104 I)L'. CiKANT HKY, 



M. Boulc' (Frencli), Sig. Torracelli (Italian), and Sir Benjamin Baker 

 (English) came to Egypt to favour tlie Egyptian Government witli their 

 opinion concerning the diJierent reservoii's that had been i)roposed to be 

 constructed. They were unanimous against the Wady Ryan. The Italian 

 and English engineers were in favour of the project that would swamp 

 Philae, while the Frenchman was entirely against having any large 

 reservoir whatever, but recommended the Egyptian Government to construct 

 a series of " barrages " up and down the Nile valley (April, 1894). We live 

 in a utilitarian age, and nuich as we may regret the destruction of the 

 Pyramids for the construction of magnificent mosques and jjuny hotels, the 

 work of destruction will continue, unless autiquarianism can prove itself 

 to be of more commeicial value than utilitarianism in any given case. 



[The embankments for reservoirs are now in course of construction at 

 Philae and Assiout, August, 1900. — Ed.] 



'^ Paper on "The climate and liealth resorts of Modern Egypt," read at 

 the Climatological Congress of ihe World's Fair Congresses, Chicago, 

 1893. 



