The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-07-09
INNrMrnARLr col.rmNs.

fNNUMERABLE CoLUMNs
each column a single tree rounded and resting
/ on square pedmCnt OF stone, were 80 feet
/ long and p inches in diameter.
The Iuol like all temple roofs sloped sharply
uptoa ridge he lines irum the corners being a
followed curve, the points OF the corners at the
caves rising somewhat ike horns The roof
was OF tiles, dark gray, while the woodwork
ol the caves and oniablaturo was in crimson
aBd royal yellow.
1 There was nothing in the interior but tablets
! OF wood, bearing deeply-UaTvcd letters recitinC
! the titles and great achievements of the de-
I ceased. The llupr WAS OF stone roughly laid.
aEd hmo had made iuToads ia all directions.
/ We saw no one IN the valley, ana I presume
/ ihe place takes care of ITSELF
After spending two hours among tho temples,
riding from the central one 10 the west side Of
the valley, we began 10 iUUl the pauEs Of hunger
aha Sought way ont iu the direction Of the
AauNow Pass Meeting native we asked the
most direct route and were informed tbat The
/ ou.y way was 10 pass around tie mountain
spur and emter The next valley. which would
lcae ns 10 the entrance TO The pass. This was
L. miles, ho said.
When pointed over The mountain and ed
y We could not go over instead OF around, lac
cncIgetically
SHOOK HIS HEAD
and waved rs down the yallrv.
Billy ID you will risk il, 1 believe we can
shorten our route by going right over here"
Sa4 J. AT any rate, lots 20 10 the top aud
look over"
To this Billy agreed. and 10 the utter con-
siernailon OF tho fellow. we started up the
mountain.
10! No'" be cried, and waved us again
down the valley AoUso-thc pig OF "a foreigner
went on up, and when he reached the crest saw
just below him the village he sought
Ha,f an hour and we rode into the inn and
satisfied our cravings with frozen chicken and
hot Tea. Chiuaman Is Taught that what his
ialuCr and grandfather did, should be good
enough Tor him; and as ] presume the anccs-
tors oi TINS follow, for some reason, preferred 30
walk - miles around instead Of three across,
he followed iu their track. When we lost ight
Of him rs we crossed The ridge he was slli
gazing after u.s. Possibly he followed and saw
The short cul aud ever after used il, but prob
ably ie did not.
Tired ont with our two days hard ride ana
little sl,cp, we retired early aud slept soundly
and long. The next day, being tho sabbath,
we rested, wrote letters and journals -urprs-
ing the natives, especially our own cartmen;
iof was The fast time during our whole trip
THAI sunday bad come during the period of a
move TO amy place, lt had always boon while
we were al tho end ot journey resting some
where.
They could not understand why we did not
30 on, and after feeble attempt TO explain, we
gave il up and
LET THEM WONDER.
Monday bright and early we started OF TO
cross the mountsns by the pass and return
the same day-a trp of 80 miles. Billy, who
was little under the weather. took a donkey
aud his driver, while prepared 10 walk
Tho pass s the bod Of mountain stream,
aud the greater part OF tho way was = scram-
Ia a A..
aud ice. The stream WIS frozen, but in the
Spring FOR month the whole pass is a boiling
torrent, aud travel ceases
haf way through we passed under a huge
Sione archWay or tunnel, 60 feet long. on the
west side Of the arch Is an inscription in six
different styles Of characters, the upper and
Oldest OF which is at the pr sent time uaknown
and unTeadable SO long ago was It built aud
inscribed. IT is supposed 10 anIedate the Great
Wall more than 1900 years.
Alter very rough scramble Of five and a
halt hours we reached the summit OF the de
vide and passed through the Great Wall; that
ls, the southern line Of ID. loop Of four miles
across boinR built bore. During an hours rest
we ate our lunch and viewed the Great Wall
again. Billy then started back, leaviug mo 10 4
explore some mountain hooks aud collect some
Having botanized sufficiently, also turned
my steps soutbward and found that my road
was made much easier by
STRETCHES or IcF,
Oh which j could slide, often going 300 or 400 |
feet without any effort, except short run 10
start. covered the 3 miles IN less than two
hours, and easily overlook Billy before he
reached the inn.
That night over our hot tea we voted the
pass fraud, and next day started in TO Ptkin, /
TrachiHg there late that afternoon after rapid /
Eail02, The cant Eot getting in til the next
day.
We bad pushed on 40 rapidly because the
horses were fresh and the next day being
Christmas, we wanted TO pass il Ia civilized /
company and we did. Christmas over we
started on our return 70 the shin at Tieutsin. /
Almost Immediately we were overtaken by a /
clst storm, aud rode al day before a gale OF 4
wind, n which the dust was SO thick that we /
could not SOC each other 20 feet away
The storm lasted three dsys 80 that when |
w8 reached the ship on the evening Ol the sec /
Dad day we were almost blind; had lost our /
cart entirely, and lad had nothing 10 cat cz- 1
cept rice and tea siHce leaving PcEin.
lt wss almost q week before ] succeeded In
getting all The dust out Of eyes cars and luugs.
and should never start Of again in that way /
it had my choice.
Our whole trip had lasted p days, q Of them 1
in the saddle, aud we had averaged 45 miles a \
day for that time. This was not a bad show. |
lng Tor Winter trip, with tho Thermometer /
below zero most 81 tho time and sometimes "A |
low as 10 below when VIC started cut In the |
mornings.
ITO be coafiEusdl
The Versatile German Emperor.
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