The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-26


Tickets are issued also By way OF Australia for
$1,000 in gold the route being from
New York 10 San Francisco. by railway
q New y
sw % PENS a q 81 ssamsr
csieas as S 20 so%ssy noa ~ railway
E sSmS 70 ss Y railway
PARIS London. any route By railway ana steamer
Lsrpoo or GRsssow % Ksw York By
rice eeysa.
Any of these tickets allow the passenger to stop
and the interior o. Japan, india. &C.. while ne
can also extenu his journey through Palestine and
IN THE LANDS OF THE BIBLE.
Many Americans 30 70 Palestine and the Nile,
the travelling arrangements Of the nrm above
alluded 70. The steamers on the Nile, between
oMned In oy the Vceroy Of Eg,p are Under Ser
control, while in Palestine they own horses mules,
tents ana camp equnsge and are prepared to
Que time. They have had in Palestine the
hali or whom were Americans. One large and i'm
p0rtant party unde. charge OF the Rev. DR..
Rev. Dr. Ridgeway. OF harlem, N. T.. lett New Hy
York on the 10Th OF December last. by rhe City OF
Montreal OF the lnman hne,. and these gen.
men are now taking, perhaps, the most
extensive tour ever made b, travellers, as
their contract was for nearly nine months from
Pies. Egypt, the Nile. across the Sinai Desert the
Land OF MOAB. Petria Keralt. Smyrna, Constants
Belgium, England, Scotland and ireland. DR..
Strong's caravan lett Suez for sinai on the 9Th OF
,as ana was coposeo o. ne
amount OF provisions Tor the party OF twelve gen.
tlemen.
TURNING THE TIDE OF TRAVEL.
Arrangements for tourists are being extended
to the United states by Messrs. COOK ~ son. they
are now negotiating with tue various railroads IN
this country. whereby tuey Will able TO induce
Luz opeans 10 visit this country, thereby turning,
to some extent, the tide OF travel. Mr. Cook iI Is
understood, is now his way rom London to
New YORK with party OF English LADIES' and gen.
tlenen VINO ate u make the tour I ON thus city 10
Philadelphia, thence to Baltimore, washington,
Harper's Ferry, Wyers' Cave, Saunton, Richmond,
L,ncaburg, Natural Bridge, White sulphur springs.
West Virginia. CINCINNATI, Louisville, Kansas CITY
Denver, Salt Lake, Yosemite, san Francisco,
Omaha, Chicago, Detroit, Niagara rails, Toronto,
montreal, Queoec. Portland. Boston, Albany and
Cosr or TRAVEL IN THE UNITED STATES.
While We can boast OF great tourist region,
combining the Yosemite and Col rado the prices
Tor excursion tickets 10 the Pacific coast are stll
80 nigh they repel travellers. In this connection
the following facts have been learned. late
work on California, regarded as the standard in
TINS particular, gives these rates.
New York San Francisco and return. exclusive
Salt Lake and return
Sau spse al t % D.
dig lrees Yosemite and return. s.
Making total Of $3.50
In regard 10 the fare to "Big Trees" and Yose-
mite and return, that given as $3S should be 500
wnlcn makes total expense OF $3sl-thc absolute
cost OF The travelling iare to California from New
York ana back.
EUROPEAN RATES MUCH LESS M
ticket from New York can oe issued by q first
class steamer, like those vi the Cunard. Anchor or
White Star lines, 70 Liverpool, London. Paris,
Turn, by Mount Gents Tunnel. Genoa, Florence,
Rome Naples, back to Rome, Plsa Florence,
Bologna, Venice, Verona, Milan; thence through
Switzerland, by either the ST. Gothard or Splugen
passes to Basic from base. by way Of Baden Baden;
thence to Heidelberg down the Rhine, Brussels,
Antwerp, to London, Liverpool and New York, Tor
$25S in gold, which, adding premium say $37 so,
will make $295 So making difference OF $s5 so
In favor OF the European tour. THIS IS one reason
why Americans prefer visiting the Continent before
they see their own country. sim greater Differ
ence Is shown In the cost OF hotels wnlch Will av-
erage at least So per day in gold tor Caiornia as
against 81 In gold for Europe, ana a trip or atty
days there is an additional saving OF $50 in this
respect.
Another point or interest to Americans Is the
completion OF the new Midland Railway, from Liv-
erpool 10 London, which now run their trains from
the new Central station In Liverpool 10 the st.
Pancras station In London. This line is the only
one IN Europe which has had the progressive
spirit or the age sufficiently developed to INTRO
duce the Pullman cars. An American going to
Liverpool can now lind the same acc0mmod alton
In regard TO luxurious travelling that he Ia
toned to al hOme