The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-26
TO INDIA m MrWE DAYS.
How You Travel and WHAT May
be Seen by the WAY.


is the European mail at this port we have the
following special communication from the far East
the subject of railroad progress, in the present
ana for the future, IL that quarter OF the world IL
~ one OF the most animated accurate and nspirit-
ing contributions which has been made to the ego
ahead ana material progress of newspaper litera-
ture OF the day. The writer points cut how the
tercommunIon of the peoples Of the world may be
completed and the Inhabitants OF Europe, Asia,
Africa ana the antlpodes be made not only to speak
u each other by electricity but to join hands per-
sonay, almost daily, by steam travel on che ocean
and the iron rail.
To India in Nine Days-How You May
Travel and What Can he seen.
BAGHnAD, Sept. "A, 1870.
"The world rolls round % said Calico; 1.-The world
rolls round, circumstances vary every hour,u re-
peats the philosopher, he sits th0ughtfully in hls
comfortable armchair in his study 1.-THE world rolls
round - shouts The smaller fry OF people. That
tiny spheroid in space called earth certainly re-
wolves. would fain believe that the ''word' rolled
rsund--that Is the world OF ideas and enterprises
or quickenng energies and industrial projects. The
GENITAL continent as an TACT, morally
revolving "every hour every minute. Indeed, it
reyolges rapidly and changes its means and me-
thods % fast that there are many nations extant
VINO have not learned yet how TO calculate and
take note of these r-volutions. But the antpodes
AT q stand still, though some writers say that
they do move. Burlingame not long ago told us
that China had shaken OF her letbargy and was
revolving forward SO fast-wei faster than
we iQaorantii had any idea or / would
advise people think seriously before
they utter such startling things. however. AS
for the other anupodes, England, did not Boston
philosopher say OF the English. "rhey have Won
serlu heat in the pursuit OF public aimp and
in every path Of practical activity they have gone
even with the best" l would respectfully suggest
that the above quoted sentences be revised.
what influence laps Britannia into TINS fatal drow-
slness which betokens the death inevitable2 How
Is IL that John Bull is drifting towards the terra
gtcoJtttd Of seediness and forgetfulness? 'Pract-
cal activity Splendor OF God,r the Conqueror
William would cry out did America teach Eng
land that the Pacific Railw ay could ..be done,' and
was it not "done' despite the .'iinpossiples, OF
English journalists Did rot the French prove 10
them, contrary to all their predictions, that rhe
Suez Canal was possibility. and did 1t not become
actual fact OF which the English are not slow to
avan themselves Did not America teach England
what monitors and rams and torpedoes were
Does moi Russia teach her how to conquer and turn
grevous calamity into lasting bessingg Doe:
Prussia teach her the arts Of war, OF Cancellation
ana government, economy and politys
THE EUPHRATEs VALLEY ROAD PLAN
Years before the project OF the American Cont
mental Railway had been conceived "Euphrate
Valley Railway scheme was discussed in the none
marts of London Tnen In 1855, the "Union Pa
cihc" was myth as yet untaked Of Fifteen year
nlIp1b nv nd IN wit fha uid n,
lamp. magic or Fortunatus properties, passenger
ieavlng New York arrive at San Francisco withi
i've days. as per railway bin. What has pecsme o
the Euphrates line2 They are still talking OF II i
London and Calcutta, but they say that there Is
better chance OF 1t being constructed than ever
That there is some great person prepared to launc
the prospectus; that the Indian government is pre-
pared to do very handsome thing in the way
subsidy; that the English government VIII also Pre-
sent the company with money, credit and infinite
patronage; finally that the Sultan has offered OF hi
free will to construct the whole line from Cor
siantinople to :, it is not yet decided where
But the above long paraphrase mas prepared you
readers for what is to follow. r.
f1asT sURvEYs-CoLoNEL CuEsNEY's CoMMfss ION
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Rawdon Chesney wa
despatched by King William Fourth TO explore tn
valley Of the Euphrates, and to determine th'
depth, current and state of it generally" also tc
put this route practically TO the test; parcu
larry, as his Majesty observed ION account OF the
manifest advantage which 1t presented OF invovin,
lltte than one hall of the length Of sea voyag,
compared with that of the route by the Red Sea.
Colonel Chesney succeeded very well IN his task bu
ihe five bulky volumes which have been his pro
ducts prove that not much can be accomplished b,
transit across the mountains from AleXandrefta q
Bredjik, thence down the Euphrates to the Persia
aulf ana India. In this OF swift locomotion
steamboating up and down the Euphrates win nc
do al all. The SueZ Canal route Is q far better on
ana safer.
few years later or about sixteen years az,
General CHesney proposed to connect the Medite
ranean seaboard with the Persian Gulf by means
an iron railway. Sir John MacNeill and Mr. W.
Andrew were also of the opinion OF General ChesHeJ
Tnis scheme backed Dy such influential men, wa
agitated long time; but capitalists. though Nj
Andrew was an able man, aud could speak an
lite eloquently, failed to be persuaded that
would be very remunerative.
There was a second scheme preached by MI
Latham but this was only an attempt to modif
That OF Chesney. The latter proposed to start
line from Suedia (aDcent Seeucia) at tue mouth
the orontes to Aeppv, thence TO the Euphrates
and locwing the course Of that river VIA BSghdad
Bussoraa or some point near 1t hereafter 10 be de
clded. The former proposed TO start from Aiexan
dretta, through the BciiaD Pass 10 Aeppo an'
DuedjK and along The Euphrates 10 the Persian
ftnia.
ACROSS EUROPE TO coNsTASrNoPLE AND THEN rc
INDIA.
The third and most giganrc and best In the end
was that PROF osed by SIR Macdonald Stevenson III
1856 VIZ: from Calais on the northwest coast o
France by line or continuous railways DIAGONAL,
across Europe to Consantnope. thence in length,
diagonal line VIA Alum, karan. Hissar. Diarbekr
baghdad, Bussora, bushire, Bunder aobas, TO kur'
rachel la India Your correspondent, having
travelled much OF this latter route feels confden
m ma abulfy TO discuss the advantages OF each o
the three routes. and WIN now set about presenting