Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-27
IN THE HOLY LAND.
DR.. Porter Writ other Of His
Interesting Letters From the
Holy Land.
Sights and Scenes of Jerusalem
Where Christ was Born-Geth-
semane Gardens.
A Trip on Horseback to Jericho, and
a Bath in the Famous Dead
Sea.
Two Hundred Miles on Horseback
to Damascus-A Rocky and
Rough Journey.
The Doctor Leaves in q Few Days
for Greece, and Will be Home
in May.

JERUSALEM, March give left Alex
andria a few days ago, and
after twenty-four hours ride on a
steamer, where nearly every person
was sick, we landed at Jaffa, or rather
anchored out about one-half mile from
the shore, which is as near as ships or
steamers can come, OH account of the
dangerous, rocky coast. All passengers
and freights must be landed in small
row boats, which is slow, difficult and
dangerous.
Right here at Jafa is the place where
Jonah was taken in out of the wet by
the whale. We visited the house of ST.
mon the Tanner, and also saw the rock
to which Andromeda was chained, in
order that she might be devoured by a
huge sea monster, but was released by
Perseus. We left Jafa in the morning,
and passed through the valley of Sharon
and over the mountains of Judea. What
was my surprise, when I went for
ward, to see the engine which drew us
up the grade, and to notice that it was a
Baldwin, Philadelphia, United States
Of America. The engine was all right,
but the coaches were just horrible-and
irst-class too. It rained very hard on
the way to Jerusalem, and the rain came
through the roof of the cars, so that we
actually had to put up our umbrellas in
order to keep dry. On our arrival here,
every hotel was full, and we we're obliged
to put up at a hospic, or Austrian con-
vent, where we were we'll taken care of.
Visited the church of the Sepulcher;
saw the place where Abraham was on the
point of sacrificing Isaac. Here is the
Stone of Anointment, on which the body
of Jesus laid when it was anointed by
Nicodemus; the tomb of Nicodemus, and
the Holy Sepulcher; the stone said to be
the one the angel rolled away from the
mouth of the grave. This place is con-
stantly guarded by soldiers and fifteen
lamps kept burning all the time. Here
are the sticks in which the feet of Christ
were put during his preparation for
cruciixion, and the chapel of st. Helena,
where the Cross was found. At Mount
Zion, we saw the house of Caraphas; the
prison of our Lord; the spot where Peter
denied Christ, and the court where the
cock crew, etc. Jerusalem is full Of in
teresting places, end We visited all of
them, with a guide to explain and to
brush up u memory. I will mention
some of the most interesting: The Mos
que Omar, standing on the sight of King
Solomon's temple, which is on Mount
Moriah; the stable of King Solomon.
Here is the Holy Rock, 81 feet long and
43 feet wide, on which Abraham worship
ed and offered sacrifices and burnt offer
ings. Elijah and David, Jesus and Mo-
hamet have all prayed here. st. Anne
church, where Mary, the mother of
Christ, was born; the Judgment hall,
where Christ was condemned, and the
room where he was scourged; the street
through which he was made to carry the
cross.
We made a visit to Bethlehem in CARR.
ages. On the way, I saw the tomb of
Rachel; David's we'll; the place where
the three wise men saw the stars; church
of the Nativity, and the exact spot where
Christ was born. Returning to Jerusa-
lem. 1 saw the tomb Of the Virgin; zeal
by is the rock where Peter, James and
John slept, and the place Judas be-
trayed Christ with a kiss; visited the
gardens Of G~ethsemane, and rode horse
back through the valley of Jehosaphat
and Hinnon, passing the village of Sill
oah, where the port of Siloah is, and st.
Mary's we'll.
On the 9Th, we all left Jerusalem on
horses, for Jericho, leaving at 8 a. M,
and arriving at 5 p. ~. We enjoyed the
ride, as the roads were fine and the
mountain scenery very picturesque. The
way is very winding, and the mountains
OF Judea all rocks with very little vege.
tation, ard nj signs of life, with the ex-
ception Of a flock of goats here and there,
guarded by a dusky native, clad in sheep
skins, and sitting on a rock, playing a
sort Of a flute. The mountains and
rocks are so steep, and only a blade
of grass occasionally, it seems impossi-
BILE that the goats can pick a living.
I should think they would require a
dentist to keep their teeth in order, and
a set Of climbers on their feet. We also
meet long ravan of camels, or poor
little donkeys about the size Of large
dog, with men, women and children on
their backs. We passed Bethany on the
way, which, is a dirty place of about forty
novels. At oon we lunched at the house
of the good Samaritan, and saw the
place where the great Elijah was fed