The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-08
GATES OF WICHITA
CIRCLES The GLOBE
Crossing Watchman Wanted
to See the World.
MADE SIX MONTHS TRIP
Visited Australia, China, india
and Europe.
SW0RE OFF ON DRINKS
Resolved to Taste Nothing
Under Fereign Flags.
5W0RE OFF ON DRINKS

he has seen IL 8rr. c. Z. Gates vas
getting old and was dezirous Of seeing
the world. so he started OUT and has teen
clear around IT, FOR many years he has
been the fagman az the Rock Island
crossing on Douglas avenue IL this city.
de had been faithful 10 his trust and
after long years q saving industry. he
decided thar since he was getting Cd.
be would like 70 see The world ana the
many things that he rad read about
Accordingly last April he packed his grip
and started o1t on the z2ad OF that
month for san Francisco. The trip 10
that point was unsvent1-l and yet fuu az
interest 70 the old gentleman Arriving
~ san Francisco he lei IA with four
other men who we're going 20 Australia
and around the world in very much the
same manner th4t he was ard So, after
banquet a. tha- place. the trp began
in earnest. At tho close of the banquet
when the toas-s were proposed, there &C.
Cured an incident that was tuu Of mean
ing Each one proposed his toast Cham
paig1e was Used freely. but when IL cane
10 Mr. Gates toast. he took q glass Of
clear water and held Il Up and proposed
the following. which al agreed TO We
VIII not drink any liquor until We are n
the United STATES again After that We
are free 20 Ia as We please. but untu We
ara back III Uncle Sans territory We
wiz drink nc iquor. AL agreed 20 this
and 10 one broke the pledge To drink
any OF The native decocr0ns IN the tar-Olf
lands is a dangerous proceeding at any
time and the Traveller can get o0thl1s II
the line OF good drinks II the heated
regiocs az any reasonable rate and 50 for
several reasons all left them alone.
M Gates went % the Hawaiian Islands
and also 70 THE Windward Islands and
from there % Australia. Sidney was made
their headquarters and from there mum
erous trips were mace % various places
o. interest Australia was thoroughly aI-
amiaed and yet it failed 90 make any very
favorable impression upon Ar. Gates
He said that he did not see anything
about the country that was especially
wonderful and in fact was not pleased
with il % any great extent After spend
t-- sorne time III looking around ia this
part II the world. the company started
on ana visited Sumatra and various
places in the group OF islands near there
but soon went oa towards India They
went I'D the coast If China and visited
several Chinese cities and places az inter
est but they dlE nor interest The party ID
the extent thac India did, Returning.
they stopped ar Calcutrl and spent a
number Of days in the historic city old
Fort William Is sriu standing. though il
IS psrrIv deserted. They searched. as
everyone who ever visited that city does.
for the place called the Black Hole
where many Englsh-en lost their lives
u IS supposed 90 be IN a part X The old
Fort WIa-a. that = ~ present unoccr-
pied Although this Is not certain, Alr-
Gates saw the place and says lt IS net 2
particularly inviting pace now
The PARTY next went overland i1to he
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