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Appendices Appendix 1 Appendices Appendix 1 Letter from Abraham Bourcart to Reverend John Wilkinson Paris, 18th Febr. 1901 Basses Pyrenees (7 Place Royal) Dear and Rev. Sir, After having read your so interesting and well written book "Israel my Glory," I think you are able more than anybody to give me the council I want, and to help me, for you know the scriptures, the Jews, you believe in the restoration of Israel as a nation in their land, and in all the prophesies, some of which are still to be taken litterally [sic] as the scattering is litterally [sic] accomplished, and as our blessed Lord accomplishes them litterally [sic]. / [sic] Last year, after a stay of 7 months in Palestine, I came to one of our Jewish colonies Rishon Lezion, near Jaffa, and found in the copybook where we were requested to write some note: "I am highly pleased to see the prosperity of the colony, may the day be near, when England and Amerika together will help to transform the whole land in a garden like this. Sig: C. clergiman." I reproduce very approximately the words. Now my studies in Palestine led me to the following discovery: 1. With a regular water supply we could produce a power sufficient for all kinds of industries, electric power and light all over the land, power for centrifugal pumps for irrigation (watering). 2. With a regular irrigation like in Egypt or India we could transform easily the whole land in a garden of Eden. Now Ezechiel 47, which is generally taken in a spiritual sense, made me think of raising the level of the Dead Sea of about 300 feet, up to Jericho and to make it a Living Lake full of fishes, covered with boats, and with hotels and fresh gardens on its shore. This led me to look for more sweet water, which I indeed found in the river Litani or Leontes, flowing uselessly into the Mediterranean Sea. There is no village nor city on it. So I went measuring the altitudes of the Litani and the Hasbani (113 of Jordan), to find the place where a tunnel could be pierced between both. I found the place North Djdeide near Barraj, the other end having to come out South of El Chijam near Hasbani in the hill. There we shall have a first waterfall. 447 The tunnel will not have a length exceeding 7 miles, the stone is soft limestone, and the costs of piercing will be about 250,000 pounds or less. Just before the rain in November the Litani had about 20 cub. Meter (m3), which supply we shall take through the tunnel during the whole dry season, having then the benefit of it through the whole valley of the Jordan. So the waterfall of El Chijam gives us Supply 20 m3 x fall 50 m (150 feet) .......................... 10,000 HP With the Hasbani, before we reach the Leddan And Banijas we shall have about 35 m3 x 200 m ............. 70,000 HP Then between the lakes Hula (Merom) and Tiberias in a straight line of but 15 km a huge fall of 210 meters with a minimum supply with the Litani water of 50 + 20 m3 = 70 m3 x 210m...... .. .147,000 HP South of the lake of Tiberias in El Abadije we Have again by piercing a short tunnel of about 30 met. A fall of 12 m x 770 m3..................... 8,400 HP We have so the whole year round a minimum of. ......... 235,400 HP which in spring and summer may go up to 3 - 400,000 Horse Powers. I could add various big water powers we have in the Litani himself between Zahle and Barraj (the tunnel); the Leddan + Banijas; The Yarmouk koming down from +2000 feet to Minus 660 feet = 2660 f. level difference; the Dshalud of Besan; the Jordan South of El Abadije (Tiberias); the Audsha strong River near Jaffa; together more than ........................ 200,000 HP Minimum Total = 435,400 HP You see there is plenty to do in Palestine, there is no such a land on the whole face of the earth, God knew what he did in forming it as it is: high mountains and a Dead Sea 1,200 feet below the sea level. The Zionist Congress was as much surprised as pleased when I showed them these treasures of their land, and they have now something more to stir the patriotism of them who think there is no hope for their barren land. With 200,000 to 400,000 HP we have more than power enough to irrigate not only the low Jordan valley, but with the new centrifugal pumps who lift water up to 500 feet, the whole plain of Israel from Besan down to Haifa, a huge and good land, and others. Then we have powers enough to pump up out of the Jordan or better of Elisha's fountain or of the Fara river whole streams of good water up to Jerusalem, or Nablus or other places, from where the water would flow downhill again watering many gardens. The 448 whole plain of Gaza-Jaffa would have pumps driven with small dinamos [sic]instead of mules, for their orange yards. So my conclusion would be: 6. Would not England have all interest to purchase the Holy Land out off the hands of the Sultan, cheap, barren as it is? 7. to let the Jews go back to Palestine, to protect them there and sell them land to higher but reasonable prices; 8. to recuperate thus of the money lost in the Transvaal war;356 9. to merit of God a new blessing; 10. to hasten the easing of the torments of the Jews, and the coming of our Lord. I may add that the whole Jordan valley is covered with a good 3-5 feet thick brown earth, which rationally watered gives 3 crops, and you may see in Jerico vines of 1 foot and more in diameter. Cotton, coffee, cocoa, oranges, palm trees a.s.o. would grow exceedingly well. Fancy the revolution there, as soon as thousands of Jews will turn back in their land without having to fear any more the Turks! Now, may I ask you to keep all this secret, because the zionists say the Sultan must not know anything of these projects, to let know the object to your Majesty the King of England, and the Lord who knows that the times are at hand, will make you succeed. Should you not agree with my idea or desire, please let me know your objection, but I do hope you have none. Meanwhile I ask you to kindly excuse my bad English, and to believe me Yours very respectfully Abr. M Bourcart 356 The Transvaal War (1899-1902) was fought between Great Britain on one side and Transvaal and Orange Free State on the other. A war of the same name was also fought earlier between Great Britain and Transvaal, a province in NE the Republic of South Africa, where Pretoria the capital is located. Footnote by the author. 449 Map 1 Diversion ofLilani A # Mediterranean Sea ~...., ...., 'V~ A..>..... to di vert the water Tunne11 of the Litalli into the (/' 5 KM ) Jordall to double the w:ltcr . ,~ amollnt Hula (power station) Diversion of the River in lake Tiberias Colmar,10 May 1899 M Bourcart- Teroud 10 20 30 40 50 , 't • ICil..-tu 450 Map 2 Mediterranean - Dead Sea Linkage Via Jordan River From Haifa tJ~ A Mediterranean Sea 4;-"v <I¥ ,,>"v to di vcrt the water Tunnelr ofthc Litani into the (/5 KM ) Jordan to double the water .,~ amount Hula (power station) ~ Middle I» ~ '"~ Diversion of the River = in lake Tiberias Colmar,10 May 1899 M Bourcart- Teroud 10 20 30 to $0 Itu.... tu- 451 Map 3 Irrigation of Western Escarpment I· e.~ "'" ""'" Uke> (hoi,"' of fall I drop) lG4m=ca HP 2· 0.1 Konk ",,,,,,,h Haria Tunn.1 (n.;JI>, of fall I drop) 210m~" HP 3· 0.1 J.richo (........... ) thoilM of fal l I drop) H(h~co HP f'VV l pumpr." plantS for fruhwu.e.r Total co HP R'1 Ri!1t!lrvoln EnI'UllllTlllnt of tM Dead Sn throush n..hina: thl!l I~ I bylO· sOm rn the Jordan only sea 'W1.~r' will rrow, 'W'hkJ, '01' tne most pIr1I1!V:apOru:~1 Evapondon wmce for the pre~nt dead Se:a! 7,S" t I krn ; 'd-I:u of t"'e e"tarzed Dead Se:J IOo--llkJn D.'...., of"'" ,,,",, (by G.d,n) Into TJoerl .. R'"", (.k) CIo.,,,, tho Lake oH M. Boun::;art - Tl!roud 1 Beld'tlNtr'lue Colmu 452 Map 4 Biblical Re/erencesJ57 Jerullalem.• Ezekiel 47, 1·12 Zeebariah 14,8 Joc13.19 Psalm 46.4 Psalm 65.9 357 Biblical references in Bourcart Letter that are listed on Map 4 are quoted from: Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated Out of the Original Tongues Being the Version Set Forth, A.D. 1611 Compared with the Most Ancient Authorities and Revised, A.D. 1881-1885. Newly Edited by the American Revision Committee, A.D 1901. Standard Edition. New York, NY: Thomas Nelson & Sons. 453 The Book of: Eizekie147,1-12 pp.927-928 47 And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward (for the forefront of the house was toward the east); and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the alter.
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