Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-12
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Allen @. Mason Returns From His Trip |
Around the World

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the world at $50 o'clock last evening, on
the delayed overland train, after travel
ing over 10000 miles since departing from
San Francisco on the 25th Of last August,
seven months aud eleven days before.
How am ~" you ask, Mr.. Mason re-
pcatod, as he sat down and gave his undi-
yidod attention to the scribe.
"tirst rate, except for catching the
grippe In New York. | was sick two days
there at the Hoffman house, and again
two days In Chicago. | have been i'll with
IL since landed; but | am now throwing
IL OF But for this grippe, have been
perfectly well except for having the
cholera two days in Japan.
81 cannot tell how glad | am to get
home. This pure air and the green grass
seem wonderfully rcviying | had seen
no green grass since leaving Palestine
until we got into the Green river valley
yesterday afternoon.
Three weeks ago today in London the
snow was piled up three or four feet high
and the weather was cold and raw. 1t
was the same In Paris. In Italy people
were wearing Oycrcoats aud long ulstcrS,
and OvercuatS coming down below our
knees were necessary In travelling up the
Nile. just out of St Paul we struck
blizzard. The thermometer was down 10
~ degrees aud frost covered the car
windows.
"rheso things make me appreciate the
climate on Puget sound MIR. Mason
went on in his characteristic way. "A
man who travels To find u better climate
than that on this coast Is foolish In the
oNtromo. | found IL cold all the way
homo from Palestine, and Of all the coun-
Vt | 4 a Ia
be mentioned the same day as this for
cQuahility or tonic,
Tho only excuse for travelling i'm my
opinion, Is to see the wonderful sights Of
tho diTerout countries Of the world, For
this purpose travelling Is surely worth
the while.
81 met number of capitalists in London
and was much pleased To find three Of the
Leading London banks so we'll posted
about the Puget sound country.
"Thcy told me that Puget sound sccuri-
ties are favortCs there, aud said further
that there is no use for good propositions
for the Investment OF capital to go begging.
All that English capitalists desire to know
is that they are investing I'm houatdc Sc
curities. They do not want any more
fictitious bonds of turbulent republics
Tho condition OF the London money
market is now very much easier. lstartcd
negotiations there ON several projects,
that will be continued.
'Thc president Of one London bank,
whom met I'm his country, took me into
his private office and showed me maps Of
tho entire Puget sound country. | was
surprised TO find him well posted regard
ing the values Of property all over the
Sound"
"One London deal | can tell you more
Of" MIR. Mason went on, after "A moments
pause, 81 have got large London Syudi.
cate interested In tract Of l2,OOO acres Of
nd "a "a 4. am. & NI
colonization. This syndicate controls a
large number of Scotch cmlgrautS which
II is proposed TO bring over. The negotia-
lions ate In progress
Mr. John n. Stone. Of spokane Falls.
who had a conference with MIR. Mason
this morning, is interested In the Yakima
land tract
at has been stated that You will erect
n tine permanent residence Tn Tacoma
soon. Is that sou
II have the ground for my future home
reserved In the NyEaut addition, and cN-
poet Ia start IL within wear, possibly
this summer. That will depend on whether
l build on the four lots mentioned or
not
please remember that have Just got
home, aud my plans for other improve
mcntS are yet indefinite.
"Nuw the curiOS.' was the reporter
questioning statement o. Mr., Mason nm
iShed his last sentence,
They are numerous" he began, Il
have bought twenty nine cases OF antiQui-
tios and curiuS Ia Oriental countries.
Ten or a dozen cases | have stored in this
building, and eight or ten cases. agCrc-
eating tlVc or six tons. are ON the way
from India, and moro caSoS tIom other
countries.
II have bought these things" he went
on, "for thv entertainment 81 my friends.
When they all get here and arc opened,
which will oc two or three months vet,
will keep open house and all % my friends
will be welcome 10 como and view them,
There are among other things a white
ivory elephant and an ebony elephant
Nc; / trough, no live stock hack. though
while away oWncC many pets, Including
parrots, dogs aud monkey. one or two
pets carried iu,y 0o0 miles Tor amu>c-
mcnL
Tho most splendid thing that pur-
chased was royal Egyptian mummy,
tie is a me one, and Is puI up In an lee
giant outside case covered with paintings
aud biyrogiyphicS made s,oJo years before
Christ There Is also q marvellous inside
case which has never bcC opened. l uru-
pose 50 0riuc this mummy 90 Iight in Ia
coma S,40 years alter be WAS sea cd uu
| had She ,vgCud un She outside cas-,
&rans iatcd by Professor Saycc. an kgYg-
uan scholar 20 Oxford college up gaN,
me the muWmN'> dates also his name
which IS Aukh-l uuoici, His mUm%Iy
ship y parNcu AIRY Valuable as s work oY
arL TIE Nar.ouS coior> 20 She ca>c. iu'
Guiding nd. crimson. scarlet ANA blue
arr clear and sharp. Professor Sayce pat
she mummy iu about the twentieth Own
ASty. bringing bfS iiio I SO % 2.ouo wear,
hcforc the Chr >iian era 7 had 90 have
him shipped back bv way % the indian
and Pacific oceans, which will brlnE Elu
here Soulc time Ia June.
My other curlo> would De simply i'm,
possible 90 describe. They consist 90 tht
most wonderful things that / ever saw
from China, Palestine. Ecypt and otsol
countries. Ia due time my friends Wal
Scc them. every one,
Arr yuu enUroly satisfied with youi
trip"
"Rcrtcctly, would not sci the memo
~ 81 thiS ZIP fOt ANYTHING under tkc sun
10 has eccn one 81 The pleasures 90 . lits
lime ! &c 81 twenty, Eve pounds mort
than when / went away, aud nv wife
told ne that l lookcd younEcr Than
when eaS married, when ! cot home
tA>a night
81 found, Mr.. Mason went ON. that
ahcro y more pleasure boz autlci Vajlu1
ones rct0rn home and friends than 3ut
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