The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-12-18
The Exploration of Moab.

t-e PERIOD OF The meeting, there were two by
I'- Guisbur- and the Rev. Dr. Trstram. FRS.
c1ut1in ar account Of the results Of the expe-
5-.is1 f1- the exploration Of Moab. which owed
5-s o-ga 20 The Committee 81 the Geographical
ssctilu and towards the expenses Of which the
.Asso1iztlou md voted $50 The expedition
consisted oririaaly Of the -wo gentlemen above
1-z-t. .11s5. together uith Mr. C. L Buxton. who
-d1t- --u7bs5 Mr.. ". Amherst Hayne, B.A.
~-h1-1-1. T-i1,y College, Cambridge, who b0tsn-
s5 N- Z. e. johnson. Of Liverpool. who sur
Ysrs5 and photographed; Mr.. Movbray Trotter.
ana lls Rev. z. A. Klein, The Church Missionary
~5as-ys missionary n Jerusalem Mr.. Klein
Ha- zoe diso0vezgr 81 the Moabite Stone. Of
uacl Al account has been Published BY Dr.
Gu=1u--. an5 is = highly accomplished Arabic
z1r
-ts f-st paper By Dr. Ggisburg related the
Eis.1-tu1es Of the first week 10 the country, how
Arabs from beyond Petra opposed the passage Of
-ls E1aie11 ot Moab, and how the semi-nomad
gH11-s 1- hs-4k demanded an ex0rbitant black
mail hs-ak itself Lad been previously surveyed
tr q. Nzass. ar architect working under the
s-s-5-zs OF tbs Frsach Empire. The war had
prevented tbs pabHsatio8 Of the results but Dr.
Gazz-- vas eaablsd. By the kindness Of NJ.
L--ss. b las before the Association a COPY Of
ts 6s-ak. ulich vel displayei The position and
s--e--tt cl ttzt marvellous fortress. Further
tl-sa.s i-ou the aativss Prec,aded the possibility
o u--kl- cbe southeast corner Of the country
ley1-5 such sites as we're within a single ride
ta Ha--k At tins j11cturs Mr.. Klein was
sl55ey recalled home BY domestic affection.
l-i Is Glls5urg who considered that 'paseo-
---L 1l r5s5a-cb would be useless without the
"a o. tt1-5l-t master Of Arabic returned
ul l-. For The Identification Of Bible names
81 means Of irals,ite-aiiou from Arabic into He
l-=F-Ellisvsr vlius this method may have
E- h.es assistance was probably indispeusa-
l -zf Ll- tie 511,s Og typographical survey
Z and botanical observation. and the dis.
c-r-- 81 s1--ay unknown ruins. It was not in
-lss s-1a degree uecessary- Those Of the party
vt-=5 s-eci-lass iay 10 the pursuit Of such OBJ
5a-.s IND El9 had the advantage Of an excellent
.5-l--la-. remained behind IN Moab, when Or.
1--sll-c and Mr. KEN went back to Jerusalem
L-lu -ts t-.rk OF Ar1ou.
tl-e. -15 gave al account Of the next months
v1-k- TIE 5i-eet line OF cea1try between Hesh-
t1E Pat-1 has been t-arerssd and described
some lzll-51zeu travellers within s century.
b-- e-st and west Of this nothing was known
r-- -- Up. Trlstrau's visit Names hitherto
s-l--a-s5 l-115-zs- orsr 1Es map Of Moab at the
suggestion u Arabs pointing from a distance
vz-s Identified and fixed. Others were corrected
CT s-z15- ard soue added. Making Umm Rasas
tte- headquarters, and working from it IS a
c---a -ta diminished party first struck virgin
--115 1z tie 18th 8. February. The Pilgrim
Road from Damascus 70 Mecca was encountered +
sae twelve miles further east than 1t vas sup 4
rze5 t1 ran. ard sls found to form q striking
t-1-l % tie level and otherwise uubroken /
F- Tor z5ns 6tty yards in breadth parallel
t--5rs run in perfectly straight lines the result
q. ttz tramp year after year. of coutiagOuz files
q c--s.s and men.
u. mentioned iu the Autouiue Itinerary IS
Gle s-lt-1 of squadron Of cavalry. became al
C-ts- centre f1r exploration and from here was
ua5s most iu-po-tsnl and remarkable discovery. 4
TIE rms of q Ela-ul5ce1t palace, far more per
Cd, ---u anything Of 50 early date hitherto /
discovered i1 Moab were found on the borders
5 tls desert, slst-s5oih-sast Of Hesbbou, and .
i---s- q rev problem for autiquauss at home /
a Qul5-a1sis Of freeztole iaeloses a palace Of
t-ck the QGal-ang,a measures I7o yards on
every sle. and Is furnished with semicircular .
t-z-l1s- On either SIDE Of the only entrance Is /
q carved vork. lS0 feet IL length and .
sz5 ersu ueu are chiselled with great thorough 4
r= ul-k and 6e,icacy q touch, and the whole I.
uzrre.5us state Of preservation The
vaata1 roofs q eight Of the chambers Of the (
palace yat reuai1. and the plan and details have
iH1 Mr. Ferguson 70 conjecture that The Persian
cracz=-1r Chozr1ss vas the founder. Sir Henry
Ezu5ls5a Questioned the sogBduess Of this
oz1-1a. on the ground that military invader 4
Who merely crossed this tract on his way to
Eeyrt uo1i6 not have had sufficient hold upon
tte county 70 attempt such q work. Be this Is
= nav. the cate of the buil5lng must be some /
vbsrs about A. D. coo. The Arabic name, /
Cza sait,ah,7 gives DO clue to the history Of
ths pee
To the vest @. the pilgrim road already men 4
a-4El- lAl Ell-t ll Lle h-llilloes Tue sic OF .
de h5t baths Ebe-e Heroi the Great sought to .
oz,z1 cure. was tboro1gh explored. This /
rre VS. not unknown before, but Makaur, /
vtsl t-1u rs modern name and from the resem
t-nes Of is position to the description given by
J1seFlus. uzst almost certainly be Maeherus, I
vas raactsi for the first tine. Other travellers 4
have seen & from distance. or. more probably, 4
have Lad tie direction q its site pointed out to
ttsm. and have then marked It erroneousIy on
ttsir maps: bit Dr. Tristran Is the first who in
H55s-a times has stood uPoa the spot where
J5az tie Baptist Suffered imprisonment and
taz-t
Ths names and details Of other ruined towns
are f-r 100 uumerous 70 be given, for. Is Mr
SANFORD at-erzsrds expressed it. Dr. Tristranis
report peaiscty bristlei with neE facts, most
d which oocd GUY be conveyed clearly b. the
aii Of plsuz and iiiaztzz,ious- We nay mention,
h1EeVs-. that q remarkable addition to oar
kuoElaizs Of tie Dead Sea vas one Of the Eruits