including several
varieties % Palms and other trees. and the
date IL grown. though inferior IN quality
There are lions. monk cys and other tropi-
cal animals here and. by way ~ contrast.
fields of millet and wheat and gardens 81
tomatoes. oniofn. cucImbers and other
vegetables. Some 81 the village groups
do not till the soil and most Of the cereals
are imported from Damergu. much further
south. but still in tho desert 100 miles north
" the Sudan.
In the depre-sions Of Damergu are
marshes and little lakes, and an abundance
of millet il grown. This IL one OF the most
animated parts Of the sahara.
The security which the French now give
to lite and property has enabled many Of
the people to leave the large villages and
To build little hamlet- at points ia yorabl.
for tilling the soil. Weekly fairs are held.
and the principal articles for sale are millet,
NdtlN, IDlttTN tIbb -okIp.
The giraffe. which feeds wholly on vegeta-
ton. il found in this part Of the desert.
about $50 miles north OF the Sudan.
Another great group Of mountains is
in the Aha ggar, In the middle sahara. about
eO0 miles south of the Mediterranean and
200 miles north Of the Sudan. From Au-
gust I To September ~. 1905, Chudcau noted
eleven days Of rain, and there were storms
in July; bat there are wears ~ iryneSs
also. AZ in 'p0'-04. though a. the imperme-
able subsoii keeps the water within reach
Of the roots the country does not suffer
much unless the drought covers "a series
OF years. SOMETIMES the water j. deep
enough in the wadys for swimming.
There are cattl e. sheep, goats and horses
- well as camels in this heart Of the Sa-
hara. a region which only one white man ever
saw until three or -four years ago. Nearly
all the European vegetables are nov there
INT are thriving.
With the French extending agriculture
and fruit raising southwark from the
northern edge Of the desert. by means Of
tapping the underground water supply,
and the E.. covery of many new places
far south where much food may be pro-
duced. the economic prospects of the Sa-
hara now appear in a little more favorable
light than ever before.