The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-13

ern part OF the Netherlands in a south
easterly direction and laps the shores
OF five provinces. widening out into
q big circular basin. Across it mouth
lies a string OF islands which, before
the great floods onced formed the
coastline and the limits Of the seas
domain. Some little distance inside this
line a massive dixie is to be construct
ed in nine years time below the well,
known naval base OF Den Helder, on
the coast OF the province OF North Hol-
land, II will cross the narrow strait
OF the Amsteldiep TO the island 0!
Wieringen, thence going straight to
the North Sea, to spot near Piamm,
on the Tristan coast. The entire dixie,
including the intervening small is
land. will he twenty-five miles in
length, as compared with the 200
miles OF coastline that II supplants.
Out OF the lake thus formed. 1t Is
proposed to construct four separate
'polders" or drained basins, though
only the two smaller ones, the north
western and southwestern, located
above Amsterdam, are actually in.
cluded in the bill laid before parlia.
ment. The later northeastern and the
southeastern polders will be. situated
on either side OF the channel through
which the River Yssel will reach the
newly-formed "Yssel Lake and their
reclamation will probably take anoth-
er fifteen years or so beyond the time
stated. This island lake will also
receive the outflow Of the other rivers
and waterways at present emptying in
TINS portion OF the Zuyder Zee. 1t
viii form a basin so low that even
when the spring tide is beating
against the northern outer dixie, these
inland waters can flow into 1t and
without prejudice or danger, remain
| there for a few days when it ia NOT
possible TO discharge Immediately
through sluices into the sea.
Br9ad Channel.
Among u = 'arious problems arising
1 is provision Tor the needs of shining
broad channel OF the lake will still
run up to the port of Amsterdam. and
I IN order to preserve communication be-
tween the two severed parts of the
! Auyder Zee locks are to be built on
the island OF Wieringen, while canal
running along the inner side of the
| frlsian sea dixie and issuing south OF
I the enclosing barrier Will meet tho
needs OF shipping between Harrington.
Terschelling and Vlieland and the en-
closed part of the Zuyder Zee the
harhors falling within the latter area
Will have 10 be deepened. while pro-
vision is made for an indemnity OF
$2,AOO.O00 to the Zuydcr Zee fisher
men for the damage inflicted on their
interests by the conversion OF the pres.
ent open sea into fresh water lake
of less than half the size.
The great question is: can this
great project be made remuneratlv0
one? In the opinion Of the govern.
mcnt audits advisers ii can. To set
against the total expenditure for the
whole scheme of SSS,OO0.O0O. in tho
first place there will be the enormous
benefits and saving OF money which il
VIII mean to the entire water protec-
tlon and drainage systems OF the sur.
rounding provinces. The cnastline to
be defended from the lnroads Of tho
sea will he shortened by some 1870
miles. and in place of an arm OF the
North Sea in the center OF the coun-
try, with its sharply changing water
conditions there will he fresh water
lake with 4 much more settled water
level, low enough for proper drain
ing Of the surrounding region. out
of this lake, too. the provinces OF
Friesland aud North Holland can oh
tain a plentiful supply OF fresh wat
er, a long felt need.
Much Fertile Land.
But beyond all thig thnra ie thn