Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02

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ing across siberia! ANA over tho Trans
siberian Ballroadi And going 90 take
your wife! Welt" Ana thau "a long
pause. as n the folly OF such trip
could only be- told iu eloquent silence
Friends were painfully aolici1us. ac-
duaintaucrs were f1rc1sUrlily skout.
cal and nondiahly humorous. and such
is the tonacity Of tradition that most
people familiar with plans spoke ~ Sic
bcrla as o. pleasing ndmlzture 1f lronod
oxllcs. bowling wolves ana billing blasts.
maryclod ot my tomorIty and 60 the
verge or diHcourtcsy doubted my sanity.
The bright young men lu the state dee
nartment at Washington took pains 60
tell senator Perkins that % was nylng
lu the face OF danger. and should be re-
strained.
The plan Of crossing siberia was born
of tho desire Of tho San francisco
chamber OF commerce Tor guiding facts
and figures about the RuarIon- Aalatic
trade. and the probable eject OF tho
siberian railroad on that portion of cal
lfornll tributary 20 the city hy the
Golden Gate. The details OF travel by
thlH road were not 10 b. had Books
bearing ON the road. even the HtH#t
ana huHt were simply teasing ana the
truEm0ntury Information in magazines
ana newspapers WAS useless. In mo- lu-
stance had the traveller started from
NlullyuHtuk and crossed the ltuHalHn
Empire Boy ruil, boat and team Co ST.
Petersburg. The Intending traveller was
told that the Russian Empire has uu
efcu ~ 5000 600 square mlloa, unr-HiXth
~ the land N the world. Of which nun-
fourth On in Europe and the rect lu
Asia. that lts population W 10000 900.
~ which 100000 uru ln siberia that
tho empire has $1,000 miles of railroad
ua against 10000 miles ln tho United
States. that ST. Petersburg Us tho only
city Ca the empire containing over d.
100000 people. that the great railway
was planned with view 60 military
uccCHritlCs, that Emperor Nichols No..
then the cEnruWitz. turned the first
Fpldeml of earth nj NudlvnatuE and
proclaimed the Imperial rUsaUpt OF
Alexander II. May No. 1891, and that tho
overland route from this place 90 So
Petersburg lH Goo miles. This data
serves purpose and Hung ut thuH" uu-
| familiar with the Russian empire uf zoe
! day, gives dignity aud Importance OF
the NiuEcr II iH uf no practical value
| tu one about Co cross siberia. Ito wHutI
/ 60 know when and how tp travel and
| the dlacumfnriH hH must face.
Not knowing what trials the Journey
/ might develop ! secured Introductory
| ana indorslng letters from count case
/ Flnl, Russian Ambassador nc Washing
| ton letter from Secretary Hay. and
| also, NJ course, passport Tor myself
| and wife.
From San Franclsco one has q choice
| NJ three lines uf steamers We sailed
! the middle NJ March and caught nu
! tguinoNlnl storm ON the ocean. and The
| cherry blossoms 100 Japan. Talking ui
! beaten tracks Nv telling twice told tales
] ana I VIII, therefore. begin my story lu
| tho Russian atmosphere N NuEusaN
| whore Russians and Russian signs are
| numerous uud Increasing, The Rus.
| SLAMS, Japanese and Germans huv,
| steamers running from NuFuslh a.
| Nlndivostok and you may go directly "a
the latter place or touch az Corear
| ports on the east ur west couat NJ that
| peninsula. The fare By the Japan.
| ese aud German steamers Of from
| 1000 tp 3, 600 tons " 40 yen tSg0l. and
the faro on the Russian steamer ls %
/ yen H2l.iW. The yen and the ruble
| have the same relative value ut Nag.
/ uHuN The Russian steamers are trans.
/ ports Of the volunteer fcct. vary iu
size from 5000 60 iO.50p tons md make
the passage in two days and "a half
The steamers NJ the other lines. partly
because uf stops no way ports. are I'VE
or nix days making the trip. The Rus.
/ sian volunteer ilvrt consists of sixteen
| steamers. ana ~ the glft of the Russian
people 90 the government Tnn steam,
rrs were built 100 England. ARE com,
| Wuudui by Russian naval officers. ca O.,
l ~ soldiers, passengers ana freight me
Russia and frw intermediate ports q
] NludlVuHtulE and Port Arthur and ar.
among The finest troops ships in IN,
world. A 1900 ton vessel of this flee
ana Four American transports From