The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-08
Gates Of WICHITA
CIRCLES THE GLOBE
Continued from Fifth Page.

| interior some $50 miles, hunting. They
saw all kinds of big game and had some
interesting experiences. The Rock Is
land men are joking Mr. Gates yet about
his baggage, asking If he has any ele-
plant tied up in it. Tigers were seen, as
well as elephants and other game that
was very interesting 20 the party and
number of mementos were secured to
| remind them of the time they went hunt
ing in the forests of India
At last the trip was over and they went
forward to Bombay and there, although
they had made up their minds that they
would net have a very fine time. vet
purely by accident. they went out TO some
caves that are near the city. They were
first interested. then charmed by them.
They were more interesting from a his
torical standpoint than from a scientific
standpoint. Hierogiiphics covered the
walls in many places and the legends
told by the natives are something won
derful. The beauty and wierdnees OF the
legend varying with the amount OF money
that the traveller was willing to spend
to hear the natives lie
Mr.. Gates says that II you employ a
matter
how email, the pay even though it
amounts to only Two or three cents in
our money, you cannot get rid OF him
again that day. no matter how Tar you
travel and no matter what you do or
say. In one instance a native employed
by Mt. Gates for some trivial service. fol-
lowed him 70 ran entire day. Mr.. Gates
remarked that II he could afford TO walk
after him, he could afford to let him walk
undisturbed.
At one place they had employed a
native to guide the INTO a certain volcano
and after travelling for some distance
they found that the native had led them
not to a volcano. but TO the mountain on
which Buhda is supposed to have left the
imprint of his foot when he first came
to earth 70 give his saving grace to hu-
manity. They were disappointed. but &C
cepted the incident IS u Joke. because
they could not do otherwise. They then
procured smother guide and after travel
Ing several days, finally found the vol
cano.
One hundred and eighty miles overland
was the next thing on hand to the sea-
shore. where their cat was 70 meet them.
Il
while the boat went round quite a dis
lance The Red Sea was an object Of il
terest to all. as the place where the Israel
ties crossed. was pointed out as near as
1t is known today. The Red Sea Is usually
very hot and the passage is a very IN
comfortable one. but the trip happened
10 be a very comfortable che and they
suffered ,ess from the heat than during
the TIP through the Indian Ocean.
The next place Of interest was the Holy
Land. Here Mr.. Gates was very much
disappointed al the condition ne found
things in. he was ve-v indignant al the
manner N which the barbarian Turks
approached the things that he had always
held holy and IN the way these people
with "unciean hands dealt with things
sacred. lie was offered repeatedly pieces
Of the crcss CT which Jesus vas crsciied
for merely nominal sum. Just think.
said he. of offering pieces 81 the cross
that were split when everyo-e knows that
the cross was made of wood watch could
net ee split The deception practiced i
heartrencing Il see especially When
one iuiows II is Il such an open shameless
nature Mr. Gates visited the Isles q
Patuos- AID man yother places that we're
especially Interesting and then th= party
started f'r Iurlon. an. from there the
trir VS. houaeH ard. Thy cane Is wav
- Montreal ard from there 10 Detroit
AMI Chicago A Chicago the party broke
Up. seven al told. ard Only one that came
vest as :ar as Wichita Mr.. Gates Is ~
The vary best OF health and fees that he
has had vs-v Dis=<ant TIN 2az a sro1t-