Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

pie considerable attention. One OF the
mos, Interesting observations was the
general lay Of the country. the apparent
natural resources and It's scenery.
Thomountain ranges run from east
70 west. and In places they rise quite
h,rh. probably 100000 feet above sea.
The most conspicuous range IL the
r,rris, which rises quite rapidly from
a. Mediterranean slope and bases on
sss. and slightly to the north nearly TO
AZ Araraf. Not having a map az hand
fcsnuut give the names % the various
,,sdffu names given by the Turks. but
ssysrthelcss the backbone " the coun-
fry Il nearly In the middle. a little to
III south Of the center OF Asia Minor.
rs the southwest the Aksu drains the
country and cmpiics Into the Medltur-
faneln to the southeast tho Eupatcs re-
reraiyra the waters from lie numerous
tributaries and the Black sea drains the
s.st,r from the north slope 90 the main
Jvofs. Of which are the kizclt rcd
liver ana the Ycshll tgrcenl river.
This condition Of these different rivers
heading In high Atmenii, has given the
Armenian A base for an argument that
In Garden OF Eden somewhere In Ar
nsnia Grncsis tells u that four rivers
arms In Eden. The names OF two may
4, FOUND. Euphais and Hlddckci, And
thr land Oh Asyria Is also near by. 80
the Afmoniars are fully persuaded that
thn Garden Of Eden was somewhere In
their native country. and that God has
given thfm glorious calling TO be Gus
todlans Of 90 precious land. They tell
uu thai no other country answers the
dsrcflptlou OF VI the Bible. that ihcy
have me country where Noah's ark
iandfi-Nt. Arafat ana that they can
trare their roneanry back to one OF
tht sfandsons of Noah whose name was
Hulk They laugh al our stupidity IN
claiming American TO be the poAacssor
Of the Garden % Eden country. why
ray they, America was not KNOWN then
How could Eden be thercG We tell
them that In an probability the poator-
10y " Noah named the lands ana rlVeH
II the new country which God gave
them after the names of the old ones
whence they came. thus pcrpciuatlng
their memory precisely 40 We do now
In America. who're nearly all countries
and an prominent cites may be found,
rrnamsd 10 satisfy the feelings of those
who lcft the land OF their nativity.
Now whatever the conditions % the
water now may be- lr however much
the people may relate additionally a.
evidence of the Garden OF Eden being
thorc. the description IA Tar from
answering the description OF the Garden
" Eden Itself u does not seem 10 be-
could enjoy that state OF happiness
which they ala 10 IL mountainous
md rough IN the extreme. II has very
few fno vallics, through the middle
lnly found one that being pretty well
10 the south In which kharpant and
are located. Its basin Ia
trained By the Cox ~ and IL hnally
thrown into the Murad and then into
he Euphater. This valley II about
wonty miles wide by thirty or forty
ong thor valleys are found OF small
n dimensions. or course there are
many long. narrow valleys In all direc-
Ions. For instance the valleys Of the
tlnel niut and that OF Yeshil muir are
9th quite nice. IN places they open ~
ma widen out 60 from three TO i've
niles, but n great deal OF the way they
~ impossible narrow. forcing farming
nd travel 10 the mountain sides and
Ups. In some places where the water
! most handy little irrigation IL per-
ofmcd. but moat OF the water flows
and unused 10 the sea an
or the want OF a little energy on the
nfi Of the people and their govern
hent
In some places flour mills are built
nd these control the water rights TO
degree, but millions OF acres OF this
ne land az aay need TO cultivate IL
oinE but little for man because the
atural Resources are going TO waste
ear after year. The country has been
nd II Yet 10 an extent volcanic land.
. many places volcanic matter IL
1und profuscly scattered over tho
ountry. Earthquakes are frequent
very year, This year In a city near
ara where some OF our Saints reside
efefal houses were destroyed. Two
,ap ago village. now called Adul
Nhatab destroyed was nearly ruined,
.nl more man two thirds OF the people
snshrd. That the qunlGing must have
.fsn Powerful Il evidenced by The faet
ma the houses are low and ordinarily
Wy hunt OF rock and heavily loaded
I'm dirt roof 20 that they ought 10
mnd good shock. Here in Htram.
'oul the Grand hazara We're nearly ,
ulhed by earthquake "a few years nro
'hei are now repairing them from Tho
ureu 81 a. Thus the whole country ,
evlhp 70 Dc resting ON n perfect vol. ,
~ Whleh gives them n shake more !
,sa ~ severe every now and then.
#, wv lvlmhtion IL mostly limestone Z
NV, nusn w places red sandstone and a &
ye,, 49, lplmhtlon may be found. Tho 1
hA' NANI Aft OF hnT1 u
loulief matter. Not far from I,ives I
~ EhElish society has obtained nermis. e
'' 70 mne but the mining done here IA 4
W united The Turks have no know. a
~, et nlnerliogy. The native Chris I
w., uNo' 40 10 speak, have none. Y
',r,'li, sNme OF them would have IN y
NJ, s,", ~ 70 hunt the proolona ores. {
IVY w ma specimen OF fnn ore here =
h,,at calamity tothe native Chris. =
A ~ round out he IN at once arrest
o,s i, IVY oui OF the way. They there !,
,s,,t ~, ihelr eyes 20 the precious y
tons 'noush II may lay on top OF the .
A. ~ ~ y y feputed. 90 be by some. 4
.,,. iulAa tell me that some professor !,
w whom they travelled in tho IIvas
MI ppeu ana gathered his natehel y
ny passing prominent ledge. h
\, picture Il, OF course, oyerdraWn /,
ri,.s Instances, but surclt ia thnt ii
= , OK the most precious kind ana II
\. fllnF quantities. are found many n
ny put this government will moi al o.
ln being hunted and developed n
\. g Efeat extent. They throw I'm .
i,s.iy ol the adyenturer all possible q
n, =, ~, and a. they are a strong PEG. q
.s,ris nome mot al all sick ~ far as u
,,,s NJ. ret control according TO their u
~ NJ, y, they succeed IN doing pref y
.ba~.t they please. They are sharn n
.is,is.h 70 know that II they allow Tor. i
,ssn % come In and develop The re-. j
I. 49, o. the country, they would soon u
h. KY lor' They know the same OF "
native Christians who they keen
pt.flg and serfdom, otherwise they
.iy,s iufNa--would be the aerfs them
To- 70 Tar a, a, my observation and knowl- =,