Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-09
/ ON MULE-BACK in NORTHERN AFRICA.
Taneiers Interesting Environs-A Trip to Tetuan--Rin
Pirates by No Means Past and Gone
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They did not kill-as their ancestors
would have done. merely for the fun
OF the thing--this piracy being too easy.
In the twlnklng Of an eye they stripped
the little ship. taking away the entire
cargo, all the spare canvas, the cap
tain's belongings and about n thousand
dollars In silver coin: then, turning
their attention to the crew, they tore
the clothing from their backs and even
SLIPPED OFF THEIR SHOES
while the victims, afraid OF their lives,
submitted without "A inurmur. When
there was no more 10 steal, the follow
ers OF Capt Kidd sent few parting
shots at the ship nourished their long.
sharp knives menacingly and pulled
back to shore. Nothing has yet been
done about the outrage, but England
never let's her sons go urredressed of
foreign wrongs and IL Is probable that
before long there will be music In the
air about the sultan's ears. In this case
the sultan was not to blame He has
many times marched troops against
the Riffs, but all in vain; and now he
has set q large price on every pirates
head. II ls another case Of first catch
your hare" In Moroccan dialect riff
signifies the same as the Italian ri
viera," or seashore. The range OF coast
hills, IN whose secluded valleys and
hidden pockets" these people have
their settlements, are called Ell riff by
the Arabs. Safe In their Businesses,
the RIMS have proved themselves to be
even more feroclous landsmen than sea-
robbers, q thousand times more feared
by the peaceful subjects OF southern
Morocco than by their c0untrymen who
do commerce on the Mediterranean.
Comparatively little is known about
the RIFFS The tange of Wild noun
tains within which most Of them 1--we,
almost overlooking the southern coast
Of Europe, Is as UNEMPLOYED today as
the heart Of Africa. 1t is said that
the men and women descended from
the jarbary rangers are
SKILLED FARMERS.
and make their valleys blossom as the
rose, surrounding themselves with
many luxuries by the simple arts OF
smuggling and robbery. Mons Duvey-
fier, q French explorer. says they are
wonderfully well armed, possessing
formidable armament and several
In view of these drawbacks. ones ex-
plorationil Of Morocco are somewhat
limited. With only one soldier guide
of whom there is probably as much
reason TO be afraid as OF any other
piratc--you may visit the environs OF
Tangler, seeing all OF consequence In
one days time. At low tide you may
ride down to the beach and off to the
Inc Of
man walls, temples and amphitheatefs
tell OF great city which once stood
upon the shining sands. This was the
ancient TinPis, which tradition says
was founded by Sophax, a son Of Her
cules and the widow OF Antaeus. In
its neighborhood was long pointed out
the grave of the tabled giant, said to
contain his skeleton-sixty cubits long,
AT any rate the numerous legends that
cling TO II attest the antiquity OF the
place. History tells us that the EN-
peror Augustus roised 1t to the rank
OF free city, and that In the time
Of Cliulius It became Roman
colonia and capital Of the province Of
Tingitana. Here in ancient times, the
galleys were laid up In midwinter-just
inside the mouth ~ small river which
flows into the Mediterranean but is
now useless for any sort Of shipping,
the one time harbor being completely
cut off from the sea by
huge sandpar. Across this historic
stream, (now known as Oued ell Ye-
houd, or Jews river'), may stll be
traced the ruins of Roman bridge;
and near by are the remains Of an es
tensive aquaduct. From this point,
picturesque road turns inland through
the Djebel, or mountain. Rugged
heights. rising canyon-llke on either
side. are broken by a succession OF
ravlnes In which vegetation, fed by
ferruglnous springs, Is extraordinarily
rich. Cork and olive trees, myrtle ana
dwarf oaks make dense shade. honey
suckles and passion vines run riot,
amid thickets OF cistus, heath, bay and