. Railway Times . at it would be possible to reduce thisdistance by diverting the course of the Niger and extending toan important extent the fertile zone in the north of the appears that at epoch, which is from the geologicalpoint of view recent, the Niger did not follow itspresent course, but when il r;iched rimbuctoo continued itsadvance towards the north, either towards Taudeni, where aninland sea similar to that of Lake Chad may have existed, orelse towards the Rio <rOro. In any case, says thfe writer, fromTimbuctoo to Taudeni the Land slofx^s downwards. Th
. Railway Times . at it would be possible to reduce thisdistance by diverting the course of the Niger and extending toan important extent the fertile zone in the north of the appears that at epoch, which is from the geologicalpoint of view recent, the Niger did not follow itspresent course, but when il r;iched rimbuctoo continued itsadvance towards the north, either towards Taudeni, where aninland sea similar to that of Lake Chad may have existed, orelse towards the Rio <rOro. In any case, says thfe writer, fromTimbuctoo to Taudeni the Land slofx^s downwards. The dam-ming of the Niger, which would compel that river to return10 its ancient bed, and would be less difficult of accomplishmentihan l:he .\ssuan Dnm, would restore millions of acres of desertto ferlilitv and cultivation, and would bring the .Sudan so muchnearer to .\lgeria. The completion of the Cape-Oran line would<^pcn the vallev of the Ipper Niger lo Franco. January 6, 1912.] ■nil. Interior of a Third Class Carriage.
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