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

llee in the Straits OF Babu 4 Manbid Oh.
Gaze " Tears q mile and hall from
The Arabian, ard eleven miles from tile
Aincan c0asi, and forty miles south uf
Iabel Luku. Il In latitude "a Aaift
norh. longitude AZ ~ east, and Its
area is about seven square miles. II
coslains barely 3so inhabitants includ.
I'M the garrison. Long ow ranges OF
hi.s aHd sat sandy fats arc the dis.
tirgu.shing physical features. Altimont.
The highest point OF the island, selected
lof The display Of q iligitsg, IL an feet
above The sea level. Perrin vas taken
poses on 1t by the British IN 1879. but
~ soon abandoned as stratcgicaliy IN.
ct iof protection purposes, but Il was
re occupied again by the English In 1857,
sIree which II has been In British
possession. In 1861 q lighthouse was
erected on L tor nciliaiing the vigi.
iiun Of the Straits by the many steamers
passing TO and lro between Sucz and the
stnt0 the eastward. In tss5 IL was
made a signal and telegraph station.
We had been led TO believe that we
would suffer aWiilly with the heat in
passing through the Red sea, bu, such
va not TO be our experience; as we
were favored VITA a cool n0nn wind,
which bowed almost continuously while
We PASSED over that httliic 6cdy OF
water Our vessel being large one. II
kfni pretty well IN the middle OF the
So. and consequently neither the Ar.
can nor the Arabian coasts were seen
byu This was somewhat di appoini-
ing 10 me, ng ] had hoped to get
glimpse OF those particular paris OF
AfalA wHcfc tie sacred cities OF the
Mahommcdln, Mtcka and Medina, arc
situated. All the way from Aeon to
Sutl We met and passed steamers every
day. this being the great highway from
Euiopc to India aud Australia
On the slh OF lure We crossed the
geographical lite known as the tfopic OF
Canccf, and for one was much pleased
10 gtt back into the North temperate
zone once more. The next day (lune
Oil We passed on our night two little
ROXY islcis called the Brothers which
rise from depth u 3so iaihoms to a
lev icet above sea level. There IS
lighthouse on one Of them. In passing
these isleis ON our rightw we we're abreast
o. kossalf, an Egyptian port on our
len. where the great Nile In It's wndings
most closely approaches he Red sea,
The distance between the sea aud the
river a. this point being only TAO miles.
Early IN the afternoon the mountains
and descf, sands OF Africa were seen on
our leii, and soon afterwards the heights
Of the Sinai peninsula showed them.
selves to cur view ahead on our star.
beard side. At4p. M, We were sailing
abreast Of ShadNan island on our led
Ths Is large aud very picturesque IS
llnd, lyirg oil the African or Egyptian
coast On ~ southern point there is a
lighthouse, 40 feet above the level oil
The sea The line mountain behind Is
supposed, IN the imaginations OF some.
10 take the shape OF giants head and
shoulders and Is called Montenegro.
About shutdown we sailed through The
Suails Of lubal. which is the entrance
ifon the Red sea proper to the gulf OF
Suez. The Straits are named from the
Island OF luhal. which lies Immediately
north Of Shadwan. Later In tn. even
ing We were sailing close 10 African
coast. which at this point is 90 te
The mountains nearest to,he entrance