, 1877-06-03

!utty, which Is 70 be putKthhcd. DR.. Raymond
took tea with the teachers, etc. Now 10 yot
wou1er that &c feel TINT we azo rislng.'''
THE LAND OF INDIAN.
E1PLoRtNo An OLD GOLD FIELD.
london TINS. Nap II.
Two months ago mysterious telegram 30
pearcd in the English papers, to the effect thai
Capt. Burton, hero Of Eastern travel, had lcf
Cairo for tho coast Of tbs lied Bca on Z eecrcI
mission for the Khedlve Of Egypt. The Captain
haa returned, aud the mystery, for which thcrt
was never any real tecessIty, may now bc com
pleteiy cleared away. liz did not go 10 Aboltst
the alaye trade nor did he 70 10 mako peace
with King John Of Abysstnin. lie went on l
fdcndly errand for the Khel!ve, - an English.
man out for a holiday, Whose merted
reputation as m Arabic scholar, viii, pove'
OF close observation and unwcarylng en-
er9y IN investigation, had induced tht
Egyptian Prince to seek bis AID. On the cast
era coast q tho Gulf Of Akaha runs the ancient
81 bee aua sf 9nf l
wealth. Tho KhctifTe, whose vtccrcgal rule
extends 10 INDIAN, had lof9 4 desire 10 pui
Eumor to tho test, aud asked Capt: Burton u
pesle ed p.es e q e. s
escort wss given fIttn, as turbulent tribes make
travel IN Arabia no HOLIDAY task; seeretary,
and. what ~as more Important than all TIC
ss < RSavsM ssi Mne ssIn snsnser L the service
taellca to tha expedition. The party
icft Suez on Tho 21st OF Alarcl, Inst, and oi,
tic 2, OF April they arrived at Motla!,, oil
ta ,s sa 9 f9ast e tho hed se. At the entrance
tn'crab1e ANCHORAGE and m Egyptian garrison.
Thence they took boat TO Eynounall Bay, at tho
entrance Of tho Wndy, " Valley OF Eynounatl,
little TO the north q Aol1ah, on the eastern
In f4yS1f
The coast Is divided from thu Interior by range
Of granite and porphyry mountains running
about parallel Will, the sea; but water has worn
10 way as usual. anu these Eosges, each with It's
ity Of much culture, and rel thcY I''j ali
bear signs Of abundant population in
" .ss se eoa9s s sray n toI: Large towns balt nSt
masonry such a. tho Romans always used, roads
cut In tle rock. aqueducts five miles long, re-
mains Of n1aastye fortrcsscs, artificial lakes
all these atgus Of wealth and numbers arc rc-
ported ported y Caps. nurton. According so him tho
full Of mineral wealth. Gold and silver thcy
found, and the former seems TO exist in guam
tity sufficient 70 repay tic labor Of acquisition.
!uarts md chlorites occur with gold 10 them
u South America. Tho party tcsted both
the rock by crushtng, and tho sands
Of the streams BY stfting, and IL each case With
good result: TN and antl1nony. they also dis
of turquoise. mlncs. Eacl, ruined town lad il
inln!uE works; dams fur the washing Of sand
and crushed rock were frequently seen; scosiac
!es about near ancient furnaces; In abort, tic
fs so saa"sty xe Ct .ecs ea'y 959 e Fit pPp @
eral wealth: From Makna (MuEna OF tho
'napsl the Capital of the land> Of hidlan, up to
Akaha At Tho head Of tho Gulf, Capt. burton
reports ' M tlo H., country q aurierous, and hs be:
HassanI,-n mountain wcll-kn0wn to Eeog-
sapEcrs-to posscss tho same character. Ifs
evcu Eocs 80 fur ~ TO say he has brought back
to ltfo an ancient California.
The llterui truth Of this assertion remains to
be proved. But, Ut any rate, II must be received
~ tAe abatement Of q careful, experienced tray
elct after personal survey OF tic district, and
II !s supported by tho opinion Of NJ. Marie, a
eonnalssance % cause. ii coursc, Capi. Bur
Ton has kept elaborate notes, aud bic maintains
That they Will bear out his Ku1dcn views Of tho
Laud Of Midlan: 1n any casc they will be in.
Ene sEesest!ng' as ;o.t tho country Is utterly uu.
even tno nap las yct 70 10 male. II will bo n:
fhalaoh IN nnd 1xelt in eile Land Of htiau and
yfsh,ro y! tho priest Of hi4ian gayS him for wife
"a muet. Interested IL the complcte suescss of
this expedition. and Is now very dcsiro,ls to
give practical effect to It. Ha i,as nsked the
Foreign oillce to allow Capt. Burton to return
ncxs wintGr to asstAt hlsn III tho development OF
his new gold llclds, and no plan could 10 better
chosen for tlau taak. At tho same time tie
Egyptian ruler ID fully cwrytnced that all schemus
OF Development In bis lo1ntnions must now be
anbtected to commercial tests. The success Of
THO now E1ines will therefore depend on the
opinion Of European capitalists, and whether
they lind that tho rcports.~whch Will bo made
III detail.-of the results oi'tic expedition offer
q new field for tho Investment Of capital. The
klctifyu htmBnf Will tth aattstted ,rIff, 4ha nav
ncnt Of royalty. All dcpenas upon tho chcna.
!cal reports, but at any rate the expedition
must result In much intcrcstiDg information On
9 wholly new country.