Evening star., 1907-11-02

WATDT u LEA
.a OF, .,e mast re, ia-.s have hem
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fisEU'. through one o. '-. '''T@-
h lands OF the globe .aFa aeth
travelling th-..z. Jta county
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w" ,.. ,, lou, "a
and wh.sh' n ia'@f ''"E=. N'S -,
the Greeks and Romans IS E-"''Pia- ~
F.sygt.ars called T. EvHif. from their
80 ,,.,..r -v,.+-r mems gold and 1t is
49,, ,re-.. ~, If --. gold of
Ni'"" .'"' d -
ancient ''Hi@s cam i'o-H H.
miners working in It today. II "fS h-th
ra.entlv uaY-aIad 0ut ly TIE L1s.Tnmcnt
. 49, l-.,Iist, sy-r,7tIs.es VI. CAPITALS
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ranging l'''' a 4"'i =. ., ',
lars :" ore million and 4 h'-' "'''''S' anu
one If these companies, known as the
.s..,r,r, ,:o16oeld Limited has already
g., g.. -. o,,..ia,,, workings
SUM '-. 80 ,i,
~ 'iH NaH'i'H anu ; "'" ''''-.''"7 q
road g." connect them Win the govern
,y,.,.t I;,. which CROSSES the desert from
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1,-,.- md =, was noted for ia riches and
mower. II vas something OF a lpuntry al
about the time the pyramids were built.
and In the most prosperous days of old
had
tern4r4a dedicated 10 the worship of the
Egyptian gods. On my way here passed
Abu Smbel Great temple on the banks
OF the Nile. winch was cut out OF tne
70 rs by Rameses H. the fharaoh VINO
"rprASs- II the fgy ptiahs ana would not
let hem go and little further down the
river les the Temple of the Lions. where
that same old King himself was Wor-
SHIPPED - a god
Ntbia was tributary TO the Pna-
raohs until 100 b. c. 1t then became In
tepsr5eut. and lat7r still its armies over
yan t,gyp; and conquered it. AS other
nations came into the lower part of the
Nil valley they sent armies against the
Nlnians only to be driven back and at
thu tine The Romans ent red Egypt the
country was ruled by a succession of
queens named Candace. one of whom
made war upon Rome Shortly after
Christ the people adopted Christianity
and later. when the Mohammadans
took possession of Fgvpt and the
T-rucr Nile valley, they were converted to
Nohammcdanism They are still follow
.rs of rfte pronhet and they formed some
Of Inc boIdest soldiers of me HIahdi in
his recent war against the forces of
F.syDt and England
Nub1a In l9Uf.
land with such a history ought to be
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70 w. ieh as any country on earih- WIN
re ,xception of a narrow strip along the
%ro i+ is sltoqa+har desert I. bepins in
.te -,,,+, - ;t,., r,4 cos f,- sa,.ara1
''' Sd''uH vi '-'"9 q anu So@' i"i a.
hundred miles eastward to the Red sea,
and Il - only IN few places that the
soil has enough moisture TO furnish a
s"auy pasturage for camels and sheep
The hGlk of the desert population Is ma4ie
Tents Of matttng and move about
wish their fiocks from place to place.
f.d,H ~ DE IIaS i tt'@ti.1i tam i.Ili-n.I u WsliSs
,tg ,s,i. 49,, DI,r,rg ~, raSt ~ fayr
wears the FnsIfsh officiaIs Of the s6udan
have located these wells, and they have
now iNfornation as to their depth and
the !uai'N ana no" OF tlie water, lhS
soNethA' MT h&s also sunk SOM "eiIs ana
LIS i"u!.a water at ABOUT ~" leet-
Inc -tuhia OF 'pday is part OF tHe
tpper Nile valley II YOU VIII imagine
curt! ited STRIP, ABOUT a quarter OF