National Geographic : 1935 Nov
CONSTANTLY THE CANAL IS FIGHTING THE DESERT Huge dredges combat the shallowing effects of wind-blown sand and make the big ditch even deeper. Here the sand and gravel sucked up from the bottom are being sluiced out through a long, elevated channel and emptied on the bank (see illustrations, pages 616 and 617). Near this spot a Turkish force unsuccessfully attacked the Canal during the World War. DE LESSEPS' TRIBUTETO WAGHORN, OVERLAND MAIL CARRIER At Port Tewfik the French Canal builder erected amonument totheBrit ish officer for his effortstolink theMediterranean and Red Seas byland going postal and passengerservice. Bycarrying duplicate dispatches inarace with steamers rounding the Cape ofGood Hope, hedirected attention tothe time-saving of the Egyptroute (seetext, page 614).