Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-09-26

4 treat. He left his homo in Ohio in
March Of 1891, with simply knap-
sack, 4 few good credentials and
deter:nin. ton t /, 60 ound the world
and to do Is much Of the journey Is
possible on foot. His financial sup
port was to come from his own little
paper, which was to appear weekly,
containing his illustrated letters rela>
tive to his daily experience. Cross
ing the l. tlantic. tho young man at
once started out with . companion TO
count of the miles through European
nations. At first oil went we'll, and
the weekly letters were sent home
wards, and Around the World on Foot
soon became . paper with many
friends. In Italy there the trouble
comm. nced. The young man lost
his companion, which greatly de.
pressed his spirits, but he would not
give up, and so walked over to Milan,
Italy, to the city of canals, old Venice,
on the Adriatic sea. There he Dor.
rowcd . suit OF clothes of the finest
order, and va, given the freedom
OF the kings palace and had the hon
or Of being in the presence Of royalty.
Up to this tine he has taken many
parts amid the shifting scenes that
occurred to him while passing through
Europe. He had climbed to the top
of the highest mountains and he had
wandered through the deepest valleys,
eating bread now with the poor peas.
ants and again enjoying rich feasts
with those people who own much Of
tho worlds goods. But he must go
on, and shipping for Africa, be landed
frst at Port Said. in Egypt,
PENNlLESS AND AMONG STRANGERS.
An explorer came to his relief and
took the young man back up to Lon.
don, from which place he made b q
way over the Atlantic back to his
little valley homo. In his native city
he was gree ted by hundreds Of friends
who gave him encouragement, and in
. short time he was again on his way
Fastening back to Egypt to mend the
thread Of his broken story. He
reached the distant land after thrill.
ing experience, and At once started
out to make explorations through
Egypt, living At times with the
Bsdouins and again sleeping upon the
pyramids and kicking up the dus,
along the old Nile river. He reached
Jerusalem, dropped bis knapsack ir
the strange place for a few days and
then made his way back to the grca,
canal, which connects the Red ses
with the Mediterranean sea. All this
was done with much adventure
Shipping to Bombay, the young mar
fell in with some English army officer.
and walked through the country .e
Madras. From Madras he went owe,
on the island of Ceylon ana Their
made his way along the coast of Chins
and through Japan. From Yoke
hama he sailed for San Francisco
landing there on June % of this year
On July End he again started out o,
foot to cross the great American con
tinent. He reached this city it'll
over a week ago mono the worse OF
for having made the journey. How
ever, the trip over the Nevada desert
came near ending his career. He de
clares that
NEVADA IS THE HARDEST PLACE
on earth for the foot traveller. Hunger
thirst, alkali dust, and ,ramps, thes
were hard to encounter. Such, il
brief, is but tho outline OF Botzum'
experience.
A representative of the Times spen
an hour in pleasant conversation wit
the young traveller last evening, an
received answers to the following
questions aud in the following man
ner:
when do you expect to reac
home?"
ut will be = pleasure for mo to ca
Christmas dinner under the roof Q
my own home"
"How many miles do you average
day."
"When on the road I can run oil
from 80 to IS miles aud feel well .
night"
"What is the greatest walk yo,
have made?"
"Onoe in Nevada I covered ahou
81 miles, but l would not want t
keep that up each day."
"What will be your route from
here?"
81 shall follow tho Denver & Ri
Grande track to Denver AMI then turf
up on the Union Pacific to Chicago
From Chicago will go tho shorte.
way into Akron, Ohio"
IL see you arc wearing q Harrison
badger"
"Yes, could not do otherwise
Knowing what know l would abus
my conscience should follow old
} time political beliefs. l tell you, m.
friend, the American people but it'll
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