. Echoes of old county life : being recollections of sports, politics, and farming in the good old times. omtwenty-five millions to fifty millions sterling. The SuezCanal is believed to have cost over forty millions ; but55 per cent, of its earnings have to be expended indredging the channel, and keeping its ports open fromthe immense accumulation of sand. Besides which, afterall, it is a mere ditch, and at any time an accident mightstop the whole traffic, whereas, in the Palestine Canal, thechannel would be of great depth and width—in someplaces twelve to fourteen miles wide—and sailing-ships
. Echoes of old county life : being recollections of sports, politics, and farming in the good old times. omtwenty-five millions to fifty millions sterling. The SuezCanal is believed to have cost over forty millions ; but55 per cent, of its earnings have to be expended indredging the channel, and keeping its ports open fromthe immense accumulation of sand. Besides which, afterall, it is a mere ditch, and at any time an accident mightstop the whole traffic, whereas, in the Palestine Canal, thechannel would be of great depth and width—in someplaces twelve to fourteen miles wide—and sailing-shipsof the largest size could easily navigate throughout itsentire length. In the end the Syndicate which was at that timeformed (1884) resolved to wait until a more certainsurvey could be formed, especially at the Akabah end ofthe canal, and up to the present time the scheme hasbeen in abeyance ; but I firmly believe that some daythis gigantic project will eventually be carried out, andwill do more to enlarge the power and influence ofEngland in the East than any suggestion that has as yetbeen
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