Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-11

esting Experiences-The Beautiful
Women of Georeia-AnOther Oil Field
yisited-Som, Historic Battle Fields
oldest Human Habitations-Home
via ralter-Impression Received
and Comments on the rip.
From here" said DR.. White,
speaking of Georgia, lit has been the
custom Of the Turks for countless
decades to obtain the imperious
beauties which have made their
harems proverbial tor their visions
of loveliness. To our eyes the wo-
men did not seem particularly beau
tiful However, their faces were
quite attractive and lent some color
to the claims of their country. The
strange style of dress did not per
NIT us to judge how they compared
in beauty Of form with the divinely
fair Of our land but it is safe to say
that in no respect do they equal the
sex in the land of the free.
Leaving Georgia we went to Tiff
lis the greatest city for silversmiths
in the world. In this respect it re-
sembles Ephesus Here are manu-
featured all kinds of silver orna-
ments and religious images. The
manufacture of arms is extensively
carried on. Among these fine swords
receive especial attention. Cossack
ornaments are manufactured in great
numbers, this city being the head
quarters for such things. Vast
quantities of leather goods and rugs
are also produced.
Thence we went east to Baker to
visit the great Russian oil field
around the Caspian sea and thor
ough inspection made of it. Further
revelations came to us Of the Won
derful mineral resources of the seem
ingly eXhaustless empire.
After the inspection of this field
the party divided, part going to
Mount Ararat and the rest, inelud-
ing myself to Batourn on the Black
Sea. This city is the chief port for
the export of petroleum. Here we
took steamer for Crimea Arriv-
ing there all the principal battle
fields of that most sanguinary Of
wars, the Crimean war, were visited.
We stood on the field of Balaklava
on the spot made immortal by the
ssCharge of the 600," and called up
in imagination the din and confusion
of conflict. The rattle of musketry,
Of aY1 oil tho
and circumstance Of war came up
in our minds while many of us re-
peated to ourselves the famous lines
of the poet anent the conflict.
Sebastapoul was also visited and
the various places which had been
drenched by heroic blood were yisi-
ted. Near this place we saw what is
believed to be the oldest human hab-
itations in existence Their origin
dates back to ages before man had a
history, before he even lived in
houses. They are mere dugouts in
the soft lime stone rock. AS we
gazed on them the tremendous adj
vance mankind has made since then
burst upon us and we had a faint re-
alization of the wonderful flights yet
in store for the race in their progress
toward ultimate perfection.
The journey resumed brought us
to L dessa where we disbanded with
much regret and each went his sep
arate way. | went to Constantinople
and Smyrna stopping a short time
at each of these places. Next
through the Bosphorus to Athens,
thence to Italy and Naples. From
Naples a steamer was taken for
home, stopping for brief inspection
OF the frowning fortress of Gibralter.
This fortress has long been consid-
cred impregnable, with its miles
of galleries cut in the living rock,
and its row upon row of muZzled can
non ready to belch forth destruction
and death 10 all who may approach.
Years ago it might have deserved its
reputation, but with the advance in
the art OF destruction its stone CALLER
les would prove death traps to its de-
Tenders. The main reliance now, is on
the heavy guns, which mounted on
the very summit command the
straight.
From here the trip home was quick
ly made. Needless to say the return
to my native land was hailed with de-
light. There is no country which
compares with ours, and no flag, how