Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-11

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sea Oh ""''''e "els e.u' ~ MANI
proper COMMA" ~ 20 '''''e anu
ahloui' -.
boa'ii'en
the most eAtortiohate chHtSes Oh tour
lists for sail on the lake. One trav-
o,or mn Irish pilgrim. who visited the
cam ,,,,,,, ,i,,a 90
Sea Oh Iaii'oV S"''e VINE "s"' en-
gagged an Arab to take him across the
lake. without agreeing about the
nc befnre hand. on RETURNING in
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the evening" the Ni'iu'hous hat'Ne de-
manded $40 Tor MS days work. Ten
dollars. repeated the astounded Irish.
.py tho h y n 10 No ,,,,,
man; nv VIII
der that Jesus walked.
| truly enjoyed my short boat ride
- ,ho historic lake and law nv ,a-
va -,
quest lhe o"a'hleh iah"eu NE snort
distance south of the town from where
walled to the hot springs situated
a., ~, .,,a -. -
on tue i"N' s'i''u' uD'u' "He hnu
half miles south OF Tlberias. a short
distance beyond these springs, around
ot,,+ tonlt a rofresI,i,,r, hath o,,
swan III the Siear waters Oh the lake'
after which / returned to the town,
,,.it,ad around its walls aecnrdad IN,
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runs vi '"r VIZ oaS''e si'"ateu lniine-
diately north of the town, and walked
through the principal streets. the In
zar. etc. | also took n walk along the
lake shore gathering shells and small
stones to carry away with me. When
HnoIly night came. / chose TO sit nm
In n chair on The hotel norch rather
Than submit to n rendition of the OK
nsrience of the previous night. when
tho unuerrif,ll Geas perpetrated s,Ich
nutrages upon my pcrson TINT
looked n complete smniIpox potient In
tbe morning.
mn Sac nf colii,a oiso o,ttad ~,
Lake of T,ibertas Witch is The acene
~ so many Incidents cornectod y,itb
o,,r savioris ministrv lies In n daen
Uui annircIad hy, ,,,o,,,oi,, 'I,jo,
risn on the east frnm the ,vate,,e edgs
nv steep accllvities. until they reach The
height Of n thousand or twelve HIM
drad foot ON the Uest and esneriaIIv
IN Tho northwest. the hills arc I6we1
and more broken. Occasionally they
racede a little from the shore and form
small plains OF great fertility The
oreotesl length Of the 1eke is ibirteen
miles an d Six broad; the waters are
niire and limpid and abound with fish
ne in tho DAYS of the SAVIOR From tic
10 sudden gusts of wind. The rocks
bordering the lake are mostly lime
stone. and the whole region volcanic.
Near ,riberias. on the southwest shore
Of the lake. are several hot springs.
and ON the opposite side several others,
at a short distance from the shore.
The opinion has been advanced by some
that the lake itself occupies the crater
OF an extinct volcano. The surface of
the lake. according TO the last sur
veys. is $50 feet below the level of the
Mediterranean. its depth Is from 15i to
$50 feet. and in the north as much as
$50 feet. The height of the water, how
ever. varies With the seasons. We
learn from the Gospels that the lake
was once navlpated by numerous yes
sells, but there are now a few fishing
boats only.
Liberals, mentioned in John G:2s, is
the only town on the lake at the pres
ent time. The city of liberals, so re-
nowned in history, was built by Herod
Antipas, by whose order John the
Baptlst was beheaded and is supposed
10 have been one of his residences. 1t
is now mostly in ruins. The terrible
earthquake OF Jan. /, 1887, seriously
damaged the walls and houses, causing
Tho den+b ~ about one-hnlf Of the non
ulation. OF the 1000 inhabitants. who
reside here at present. about two thirds
are Jews, nearly 200 are Moslems, 200
ortbodox Greeks and n few Tatins and
protestants Nearly All the inbabitonts
are moor and sirlxlv some travellers
describe Tiberias ne the most wretcbed
OF ail the towns in Palestine
II iias dIroCtiv ,,nou tbe shore IN ,
narrow strln Of unduIotinr land no
yond Witch ihe monntoins rise very
stonnIv Non. tbo cainIratod ,nt
snrlnsa arc f"und ,.,rio's frn,y,,o,ts
Of columns of red and grov granite
and marble togetbnr yvi,h oibnT indI-
catIons ,ybicb roorI, No stebt or ~
anciant. Town M ,,ato,, sin,,.s co.,
tbe oa.tb tnn ha, 20 ho r,,. ii IN
hand and n 20 eycassi,.eI,, coli, -
bittsy ~ o,,,iti. q ,,,.,,,,r ,,ii " ,,I
nbrr N''''' It '''''s ''''V'' Va SUI
Tho hoo, nc ~, s,,,,,,,,or q, rt,,o,.,,,
os at ierictn in ,i,,,~,', in',',,,,', - ~
and Tho citn,n,n sici,i,, tr,,, iII,ni,t.,,,
of Tho COCO, a., ,,o,,t, III ,,,1,,..',t
IN rnisIng coll, ,ia,,ntoii,s ,',v III
melons a. ti,ss ,,,,t' 1919 6nils ~
Theeo prol,,n,i,' "
lev miicl, noriin, ~, ~, ,ba MI, -
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lake has nat tho st,rr "a n,,.S,,i g.
lures or ti,n Dond g. b,,t &C. ~, III,
In boiin,r,d ,'., 49,, 80, -. ~ ~"
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western baie,rt utor ,os, 'V ua,,. IL a.
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win si,'I,,i w pp'o"'"'Hs ''"Nc'ur
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lake tbara ,,ara a., ~ 49, IL
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wnst ga 20, ~, - 80 ~. 80, on ~
eastern sbor" Tic sitrotio, ~ ~