The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-01-13

friend who lives farther away from he Jor-
don than the Queen does. This business,
done, we were summoned 10 horse, and
rode away towards the Dead Sen.
The belt Of woodland snon turned away
casterwards, md we found ourselves expo
Sod 10 extreme heat, on a deso!a,e plain
crusted with salt, and cracked with drought.
There Ind been cloeeness and murkincss
in The mir, all the morning, which was very
oppressive; and now il was, at our usual
slow pace, almost intolcrablc. | put my
horse to n inst cantcr, aud crossed the plain
ms quick ms possible, finding this pace re-
lief 10 nv Nurse as mvsclt. The drift on
the bench Of the sea looked drcarv enough
ridges Of broken canes aud willow twigs
washed up, aud lying among the suit, and
the little unwholesome swamp on the shore !:
but the water Looked brgh, md clear and
so tempting that our horses put their noses
down repeatedly, and always run awnv in
disgust. Tasted the water about two drops
aud almost thought should never get the
inste out Of my mouth. And this il the
water TINT Cos,igan's coffee WIS m,de al.
mind was possessed with the idea oi cxp!o.
ing the Dead Sea, and giving the wnrlu the
benefit al his discoveries. !, would have
been n useful service; and he had zeal and
dev",edness enough for il, but he wanted
either knowledge or prudence; aud he
lost his life in The adventure. wiihpnt hav.
ing left US any additional infnrmliion what
Ia IL "A Il 4
by cnmels; and in this he So, forth, (in nm
open boat in the month Of jul, y with "nl,
one attendant, n Maltese servant. The,
reached the southern end Of the lakc-nui
without hardship aud Difficulty; but the
ftnl struggle was in getting hack again.
The wind did not favor them, and once
blew such sqna!l ,ha, they had TO tighten
The boat, when the servan, stupidity threw
overheard the only case Of fresh water tnal
the. had. They were anw compelled e.
row Ter their lives, Ia reach the Jordpn be.
l"rc they persisted with thirst, but tho sun
scorclcd them from cloudiess sky. and
The air was like u furnace. When &, sii.
gan could row no longer, his scrvan, MALI
some cs'iltc from the water oi the lake, and
W. " iiN uiNti in tHt tbEl III tie.
But the mnn once mare reused himself
nnd bv many eff ,ris Lrauahi the bat tn,hc
head The lake. The. lay helpless ior a
whole dav on the burning shore, unable 10
do more than "a throw the su!t water over
each other from time 10 time. The next
n"rn'ng the scrssn, crawled away in hopes
Of reaching the Rihlah. which h. did with
~ al. ~
horse down Ia the shore with supply
"i water. lie was alive, and WAS currici
I" JerlIsalcn IN the c,r!ncss &c the night
lie WAS taken care ut in The Latin c.im,en.
there; but he de ia Two dns. Ndnun,e
relating To hls enterprise WAS ever found
al dntin. hi illness he never SIP Ike IN
The subject. ANY know ledge th !, Ilr might
nave gained has Thus i,erisbd With hum
nj ~ rcIi',hlc int,rm4,ion could hc OH. |
: lined irr'n his servant. Ca>ii.,n's gray.
i IN the Am ri.an bury Ing ground; nnd |
there saw the sionc which tells his mel.
nnrhilv story. ned'ca in is:s.,.
There appears IL be- 10 satisfactory ev.
idence as II whether any ti-h are IL b.
i'n,nd III the Dead Sea. Oar guides said
thu some smIi black ti>h have ncen seen
there, In, nihrrs deny this. 4 dead i.h
h - been ta,ud nn the SHIRE near I'll. spa
where The J,rdan enters the lake, but Til.
might have been cast np bs the oserilow.
ing e the river. II il SAID that 81, II l,r,I, |
Il" nj Il, over this lake. "n account III the /
aelatcriaus nature al lis aim,-phnre.-l
hbnu, sinai. birds cannot speak In. saw |
4 "a hfan al
dawn il .i'lqnelv. The curious linn>
which hung over the surface struck me n
showing an unusual state at the atmosphere I
the purple nnrhs light resting On nnc
pari, and the line # siisers relrarlinn in
another. Though the SIX, WAS clear nlicr
the morning clouds h al pissed away, the
sunshine appeared dim, and the hca, wn>
very oppressive.
The gentlemen IF the party WIN STAYED
behind 1" lathe declared, IN lining us II,
lunch time. thn They found the cnmm,n
report ai The btio,ancv at the water, ~,
nj all exaggerated, mud TINT il WAS indeed
m cas-, ~ tier l. float In il. mud very dii-
licnlt To sink. They nlso found their hair
aud skin powdered with sali when dry.-i
Bit the? could nj adm, the yreasincss or
sickness which l. said % adhere Ia the |
,kn after bathing in the Dead Sea. The, |
were yer, positive about this: and the.
certainly did observe the fac, very careful |
Is. Yet have, since mv return. seen a |
clcrg, man Mhp lrihrd there, aud declared |
W inc that his skin WINS 50 sticky tor snn,c
Days nlier, that he could not gel rid of il,
even from his hands. Aud the trns,wor-
thy DR.. Robinson. n late traveller there,
sass-"Aiicr coming oni, perceived moth
~. ~ the snli crust upon the body, Of which
=" many speak. There was Sigh,
lrickinn sensation. csnrciully xhnrn lie