The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-06-25

i In tho, afternoon / drove through the
Cashmere gate to The Memorial Monu-
ment, erected to the memory Of those
who fell in the mutiny. u, Returning to;
the city Invent to the giant temple Of the
Hindoos. My guide, Who Was q Mussul-
man, was not Allowed to enter, but I Was
admitted and shown the shrine. 7 This
was small room! very richly decorated
with blue and gold, and having in the
centre the idol on . sort of pedestal. The
pedestal was miniature pyramidal COL
onhade, Of silvered work, on top Of which
was the idol, . marble figure sitting
Turkish fashion, was told that it vas
situated in tho wealth;est part Of the city,
but from appearances, it was the poorest
part. Now, as, it was the fashionable
driving hour, | went through the broad
main street Of Delhi, and then through
the beautiful. Queens gardens.
At four the next morning another
gentleman and myself went to see the
ruins and the Kootub, which are about,
eleven miles from the new town. The
whole country between, is covered with
ruins and tombs. The latter consists
usually Of small square building sur.
mounted by dome, although a few are
built on the model Of the TAI.
The ruins of temples, mosques, and
tombs about the Kootub are very fine,
and in some cases are beautifully carved.
There arc some large wells in the neigh
borhood, and at one of these divers jump
from the top Of the wall into the water,
80 feet below, for the sum Of four annas
(l2c.) each. It almost takes one breath
away TO sec them.
The Kootub is said to be the highest
tower in the world, being 238 feet in
height, and tapering from AZ feet at the
bottom to 9 feet at the top. 1t consists
Of five stories, decreasing in height in
proportion to their size. The view from
the summit would be very extensive
were it not for the heavy haze that con
tinuslly hangs over the country.
On our way back we visited some of
tho most important of the hundreds of
tombs~ along the road, and reached our
hotel about half.past nine, riding Is
miles, and seeing great many objects of
interest before breakfast.
left Delhi that afternoon, and went
by train as far as Sahamupore, where I
spent the night. The next morning I
took an "ekka,'' one horse, two wheel
ed cart, without springs, and no seat, the
traveller having to sit Turkish fashion on
Hat floor to Rajpore, at the foot of the
s'hills.' The jolting was SO terrible that
I could not stand it any further than
Deyra, beautiful place, AZ miles from S.
Here l stayed that night, and the next
morning walked to Rajpore, miles, and
took pony to Landour, on the summit
Of the highest peak of the Sub Himalayas,
about 1900 feet above the sea. I spent
two days here, enjoying the cool, fresh
Dir, and wandering up and down the
mountain. The view was utterly spoiled
by the dust and haze on the plains, which
were so heavy that could not see five
miles in that direction. I could see the
main chain of the Himalayas though,
very plainly. but was much disappointed
in them. They do not look nearly as
imposing as the Alps from Milan, although
nearly twice as high.
LUCKNOW, Tuesday, April Is.
didn't return in an ''ekka," you may
be assured, but found that. an omnibus
piled between Rajpore and Sahamupore,
ami took seat in that see should say o
place, for there were no seats-.-but the
floor was covered with mattress, and
one was obliged to sit Turkish fashion,
or if he had room, to lie down. Our horses
were very bad, utter skeletons, and the
baulkiest set that I have ever seen.
From Rajpore to Deyra is miles, Of
which We made miles in forty minutes,
and then the horses stopped, and we were
an hour making the next mile. Nothing
could start them, and the bus was push
ed good part of the way by natives.
So it was with little variation all the way;
and lost train, and had to stay at
Sahamupore for a day on account of it.