Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-05-01

Imagine q valley IN the form Of >
huge crater. the sides 81 whieh are COW
cred vita thick Jungle, in the center %
which rises = green rno@nt. forming a
pedestal for = faiEyliks and dazzling
marble palace. beside which the won
ders Of Seville and % Granada In spain
pale into ias~igniaeanee. and around
this palace. which looks upOa = great.
gloomy lake. = large town a great
metropolis. the smallest houses o.
which are stately palzees Not a soai
Is to be seen IN the broad streets. Q
q trace o. smoke rising into the air
not = SQUAD Is 20 be heard Slrh =
Ambir. which. in architectural beauty.
in statsliness. and in the loneliness
with which nasGre Las supplemented
an and art nature. surrasses every
other city in the old World 4 mlx-
tsre OF the romantic and the mysfsE-
tous takes possession Of the tourist
xhO gazes for the arst tine upon this
deserted city. lie feels tempted 70 ask
himself whether. after all. i i not .
mers phantom % the Arabian Nights
and whether like 4 second calender ne
has come 10 disturb the silence o. rhIs
sleeping metropolis ard 10 bring 70
light some frightfai mystery The pal
acc il particular has ; supernatural aP-
pearanee. EitA it, marble rlrre,s that
have TIE yelI0MisA tint cf ivory. and
its lofty walls thar are Csa4zsated
With gildea balconies
IN spite o. the lEpEesiol Eh.rk pre-
rails widely that there s some 1ys
terry connected with The aeaersl0a 81
Ambir. once the capital 81 Ra9p0ttan3.
yet is abandonment Haa sosely ana
entirely dse 10 ) piece 81 eapvr.ols
despotlsm on the part q King Iey sing
II. Who Teigned i Amhs- so.ae
years ago. and wh9 j. famous ID Or.
ienfai history as The greatest assrCno-
uer that India has eyer kn0En lie
took il into his had thar Ambir ia
closed IN the valley of az Eallxho
Mountains. wzS inezpabie Or develop
ment " extension. thar Il SAs TOO II.
accessible. and that IL Nzs unworthy
Of the grandeur Of his kingdom. Ae-
coTdingIy. he planned and bu!sr ! ns~
capital Eome eight ~ ten miles lover
down. and gave il The name " Jeypore.
As soon a. he aad completed his task
he commanded the ensire population 81
Amb!r 10 abandon their homes and s1
take up their residence ID Jsypore. No
? vas permitted TO renaln behind
ard thus II happens that to-day the
great city Of Ambir. which. founded ID
the FIRST century % the Christian era.
was 70 mzgziEeentIy buiIr ira; zone 3.
us palaces or public buildings have
ret fallen into ruin Of decay. u to-iay
ienanted only By nayriads Cs monksyE.
while here OF there i naked faEir. xho
has come 70 pray az one 81 the shrsnes
which abound on the shores Of the take
may ~ seen bathing 10 IL ombF
waters.
The royal palace i one hundred re-,
above the level OF the lake. But ,ha
stone bIt;resses which support 49,
sides of the green hfli upon which II
stands descend perpenaicularIy In,o
the water and look like = -con;innatiop
q the castle walls. which are b1il, ~.
actlY oTeF them. thus making The front.
age appear more than two hundred feet
high. The principal gateway ~ rhe
palace. known al the sCeye~ gate ana
which Is shown here. IL acknowledged
70 Be Il Of the most beautiful works
of art In India. Il Is fiflcglt 10 con.
rey. By means 81 an engraving.