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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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155. Rest house at Togo.
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6 2 1 156. The Duke (1) with Trierenberg (2) and Heims (3) on their cycle tour to Atakpame. ON THE BENUE AND THE NIGER 169 will enable even the largest liners to enter the har-bour ; the channel has been made by dredging, andwill be kept clear by the strong ebb tide. The molewill be double, and its cost is estimated at two millionpounds. The necessary stone is brought forty milesby train from the interior, sixty tons being requiredfor each foot of the mole. During the last three years Lagos has greatlyincreased in size. The sand resulting from thedredging operations has been utilized to fill up largeswamps, and thus provide new building sites. Thesand was brought from the dredges through longpipes by means of compressed air; each dredgingvessel dealt with 1000 tons of sand at a time. At three oclock the lifeboat conveyed us back tothe ship, and two hours later we weighed anchor andset off towards Lome, which we reached at 6.30 a.m.on the 22nd of July. We were filled with admirationas w

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