New-York tribune., 1875-11-15
THE PALESTINE ExpLoRA1IoA SOCIETY
ErGIyNING oR Irs w0RK-THE REGION TO BE EY-
PL0EtD INTEREsT.NG CHAtACrrR OF ThK

BEGINNING OF IT. wORK-THE REGION TO BE ~
PLoE,D INTEREsT.NG CHAIACrER OF ThK
RUINS.
Late adyiccs TO the Executive Committee OF
the American PaesiIn' Exploration o1clc,y announce
that the soc.oys expedition LEFT Aben Mt. Leb non
nr TIE field u intended iaOors the REGION thc
east o. tAo Jordan ON Sept >, and after Visiting ani
taking nuicrous photo raps OF interesting tlo
southern slopes of Lebanon and aL iiermon, arrived AZ
be sources OF the Jordan az Casarca PIiIppi. To
pedition consists cot Jamcs e. Lane Chief Engineer
Mr. Rudolph Meyer First As,i.tIn; in suoei; Mr. r. H.
treat .cond Assistant; the Row sol NJ rIGl, Arc
ooSst Prof T. t.. L1dis, NJ D., Of the eyTUUG College
teolo-ist and 30 .anst. AID ST. DumlS photo ,ruph,r
Tie members Of tho expedition lroposs frs 10 IA ko
GEM al conHJSsancc OF tine Wnvle ied. beginning wlh
.ne sources Jordan at the foot OF M IlcOn. in
cudmg the Singular Liae Pnl the MOunIalu east ci
CrsaIca which, in Co time of JOS phGs, becy i to
nave n subtorr.nCn communication with the great
foun ain at The siic Of tao ruin ii temple OF IA, at
te,area. ThCuCc II vii follow tie al "a table Land
f ancient G.uiants 10 tNo SOUTH supposed by 20
represent jobs Mty %. Ur ana then strike eastward
OYER the plateau OF aucicu Bash3n 10 iJs capital. Elre.
tie City OF O :, and wicn stl remains Win hr
name as famed strong old Of the WlG Drdzc anl Arab
tbcs OF tt augdn After ravoIs.ns BiSuan andanccnt
tilead the OK edition is 10 enter tie dis rts of Annon
and Moab and ihcn return by an eJ. orH route Ia Sd
-haE and Damascus. T.crc il hardly eSiOn OF eIuIi
extent ia the world watch 50 abounl' with niceHnS
aud important remains Oi dgci Ht civilization rs this ais
ric on the east the Jordan. The rains there OF CITIES.
temples c.s.les. aud toHbs more Numerous AMI be-
10. preserved than In any part OF tEe Last. Tbs due
to the operation OF yor causes. chief among lem the
fact that the br s.n nJlurc OF tie county AMI Ae lc
noril ciatacor us lis Inhabitants have rendered IL
rcd;lcSs the runs Of one place Is quirrcs for
later rivals st the present time The sOnes Of ancient
nsuar Tyre are carr.d in boats 10 build the -four
shng seaport of Beyrout insuar Tyne in its turn
~ old tls main
land which was destroyed uy NcDu rhgdlczzar Similar,
h8 Traveller inthe massive Roman walls Of Ierods
CGsarea Palestine the beyccd stones OF more ancient
Phonciau cities along the Sfr.au coast But thus old
hbit which Las done more than MAR i.soi 10 cause the
dsappcsrsnce of some Of tnc worlds renowned
cities has never operated in Of The earcst sites
of the interior Of ae Jordan valley and hence some
of the most perfect specimens Of prmcva architecture
from the dys oi TIE Patircis 10 tai of E,noDa, queen
m olmyra u be found there suD illustrating, each
ia ls way tbs Ion. record Ui that country history
The ". 81. Thomson, d. d. tbe veteran m.saionary
ad explorer oI ~ IN recent letter 10 lne oof"y
.ys tiaC has Just uade tour through tLs region.
ma that noshng ever Impressed iin 80 inuel H. tue
richness OF the heid III lt' shi aI,H'.o4oSr
al remains wLch f4r more numerous and Altst-
ing in than 10 bo found now In tie
iaucl Travelled district Of fatslAe proper on iAe ".ht
M thC jordan. H. ! tbs dslci Nicn lorihs tAc Hical
sld or tAe American Exploration society, vale .be In
lnd Of thr Jordan. Be-Ie ihe objects of III
tcrest forIn Of ruins and sta mferecy explored
sizes which arr assigned 10 the American SOCIETY,
tnrro arc ecmeuiS OF cNceiondi lulDftahct ia
taer un i"raa NY "lCl ~ W., VI VI -
IL ia Ot improbable that tC eir Il routes Ol itiVc ana
II between the valley VI tGe EGp rats and Ol
the Nile, between Asia ana AfTca, TOOK tAis Inland
coirse. ior mo caravan WITH Its stations and
ctes preced "a by MANY centuries III ihe history "a
civilization the snip Win Ito haIDor ana empOluhs
Facts OF tbis nature only account for the ndltde
Ol afEo whose MASSIVE runs nOH sonish inc eA-
plOreT them even Ia tbn mOst mace cgSsiDc
Quarters great sJr.sn Desert e,st Vi DBnascua
cr OF tho IN tEls region afford examples f the
most peculiar Architecture 10 DO found anywhere. ad
s.g.st an antiquity which may n.ich that OF LSypt
itII Closely connected with Inc Origin and dote al
tuese remains is tie important subject a!so %! tue an
quy OF of wTltnS Oi tae usr OF metals, On
Which questions not ubIcas lGOic 10 loon Tor
tho luOs1 information to De gained Dy properly ovi-
uuctel explorations tnIs rocu IN conjunction Win
TIE snhlr NLIcA have been prosecution oi
lats IN AsayIia snd Egypt hhile Lnand France and
Germany petng with e0cn Otncr IA such enter
prIs,s tior nIuscIe Win us'fHf0Ds oil
iae beginnings OF human civilization, the Asnngvis OF
te society hoo hsi so public O thir country
VIII fall TO take lntcrrst ia, anu VIII adequately
support eHped described. IN carrying forward
harty fan 10 yr!d results OF sycst i-
pOtnoe. student Oi L,tOry hnd 10 TIE Dcl