Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-03

the Mediteuaues sea. The surface Of
this e eyatcd pam is ovtfspfead with a
q coarse gravel Mingled with black Hint
stone, interpreted occasionally with
drifting sand, aud only diversified with
occasional ridges and SUBMITS Of barren
chalk hills. In the time OF Moses It
was a great and terrible wilderness, and
from tunes immemoral " has been
waste, bowling desert, without rivers or
fountains or vcrdufe to alleviate the
houofs Of is desolation. The supposi.
ton Is, however, that this desert was
once supplied, In some measure, both
with water and with vegetation. The
brother OF Joseph repeatedly ifavcned
u rom Hebron In the land ol Canaan 10
Egypi, with asses (Gcn a. 56. IS. Az.
When the country was suffering win
ex RENE deaitn, Jacob aud his ions went
down with their Hooks aud thcir herds
Gen a., ~ But no animal except the
camel Is now able to pass over thu same
route. The lsraeltles 10 the number OF
two millions ~ with their flocks and
their herds Xxx. 10, 81 inhabited pot.
tons Of this wilderness Tor forty years
where now they could not subsist
week without drawing suppl cs both Of
Naiti aud piSNlhloua Noh ~ bttaA Aia'
lance.
As most OF the passengers OF the
OrOya were pfo'essed Christians and
consequently Interested In Bible gcog
faphy, all hands were out with opera
glasses, telescopes, kodaks etc, 10 get
glimpses OF aud take snap shots Of the
mountains aud Jcscit on our night.
BESIDES the mountains we could sec
a.. ~ a
tend from the seash re up TO the base Of
the mountains and even ~ penetrate as
tar into the gofgcs and dciilcs rs we
could sec. ms tesolatc region has
been clearly identified by biblical stu.
dents ns The wilderness Of Sin, where
tic lsfaeliies Travelled. (Ex. ~, &. mum.
Der g; NJ II extends 10 q long, narrow
pl1in, between the COAT and the noun.
tains. almost 10 the termination Of the
Sinaitic peninsula aud Is memorable a.
the place where, In answer 10 their
mufmuunRs. the lsfacliies were Tor the
first time muraculously ted with quails,
TO appcase their lusilng after the flesh
pots Oi Egypt (EN io) Here also they
were ted with mama, that bread OF
heaven, which they continued TO eat for
iotty years. until they reached the land
Of promise and ate Of the corn Of that
land.
Continuing our voyage during the
night We passed the Llnogia lighidhips
on the North port toes lafly IN the
morning Of June ylh. a. this point We
are abreast Of Ava DauaY where, &C
cording to the local tradition, the lsfac.
litcs crossed the Red sea Dauay
means stair, AMI may refer TO the
peculiar shape 81 the mountains. Va.
I'll a ship passage was dfcdgcd, the
water here was very shallow, aud Ma.
po.con Bonapauc with bis generals Is
said 10 have attempted a crossing on
horseback, but was deferred by a change |
OF wind and tide. AZ Z O'Clock a. N,
We anchored Oh the mouth oi the Sucz
canal aud near the town Of Suex where |
We waited about three houis before We !
the passage through the |
canal. Soon alter hnehOnng a number |
OF boats rugged In Egyptian style came
out 10 the steamer. and VIC soon had a
repetition oi our experience IN Ccylon.
Among the wares offered by the natives
were some excellent hgs and other
fruits. but the cufios offered for sale
we're far Interior 20 those battered by
the natives Of Colombo. Ccylon.
Suez IS town OF about 5000 in'
hahilanis and Is situated ON the desert
about two miles from the mouth Of the
canal II has mixed population OF