Ke Aloha Aina, Volume II, Number 28, 11 July 1896 — NA ALAWAI O KE AO NEI. [ARTICLE]

NA ALAWAI O KE AO NEI.

He ekolu keia mau alawai e hoakakaia aku aei ko lakou mau kulana, ko lakou poe moku e holo ana, a me ka nui o na tona o na moku, a ka nui o na tona waiwai e iaweia ana ma ta mau alawai: 1. O ke Alawai o Sueza t ma ka 1895 nei, ua hoio ae na mokuahi he 3434, kokoke no e 10 moku holo i ka ia hookahi. 2. Ke AlawaioSt Mary, ua weheia he 231 mau la iloko o ka makahiki i hala. Ua holo iloko o ia alawai he 12,495 mokuahi, a he 4790 mau mo~ kupea, a me 671 mau moku liilii loa. O ka avelike o na moku ho> lo ma keia alawai i ka la, he oi aku mamua o ke 72, a o ka avelike paa inau i ka la, ua oi aku i ke 30. 3. O ke Alawai Soo, ua | maaio ae maloko ona he 16,793 l mau moku o aa ano iike o!e he [aui wale» nona na tona he

16,089,778, & mma lu^n*»^ I Qn& moku i kom** ke Alawai & Suezi hc 82 wale ilio taj [kp ka 1895, a a ka: tona he 8,039,105. O na tona ukana* i lawgfft i|| Ica 1895, kokoke loa e aku mamua o hookahi o t?a tona o &■ Alawai Soa hoomau aaa īka lawe,, ok&amii ana iloko o na mahina 8. 1% millona tona knahu» ;f ke 9 miliona barela falaoa, a ol • | aku mamua o 40 miiiooa v | la huita a me na mea e ae. kokoke 8 miliona, tona hao, a | he tausani miliona kāpu»i papa i laweia maloko o j|e ālawai o Sueza.