The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-04-05
SHORT CUT TO INDIA.
Advantage Of tho suc1 Canal Route


Over the Caravan md Cape Voyage.
There ore three different routes to
India known to eastern travellers. the
cape voyage. the overland road. md
via the Suez canal. Thackeray. the
novelist. who was born In India, was
taken to England when child by way
of the cape Of Good Hope and st. Hell
ena. where he saw Napoleon then In
exile. 1t WINS journey OF months. The
overland Journey was matter OF
weeks. and now the trip can be MADE
Through the Suez canal In few days
The Suez canal is In some respects
the most wonderful waterway In the
world. As soon as the traveller enters
II he realizes that he Is in the hands OF
the French. A French speaking pilot
takes possession Of the ship. and all OF
hccrs Of the canal are Frenchmen. Inc
cares. or turn-outs, where ship waits
10 let nnothe pass. are In charge OF
old French soldiers. and II Is charming
TO see how they beautify their ara
surroundings. When the sand OF the
desert is watered II almost bursts with
bowers. and at every care Is n neatly
painted little house. and n blooming
garden. while grass edges tho canal
una the drcnriest region on cnrth w
transformed by French thrift. one Oh
The most interesting Nights OF the can
al In early days was TO sec one snip
meet another. The passengers on ehcn
crowded forward with greetings. ana
the waving Of handkerchief. ana there
wcrc tears from the outward bound W
tho thought of what tho homewnrd
bound were soon to zee. The meeuhS
OF ships Is now no longer novelty
once encountered the Khedive Few
nks yacht. with his hnrem on board.
as we passed through the canal Oh
course we caught no glimpse OF the
ladies'. but Tcwnk and De Lesseps'
who WINS his guest. came out on the
sponsor benin to greet US. ana we
manned the yards with native soldier
In honor Of the two.
The canal passage II made In from
seventeen TO twenty-four hours. and
since the use Of powerful electric Light
has made night navigation In the canal
possible the journey from England &c
india IL made with few seriors delays
1t used to be that all tho coal tor ship,
fraversing the Red Sea was carried
ncross tho isthmus on the backs o!
eamsls. Sh:ps now commonly coal nj
Port Said. One OF the curious features
OF navigation In the canal and the Red
tsea 10 the absence OF large sailing
crafts. The Red Sea IL 20 hemmed in
with mountains on either coast that
the progress Of large sailing ship
would be extremely Glow and attended
with danger from sudden squalls. Such
n passage OF the Red Sea would be al.
most intoierabie. for the heat Is opprcs.
sivs and tho monotony OF tho arid
sand hills ashore Il tedious beyond cx'
preston. There are lighthouses along
tho shores. and there IL no drenricr lot
than that OF the lighthouse keeper on
the Red Sea. So well IL this fact recoG.
mixed that the keepers. recruited from
among the old sailors OF weii-known
steamship company. used TO DO re-
lieved once U month. and their friends
wcr, accustomed 20 keep tho light.
house supplied with great number OF
magazines, illustrated papers. and the
like, to while away the timc. Few per.
sons on this tide Of the world realize
that the sea In 1900 miles long.