The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-07

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+ by almost constant danger from Arab
marauders. Il was only by means here
Of show OF force, coupled with threats
and there OF diplomacy that the travel
lers were able to proceed. They had fire.
ouently 10 repel attack. and at one stage
being assailed eight times in the course
Of three days.
While IN the Tektek Mountains. re-
gion never before touched by European
feet. Baron Oppenheim' 5 pack animals
were poisoned BY professedly frien-ly
Bedouin all but four of the beasts dy-
ing The Baron thereupon divided his
caravan, determining TO push on swiftly
with few horsemen through a country
he was especially anxious TO explore
His party was treacherously misguid-
ed. and soon found itself far from the
rendezvous and out of food. The Baron
and his companions We're compelled 10
exist three days without food of any
sort and with only the most miserable
brakish and scanty water, and constantly
expecting attack.
During these three days. nevertheless
the Baron continued his work, photo
graphing. measuring and making memo
raida. copying inscriptions by day. and
by night sleeping on the monuments. on
the third day horsemen were deserted.
and proved 10 be a detachment sent out
from the caravan.
This party. however. had itself con-
sumed the food it was bringing 70 the
explorers. and it was necessary TO push
on six hours riding before the caravan.
which meantime had given up the Baron
and his companions for dead, was reach
ed.
Il was in the Trekek Mountains that
a town. the houses Of which We're Of
most peculiar construction. arrested at
tention IL was city partly excavated
out Of the solid rock. and partly built
Of stone above the surface. The sub
terranean sections of these abodes. as
well as The parts above ground. were
adorned with elaborate sculpture, occa-
sionsIly Of a high development
Nothing ike this city has before been
discovered anywhere on earth The pop
ulation Of the place was probably -oooo.
and the entire architecture, domestic and
public. was OF this peculiar description
No inscriptions were found here. and
vet TO conjecture is ventured as 70 the
Date OF the construction. or as TO the
character Of The people who inhabited
Baron Oppenheim thinks 1t possible
that refuge from the heat was one 90
Jet sought by the subterranean build
ers. safety. perhaps. another.
Every few miles while Ia this region.
the party would come upon remains Of
castles. churches and clusters ~ houses.
generally In ruins but sometimes stand
ing as II abandoned but yesterday Bs-
siiicas were So well preserved that nave.
aisies and apse were easily distinguish
able. arches sprung out q Fields 81 de-
aris which when examined proved 20
be stones Of early Christian churches
some % them marked stfh The cross
Great castles built By the Crusaders were
frequently almost intact
Ban The remains of sin earlier rmes
Eere equally abundant u furrher ad-
-anced II d.lapidagiou Here were VII
esses 10 the occupation q the land b.
he Greeks. Mosa.es. ARK works. .nscr-p-
.lons in Henenic-whiie Assyr.an inscrlp-
Mons ard Babylanian reiiefs sToEe 4
5mes the most remote
Frequent evidences of aaueducts were
seen. many cisteras ard traces . canals
ound For many successive ules The
Journey would BE- a coauuuous progress
ind rains
The areas shown by Raron Cnpezsein
% have been che ch,ef seats q ths ciFll-
zauons how brought - lzht d. eefreea
~ head waters 81 RE Tlsfls ara re
-unh-ates Rivers OF more rartr ularly
,et7seen tao a0luents - rhe Separates
re- Belch ara IRE Chsh1- Rivers Ths
discoveries u-a6e ey Lavar5. sayce ard
1her Assvrios1si Eere nech f1rtaer
% ne south ard east u was il hlI
.noxn IS Tel Halak or he banks 4
he Chzaur. thar this Po-ar q c1laiaa-
ms interest was reached
Il sens IRA, the Bs-ous se1ouia
renis brought strange reports - hin
Z ,his locality. sp-i1etas oar ~ m c--
nuisance thzt onc = th=Ir nu=aer I'D
lg into the hr5 b. ih= nlial ace q
uryins us father Ths single char
cter - ere 8es-ss whfch o. DISTURBED
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