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Sahara Sea

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
April
Year
1882
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

of Paris Las approved the scheme of De Lesseps for cntting a canal through the neck of land dividing the Gulf of Gabes from the salt rnarshes and low lying paths of the desert of Sahara to the south of Tunis. It is expected that the sea will in virtue of this cutting once more flll up the Sahara. The political advantage to be obtained by the scheme will be the insulation of Tunis and Algeria by creating a war barrier between them and Tripoli. The cost of the canal is estimated at 65,000,000 francs. Ladies with red hair look weli in black satin and jet toilets.

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Ann Arbor Democrat