New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-31

oescehoed 10 the town, which has a desolste .,d
'or'oTn air. Its walls have been partly tb,ow,
down by earthquakes, and never repairea. w.
found our tents already pitched on the bank .ho,.
the lake, and under one Of the totterinx tov.,,
a SWIM IN the pure waters was very sra,e(d an.
the heat, and passed the first hours Of the .;sb,
in looking out of my tent-door, as I Law. on ~.
starr sparkling in the bosom OF Galiee. and N.
glare oil great fires kindied on the opposite shore.
Inc next day we Travelled northward aloas the
lake, passing through continuous thicks,s of ois,0-
Der, fragrant with it, heavy pink blossoms. Ia.
thlstles were more abundant and beautiful ,b..
ever. ! noticed, in particular, one with a s,ns,.
elobular flower Of bright blue color viii,
would make a choice ornament 70, o,,
dens ut home. At the northwestern s.,y
OF the lake, the mountains fall back ana
leave large tract Of the richest meados .lan3
which raTrows sway into a deep dell, oserhnny.
by high mountain heGdlsnds, faced with naked
cliffs OF red rock. The features Of the laadseap.
are magnificent. Up the dell saw plainly the
Mount OF Beati.ude, though | cannot at TIL, .
moment recall the import OF the name. la CON-
ing up the meadow We passed the little y;Ilsy, az
Mejdel, the ancient Msgdsls. the home of IN. ~.
pentant Mogdalene. The crystal waters Of N.
lake here lave shore of the cleanes, pebA,s.
The path goes winding through o,ea0d,rs. rsb.
bucks, patches of holly hook, snniseed frnn,l and
other spicy plants, while on the west great 6,d,
of barley stand ripe for the cutting. In some pls.
ces the fellahs men and women, were az WORK.
reapng and binding the sheayes. Alter crossing
this tract We came to the HILL at the foot Of which
WIS a ruined khan, and on the summit other in
di-tinguishable ruins, supposed by some 10 be
! those of Cepernaum. The site of that exalted
town, however, Is stu matter OF discussion.
We journeyed on in a most sselteripg stmos.
phere over the ascending hills, the valley Of the
! Upper jordan lying deep on our night. In shall
low hollow, under one OF the highest peaks, there
stands large deserted khan, over we'll of very
cold, sweet water, called Bir youssHf by tho
! Arabs. Some here near it, according TO tradi-
/ ton, is the field where Joseph was sold BY hs
brethren, and the well is no doubt looked upon by
many as the identical pit into which he was
! thrown. A stately Turk Of Damascus, with four
servants behind him came riding up a. we were
resting in the gateway OF the khan, and in answer
to my question, informed me that the well sss 50
named from Nehber oUssuf (the Prophet Josephl
and not from Sultan Joseph SsIadin tie took 10
for his country men, accosting me first in Tarsish,
and even after had talked with him some time in
bad Arabic, asked me whether | had been making
a pilgrimage to the tombs Of certain holy Moslsm
SAINTS. in the neighborhDod Of Jsfia. lie Joined
! company with u.s. however, and shared his Pipe
with Ire as we continued our journey. We rode
! for two hours more over hills bare OF trees, but
covered thick with grass and herbs and finally llst
our way. Francois went ahead, dsshng through
the fields of barley and lenrls, and we reached ID
again as the Waters OF Merom came in sight. We
then descended into the Valley Of the Upper Jor.
dan, and encamped opposite the lake. at Ain Ell.
Mellsha, tine Fountain OF the Mil the first source
Of the sacred river. stream Of water sufficient
TO turn half dozen mills glishss aud eursIesup
at the foot Of the mountain. There are the re.
mains OF an ancient dam, by which Il large pool
WIS formed for the irrigation Of the valley. 10
still supplies little Arab mil below the fountain.
This is frontier post, between the jurird lotions
of the Pachas Of Jerusalem and Damascus and
the nukkari of the Greek Caoy~r, who ieft us u
Tiberias. was oblig, to pay duty OF Z pias,es
ON fifteen mats, which he mad bought at jerusalem
for | 1, piastres each. The poor man will perhaps
make dozen pastries about half a dollar 90
these mats at Damascus, afer carrying them 90
his mule for more than 300 miles.
We pitched our tents Oh the grassy meadow
below the mi-a charming spot, with Tell e.
KhaDzir tthe Hill Of wild boars) just in 'front.'
over the Waters Of Merom, and the snow. streaksd
summit of Djebel Sheikh-the great 'iount Hsr'
mcL-towering high above the valley. This a
the Hottest peak OF the Anti.Lebanon, and
| lG,CC0 feet above the sea. The next morning 10
rode for three hours before reaching the second
spring of the Jordan, at place which Frances
called Tell ell Kadi. but which did not at all answer
t with the description given me by DR.. kobnson
at jerusalem. The upper part OF the broad val
| lev whence the Jordan draws his waters IL fie
moist and but little cultivated. There are In
mense herds OF sheep, goats and buhaloes wa
dering over it. The people are a darn Arab TRIBE
and live in tents and miserable clay huts. Whsn
the valley begins to slope upward toward ~
hills, they plant wheat, barley aud lents. Iw
soil is the latest brown loan, ana the harve<S
are wonderfully rich. saw many tracts d
wheat, from half a mile tn a mile in extent
which would average forty bushels to the acre
Yet the ground is never manured, and the Ant
pillow scratches up but few inches of the surface
What paradise might be made Of this county
were it ia better hands
The second spring is not quite SO large as Aiod
Mellaha but like it, pours out strong stream tran
a single source. The pool was filed with womss,
washing the heavy deeces ofrheir sheep, and be't-
ing the dirt out of their striped camel's-hair ab0
with long poles. We left it and entered oas
slope OF stony ground, forming the head THE vsi'
ley. The view extended southwark, to the noun
tain, closing the northern Of the Sea OF Gh'
zee. II wac grand, rich Ianescape--so rich t'ss
its desoIation seems forced and unnatural. ilp