Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-09

Ing out over tR,o greater pau OF
Nubia and partially submergingi the
beautiful ruined temples on The II hand
OF Philae. But the natives OF Nebia
are literally compensated for the Joss
OF crops from overhoodins. and aho
temples have been strengthened.
when We visited these Ptolem hic
temples, the Island OF philae alb owe
the dam was completely submeri Sed,
and We we're Obliged ~ 80 from en-
pie TO temple In row nOatH. even en-
torlng the door ways irr the boats.
Looking down from tho darn
picturesque scene - presented, ~ tho
escaping river through the siuice
gates gathers Us strength and hashes
and foams and roars In W uncon-
strained rush 10 the catara cts DelOw.
There II sprtads out and utesls It's
way along the steep descent. In many
streams, splashlng against ties gran
ue rocks, and ever hurrying ionWard
TN It's divided waters calmly treunite
and how sFsin as one great atnsam.
TO the right ~ the village Of iSheilal
on the banks OF the stream. Win is
native huts and The railroad station
which Is the last point to the south for
Egyptian trains. TO the left are build
lugs for the engineers and wofkmen
ana the huge stair step locks which
lift aud lower the steamboats, piuriing
the dam. Back Of us are the nItoun-
lains and the great dam with the gray
wallis OF the temple ruins projecting
out from the water on the Island al
Philac
A surprising fact is to be noted In
regard 10 the slight slope OF the Nile
bed above the dam. as ia striking con-
trast with the swift current on the
cataract side. and ! quote the static
ment that the Niles gradient be-
tween sorbat and Kartum II from one
third To onc-half inch per mile
our trip from Assuan 20 shellal was
made by train. then by row boats
across the dam Cstopplng a. the Phi
lac rulns) and the return from the
/, locks was made by boat to Asaasn'
/, parallel with the cataracts.
Al the dam We witnessed the skill
4 "a native Nubians In their high dive
acts, and daring jumps into tine rush
, ing curren OF water, dashins IN
d mighty force from the sluices or the
' dam. for the small consideration oi
, fve piaaters. or twenty-five cents.
out from Assuan "a short distance
4 We visited the camp % the Bishareens
!, the lowest state IN civilization OF ths
! Nnbian aborigines. They live at first
hand with nature. They are black
y with long. dirty. greasy. s,ringy. twist
y ed black hair. and they wear as uttl'
(, clothing "as the law allows" Theh
A huts are made OF mating and are
!, casliy carried from place to place
These sons 81 the dreary desert ~
n down into Egypt during the tours
senson 10 sell their trlnkets. thcii
b. sheen and their goats. and TO beg tol
!, backsheesh A. We go through theli
h temporary tented town we are ne
sloged on every hand by men. womef
: and children TO purchase OF thell
y wares. or 20 make presents To then
"A of the coin of the realm. Their "a
nous breeds al camcis are much snth IT,
"a or than those of Egypt and Palestine
u and are of light color some OF thon
~ bcing white. with smooth hair.
r To speak OF the history Of Assuan
!, which was centuries ago called Syene
n ID to suggest "The Quarries" from
m which an the red granite Egyptian
nbcIlsks were cut and which are seef
lin various countries today. Thes'
n, we're shaped by the slaves of the
- Pharaohs and noatod down the rivel
on RATS or barges. There Is yet re
= naming In these famous quaries al
NJ ooelisk unfinished. which II ninet,
=, feet long. cut from solid rock Ia sin
" gle piece. II is said that among the
primitive methods for de,achlng thcs'
. great shafts of rock was that of driv
ing In wooden wedges. which were
=. then wet with water. and the swelling
y a. the wood forced the separation o.
tho rock,
~ Another point 81 interest al Assuai
=, is the Island of Elephanune abou
~ which the Nile divides It's waters
~ Nrhis island and It's ancient city hg
- ured prominently In the time of th'
II Pharaohs. and was ~ one time gar
risoncd by the Romans. The ruins %
~ an ancient Nlometer still remain
:, which IL said To have been built IN TN
time OF the Caesars. Many othc
p ruins are found which attest the an
!, cient glory and importance of thi
island.
- In discussing the river Nile M
=, subject OF irrigation looms up viii
y, Interest As was indicated before
" "The Nile Ia Egypt and Egypt h IN
, Nilc" a. the seasons of natura
'' overflow the water spreads over tn
y fields and remains for weeks az
= time and residents of the valley mus
X go about in boats, where the waite
OF IN too deep Ia ford Much richnos