The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-18

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i've, r swlr,s round tn. arches. vAiso are eAoksd
with ruins and roeds. and IN broad swift
stream Winds it, WAY 70 the Dead Sea Here.
built b III on tho sis Of PhDnieisn fortress Of
sti older GATE. ko;n,ns roms,ss ou' ns"ps OF
rubbish covereo WIN DIoA:n poVesy. ana ias.
msnts Of sculpture; but II Offers probably .
rich aeld for future :. excavation. S me modern
name Kerak sisnines In syrise kortrsss"
and IL wss .hs ss
s.,, S', S = ill., s: .s and 'ss: ;nS::
senn:u. on which ,s the town was ;.u:s,d !;
ss s ' trsoss o, which stii remain. cosaso.ins
the Jordan with the lake. thus making the
peninsula an island approached only By .
saussway.
Josephus mentions Tariehea = having
eeen an impSrs1t AWAY n.H PEA ~ ~ ne wssS Of
bic time; Mhen Es'ifH1 T. snS .a nS ~, wadc Sn-
9 n " ssr. OBLIGED % isiiy SSsl; 'ssSim%i:sS
ss5ss si: ssS S!.ss;
o. the yssr Tin ~. SrSp Tes
lts ox1sr.hip and found that y had been zen
prinSipal BsdouIn sheik. Of this Eastern N1,
81 nsaasiion: his lands s..snd 70 tss loo,Sils
pr0se Shsn scens bSrss uron me- vScS sur.
priced and deliehtsd us yby its yi!d and unsS,
pecEea In Torian on its vav fo ;nin thSt s,ver
viii volume q water fully equal % the latter.
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@ nature 70 anoTd me r.n .t thgronnh ne %
s @su Ss ''l ~ wax. w.. .'S.' .u.~u.a %'
Zach side o. thesS elm: ths Ss9Sn ,sn, :Te,s
e. e.. .. as.1D Sa:s sSa sSs.s sss
arc curisusly intSfhiXso efops oS a. sn"fp,y
more distant sumIits afe tfi tn Win oss
i Tou rst burst upon il after leaving tbs Jor.
Dan valley - 10 tnS nienosy deGgec imR.esiovo:
Tne pam; eiis r'S,ns tn s6asr h.oht ~
~ e ssef e Prom the torrent wsIcS fosms be-.
ns;h We are g close 70 tasr msrsne o. the
riGns 1nat ,ha Iaft SsrS ursssy sIo,Ns covSrad
Win Wild bowers rise TO the base Of other sliis
above us. FOR an nour We VINO a.oae tHSse
Srsd feet st 81 iimestops :ueerimposea upon i've
sua WStS O. precpce very to ioof
yhieh. believe Me ysre n: fr.. 70 explore
than t0 Be- found In any NY, other part q pslss
eSs IN, Ss 1asy ossnsS We
meath US smaii PAIN aimost SnHSatc!S1 " eno
a1a on on Sc
elm above evSsnty Ssss 20" ;sr sa s ia 10
omSZemSns out , fne ~ We va nnsSsd IN ~ MINI
where the Ss:h suddenly plunged down 81 :
seaies sse rp stesn ssccnt Tor ioaSsa mTss
MAKING very lsoSsthes nlsasnnt for mo%nteS
men mo !h SnWnvar I'M N not he,ops nv eyes
70 INC 1o5iom ~ ehs :iUh ~ 0ns y, ina Sh
or which had ands5s ;1Un, The t .Tp
aaa SSssssa .'ss oS'is:
very light NIT Or rather q a,1s ne r1
m saw tnas e- sDS endant I q.
eD Dddi 70 shis our bath bath was eondss;ins u: V:
ths rs. q he hSt sulphur :pr1ss o, nan A%aths
asntsd n tSe tme 81 The famous
shS healing sa rsS'es
Sorses Under "n he shade 81 large ' tree and
sfrHtoho6 ouraavoa for n rxat after our ride
S nNnS. W. ~ siJoht ra"ast ana mora MI
S,pp ;sntInn ~ thn snrinnr ana tha rnins
X NV whIcS thsv arc smrroundsS 11nr nosfriis
er mu re1.ieS hv = sfrsnS odor OF rottsn oSas
wwSich Icit No 3on6t in our mindS a. to ths
Hus Hfh 'e az III The waters By Whici, We wcr,
Su "nW Sad We wsso SerH nj 4 Ssnression 81
ciimSts' Which must be- intolerabIy hot In sum.
mar was n this time OF year DELIGHTFUL. W.
IA: "onn sufficentiv rested 70 seramSic n raj
Sown sv 10 the moi oniv q Sev yar,is beIov us
SWbfch vas sboUt fifty Yards long ~ tIirty
Sroad and annareptiy Ave or six feet dee
Fhs t.mnerafnre was 9So. and the taste OF the
1ater very strongly suiphurous, Then we as.
eonSist,nr nrncinniIv oi fra1ments OF coium INNS
carved stone seats. and drafted blocks which had
behInd This mound was an extensive ruin, con.
s;stin1 ~ throe archas in fair state OF preser.
yatjon Soma al the archeV Were is or 90 fee,
hiwh and enclosed n somicircular space OF
hall for bSthers. On the other side was q
van,toJ building which partly enclosed what d
At this dny the only freanented spring. This Il
sncIosns n rstiii remnins. The pooi Il about 81
found II impossible TO keep my hand II It. To
INV great astonishment. and to theirs also
whom they saw me suddenly appear, four OF
i've Irabs vera bathing In Il. How their bodiei
could sTDport the heat WAS 10 me q mystery
Thov Ala not aunnort IL LONG, They worA M