Reclamation Of The Zuyder Zee

The preliminary survey for tbe proposed reolamatien of the Zuyder Zee have been flnished, and the work of building the walls wili soon begin. A dike about 23L miles in leiigth will be constructed of sand and faced with clay, reaching 16 feet above the level of the sea, which will make it 6J feet above the highest tide. The thicknesa of the dyke will be such as will enable it to resist the heaviest seas. Operations will begin at four different pointa, and the calculatiou is to have it completed in f rom se ven to ten years, at a cost Of $46,000,000.- Bei. Am.