The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24


unlike many Of these, the Saoura doe
not remain az all times beneath the sur
face. As recently as the spring Of 1901
IL flowed above ground for five months
at Benz Abbes, which Is exactly on the
latitude OF Ghadames, and at the height
Of this food flowed between anks for a
hundred miles and more further south.
Scores Of villages at regular intervals
throughout its entire length are sup
ported by the palm groves. which draw
thar water from its flow. Not until the
latitude Of Insalah Ia reached does the
stream. which rises in the perpetual
SHOWS Of the high Atlas, lose itself in the
sand.
For Algeria, a. well a. Morocco. this
Street Of Palms constitutes the true
and the best tranasaharan route. But
IL has taken the French sixty years to
recognize its true value and turn il Ia
their own use. In ist5, following the
victory at Isly. Marshal BuoHAUD con-
sented to the treaty OF Tafna, which
conceded Figuig to Morocco. A Mo-
roccan Hg,iig. aa NJ. GAUrIER points out.
constituted TO the opening of the TWEEN
tieth century q -bolted door on the one
route which connected Algeria with the
Niger He adds
rms Ao'v,e.a .ne'.N. on 70, ''"'' W W. ~
-. 49,. =. - -. -. .,..n,, ., 80
nv I.,,o,., and :, co,.. an ,,,,,c,.i rop,. %
take IN. pl.c. Of . natural line Beside the nj.
cradle village Of n oolea We have been led to con
strue, . military city with monumental barracks.
~heh we're smPued the day Tus' fell into our
hands and In . few Year, have taken On the 'on'e
sspee' hs ruins OF fairSra. 80 many GLORIOUS
,,,..,,,,, g.. nrv,,,,,, 4, ro,.,,,, ,rr,,a,,S
r,r,... nj, ..,,,,,, a, =, ,..,,,.r, MI ,rtxi.
800 ~ a.. ,,,,.,, con,.,r,,, ,,yp,v in IN.
=, ,..a "a. H.. ,o,.,., .,r,,,,,o cam. n,
-, "a ~, .,,n.,,I,.. ,,,o,,., ,,.,,.,,.. :.
!, ~, 90, an. ,,,v a.v vA.p a.. ,a......t ,hi,
S,r.., =, p.,,,, IN un,-n y,,r,r h, ~, r,t.
IN the AVe W. rTchCh SaI Iusoiis al
southern Algeria were attacked oy the
inhabitants Of FiRuiE and the whole
region % the south All traffic between
the southern dist ricty of Oran became
ir,pn.s;hla From ,ha yilIapcs along
a., g., -, p.I,,, -, irLah;,a,,s
L....
tIon VI ''o s'a'e "a'ho Ii''i'"' w '"'
french occupation oi lhhpuctu' one
band OF raiders alter another issued
to become the pirates Of the Great
Desert. Along this whole frontier the
anarchy and disorder grew NJ Gar
r,xR de.crib.. n, anna lany,h IN. Waits
.,,.,,;., ,.-,.,,. :, -, -,
-, IT.
he bu, on. end or mi. NJ Gur,rR
writes.
-. r,.,g-,
80, a, ,-,,s,,,,, A.. ,,r,,.,.,,, =. -,
voula n. IN. fortune Of tn. fort which We ,rn.s
iued would be ssssned by furious horde, Moth
Ing OF the sort happened the post since it, creA.
'ioa ha, no, hred a nusksS shot. some of the
V'iiAser'. whom evil days drove 70 Tahle' have
rs"rnee oos oS ooe Ihe very simple s'' o.
49, e'o" :. ,o.o,no ..e,..'
=, -. -. -. a. -. -. s,,,. -
.,n no.r saw. ,,r an. cro,.c,,oo ~. can ,n.,,,
otherS from the fear OF the harm can do their
property. In sum. there M, been worked here
under the direction of General LTIrTEy with very
little noise 80 Interesting experiment In the
midst Of N. widest corner OF The Med S'e~ "a
o0nesereo Ao'osro, ,ns'e eAs eseh s'"o",n''
~. -. -, -.
nor, ~. v,,, n,,or,y q, The popu,,,lon T,...
Dru,,,r, ana ,.,a,nr ro,,I,,,on. .p,,.c,,,,
order ana security quit. as much a. the res, o,
mankind. slthoush they are Incapable Of attain
Ing IL ihemseive-
From the foregoing extracts II is ms
sible 70 obtain a very accurate notion Of
the outline Of French policy in southern
Morocco. To-day the French have o.
cupied all the oa-es about the northern
as well a. the southern gate Of the
Street II Palms except TarIet Bou
Denib and Igli. which nov have French
sdITs arr tess 'hail nuhdreh ihl"'S
from this oasis Precisely the -afua
necessity which compelled the n,curu-