The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-04-06


vicinity, completely puts into the shade
the disagreabe conditions one must
necessarily experience here,
The poverty of Italy is fearful, bul
what can one expect different amongst
population overburdened with tax
alton. There is a tax on everything,
seemingly, the very tobacco, carried
in one's pocket pouch, is carefully
weighed and made subject to custom
duties.
The weather has been sosevere ia all
Europe that it has driven my good wife
and myself ever southwark. Being
used to dry atmospheric cold, the damp
cold of Europe was too much for us; we,
therefore, took refuge in Egypt, where
we spent very delightful five weeks.
Thisincluded Cairo, very representa-
tive Eastern, or rather should say,
Oriental city, and trip up the Nile as
far as Assouan or Asevan the capital of
Upper Egypt. We made the trip in
one of Cooks now celebrated Nile flo
tilla Disclaimers, "Rameses the Great"
Cook & Son are now humorously called
"The Kings of Egypt" and the success
'sors of the Rsmeses family.
In rambling over Europe, I certainly
thought Rome and Pompiei, with their
antiquities, were magnificent but they
appear insignificant in comparison with
the splendid perfect remains of Egypt
ian temples. Luxor, Karusk and Ably
dos aye history in themselves and will
repay the traveller who visit them. To
psychologists and antiquarians, they
afford life time study, and even to
poor, illiterate fellow like myself, food
for thought and philosophic deduction
is unlimited From study of the
present day Egyptian, one can hardly
believe that Egypt could have had such
a splenid and magnificent past, but the
evidences are there in the colossal
marble, granite and sandstone edif1ces
erected by the early known Kings of
Egypt, from 500 years before the Chris
tian Era, their cartouches, their og-
lyphic histories. Rameses the Great,
or the second, appears from the records
to have been the most powerful mon
arch of those days.
The wealth of Egypt today is mainly |
derived from its agriculture. The
available water supply is its one river,
The Nile, most remarkable body of
water. II is, perhaps, the only river
have voyaged on for over 800 miles,
which is without tributary or affiuent,
which contains more water toward its
source than its mouth, by reason of the
constant drain for irrigation purposes.
Taxation in Egypt is regulated by the
overflow of the Nile. For this purpose,
nile-stones are established at various
points, which indicate the rise of the
liver and according to the height re-
SO is taxation regulated.
Enough, however, of Eastern history.
am treapassing on your valuable time.
ray, pardon the verbosity which has
eized my usually quiet tongue, as you
now from experience, but | thought
ONE of you in DeLamar would be
leased to hear of our enjoyment and
,r the sake of old times have | spun
be yarn. This is my excuse for SO
ing an epistle.
l am glad to see, by the regular re-
orls, the old mine is yet doing SO well.
lay she long continue to yield up her
recious metals for the benefit and
rofit of every body concerned.
Keep on sending the NUGGET to my
1dress, as I am yet interested in hear
Ig of and from DeLamar. I
[ expect to be back in California by
Inc and mining again for beans and
aeon. I can assure you it will, in the
eding line at all events, afford c
ateful change, for the table d'hote S
European hotels is anything but L
tisfsctory one, especially to appetites I
by the keen, healthful air of :,
q Rockies and Sierras of the West. !,
Give my very kind remembrances to a
e "boys," and ask Doc Plumer if he v
IS abandoned the use of pen and ink. P
With best wishes to yourself and d
Ievil," Yours very sincerely, =
Tho. ALLEN. y
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