Show LITTLE E TRAFFIC ON CN THE NILE not much use made of water trant trans por tation in egypt it is a curious fact that the nile and most of 0 the canals in egypt run north and south the wind mind mows blows nearly at all the year front from the north and thus furnishes the tha cheapest propelling power for boats spins going south when the boats return foith the rapid current of 0 the nile is the motive p awer the regularity I ol of the wind and the steadiness ot of the current are two reasons why boats propelled by any other powei are so little used T time ime Is not so important an element clement in business in egypt as in some other countries and it does not matter wherefore that boats propelled by wind or current are sw slow but not so much use is maie made of water transportation in egypt as one might think in in view of 0 the possibilities bili ties offered by the nile and the many canals throughout shout the delta the nile is navigable tor for many hundred miles the first cataract is at assouad As but there is no interruption of at traffic until wadi haifa is reached SW SOO miles from calro cairo the primary object of 0 the canals Is to distribute water tor for irrigation but they are really broad and deep water courses east easl ly navigable by sailing boats and small steam tugs tuga with egypto awak ening the value of 0 these canals wit be idealized leali zed |