The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-16
A sIRoCco on TIE DEAD
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podIlion to the Dead Sea and the River Jof-
dnu," 10y Lieut., Lynch
al 2.35 T.. NJ, Gloss IN with The onslen
shore, hut unable 10 lund from the son bot
ton and Ih,vshonlucss nflho water AZ $50,
n light hreclo from W. y. w, hauled 60 ihe
unuh lp,gurd tic base Of the peninsula. 4
ION, narrow, dry marsh, with frw sciubby
hrushra, separated tie Wntl. from rHuPo
ofsluponduous hills, 1000 iret high The
clih Of Eu NuWoirel lllulu fgerl lnlIy nnd
grand, lowered above az ~ horizontal hilnih
ufbrowu Limestone, aud beautiful rohc'culor'
ed sandstone beneath. Clouds iu the cnsi,
iuimhusl seemed 10 bo threatening gust
At q 30 rteerod b, =, H., along lOw unr.hy
Dat, ~ shallow water, The light wind had
subsidized and 10 wHB opprcssNcly bot, n'r ~
deg. water twelve inches below the sutHco
90 deg, 4 thin purple haze over the noun
tnin-, Increasing every moment, md present..
ing nu,t singular and awful appearance;
ihr hrlo 90 thin that 10 was transparent, and
rather blush than distinct color took
IN sail, Al $50 bot, hlislcriuF hurricane
struck W from the southeast, aud lor'Aomc
moments we irurcd being driven out 10 fcn.
Tho thermometer rose Immediately Ito lO4
deg. The men, closing thuir gy,- 90 shield
them from the fiery blast, woru obliged io
pull with Nh lhor might to stem tlr rising
wn,r4, Nnd ut i.3e, ply F.cpliy exhausted, bu,
with grateful hrTtt-, Wv gained the shufc,-
My owu cyc-lid- were blisicrcd by tie hot
WIud, htiug unnlr tO project them, from
iho necessity of Steering tho boat.
w. landed on jl,c south side of the pcniu,
suln, near NHdy llumCir, the most Gc.nlalr'
spot upoG which wo had yet cncampcd, -
same went tIp lAn lAiiuo iu escape from tho
sitting wind oilers, driven back 10y tire f'e'e
setHrHod iu ;ho boats nud crouchoduudor the
n af- Ia
tee. his eyes, but the moth became 80 heat.
cd thnt hr WINS obliged 10 remove fhcm,-
Our prtils mad the buttons on Que coats loo
came almost burning Ia the touch; md the
iuucr folds of our garments were cooler thnn
those exposed tu the Immediate contact ot
the wind. we bivouackrd without tents, on
"a day march, H1Gw drNd bushes around ut,
aud SOME OF the tiJuruy uuhk, aud % tree
-Lcurnu 4 rri hteY- "A short distance inland,
with low cnurs ou the mnrgin 1T Tie sc0,z-
Al u short distnucc to the NJ, on the PEN
insula, We found fragments Of an Immense
mud very old Wil. .sjouc. The Mill had douht-
less hjou uyrcdhy canal from the -rnNiuo,
down Whirh the Wutcr must have flown CO.
piuuslS iu lho rnuy scnsuu
81 FIVE finding tlio heat iutprrullr, wu
walked up the dry torrent bed IN search of
water Found two successive pools, rather
than q stream Ni.h souI" rninnows IN them;
the water, not yet siUguou', flowing from the
upper tDiho loAgr pool. There were some
succulcut plants on their margins, und fern
roots md a .c,y bushes arouudihom. There
were huge houldcfs ct sandstone in the bed
ur lii' ra,ia,. a dcEt p1tn tree uc1r t''r lar.
gctt pool q living QUE ~ the clcil OF the rock
az the head OF The Cargo mud high up, tn the
suwWits ui the hr,liug cliffs Tie an'htnnr
. hy in horizontal strntn, with pcrpcudculnr
Cleavage, aud limestone above, IT. light brown
color richly contrasting With TIE deep red
below.
Tho sandstone below. limestone hero, and
Limestone without sandstone on the opposite
shore, would sucm 80 indicate geological
fault
Washed aud huthrd IN one Of tie poole,
hut tbr relief wus only momcntory. IN one
ius,au, niicr leaving the water. the moisture
on the enrlscc cvaporatcd, uml iJit the pI,In
dry parchcd and s,iiE ENccitihc miuuows
ia the pool, there was not living thing sir
ring:hui the hot wind swept moaning through
The hrnuchas tho withercd palm Tree, md
every bird aud insect, if amy there were, has
sought shelter undef the rocks.
Coming ont from the rnvinc, tho sight was
n singular one. The wind had increased To
"A iUmpGsT; INC TWO rxtrrtrit--- tt'4I the MOE
tern stIuru Ut -t-tsere- curIAincd Ivy
mist, on this side of tt purple hue, on the 9th
ar of a yellow tingo aud tho red and raylcsS
sun, in tho bronZcd clouds, had the appear
aucc il prescuts when looked upon through
smoked glass. Thus may the heavens have
appeared Just before the Almighty IN. ms
wrath raiped down fire upon the cities Of the
plain. Behind were the rugged crags vt tho
TnOUHrUirrs IF n ~ Land If incest. cnyel-
opcd IN n cloud of dust. swept lay tho SIMEON
from the great desert of Arabia
There was smoke on the peninsula, Ill
lie 10 the north OF us. We knew Hei lYheth=
err those who made it might prove friends or
foes. and therefore that littiG smoke was not
In be disreuarded. We had brought one OF
tho Tn'amirnh with us, for the express plir-
pose of communicating with the natives, but
Inc WINS so fearful orthcir hostility that could
not prevail on him TO bear n message To them.
with his back to the wind and Iris eyes fixed
OF the streaming smoke, he had sgnatled
himself down short distance from us. tie
tlionght that We would be attacked IN the
night: felt sure that we would not, II We
were vigilnnt. These people never H''"TN
each other bat nj advantage, mud htteen wcll-
armed Franks can, in that region, bid def
ancc to anything but surprise.
We bavc not seen an instance ofdetnrml-
~ among the Arab tribes This man was
mngnifcenily formed, aud when he walked
il was with the port uhd presence oi k'hg'
It Inns hcru remarked that races with hghly
colorcd skins arc rarely detormed; ana the
exemption il attributed, perhaps erroneous
", not TO the mode Of life differing from That
of n civilized one, bal TO hereditary qrsenI%a-
ton. Y u
The sky grew more angry MS tho day de
clincd:
"Tbc setting orb in crimson seems 10 meurn,