The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-29
LIES
BETWEEN DANGERS
N Case of Russian Victory is
Present War Invasion lie
Feared.
ALSO WATCHED eY BRITISH
English Control Peshawur, Gateway of
India to Outer World and Which
Lies on Border of
Afghanistan.

Pestaawur special The most sem
sitive nerve ill the British empire ter
inmates in Afghanistan, and the ghost
of the cZaI is always dancing about the
Khyber Pass, through which caravans
laden with merchandise find their way
across the mountains between India
and the countries of central Asia. Every
! time there is a stir in IL clulnp of
bushes, every time Il board creaks in
| the floor, every time a fOotStep is
heard under the window, the goose
flesh rises on John Bulls back, and he
imagines that the great white bear is
smelling around the back door of his
empire in India. Peshawur is the
jumping off place of The northwest, the
limit of BIRTHS hauthority y, the terminus
of the railway system of India, and the
great gateway between that empire and
the outer world, through which every
thing must pass. IT is 10 the interior
of Asia the Straits of Gibraltar
are To the Mediterranean sea, and the
DardenelleS to the Black and Caspian
seas. While there are 800 paths over
the mountains i'll other directions, and
it might be possible to cross them with
an army, it has never been attempted
and would involve dangers, expense and
delays Which no nation would under
TAX The khyber Pass has been the
great and only route for ages, whether
for war or commerce The masters of
central Asia, whether Persians, Greeks,
Ma~ceoonlalls or Assyrlalls, nave held II.
Alexander me Great crossed IL with an
army. ililiour the tartar, Whon we
know better as Talnerlane, came
through ON his all-conquering eXpedi-
ton when he subdued India 10 found
the Mosul empire, and if the Russians
ever enter lhdia py lahd they VIII come
inns way.
..
me BRUSH i~oitiiicatlohs are AT Jam
fua' illhe miles from and the
teliliiius " 'he faii"aSs' where u
s'iols sa.ilsoh ~ Always kept Inc
Pc - : No!ttioIeu ny d poWeIiul
iatiNe aIlpe eaiiea the
H'ntls, ss't1itli'a.eu a. -o,oVo Stiohs' VINO
~ r,o,+ - go .ie i'iitish sol-
~ ~ -, az ~ aaol II Aiieei o. Al
g. . w. ~ ~, ,heiil soou !iatuled'
,,.l,ri, Ma 49, 80 80 - uo poIiee
Wa ,sn,nii - 49, - y, ~ pass. u -
,,iiSras ne e,,r,,oso 80, 10y "c .'n
lryitb a st,ip nf Nth, - a,s.1s -, p",e oIi.sei1i,
on The Afenanis,a , Ca "a ~ iooeiiliiS
Md nv a na1t,ai 800, ~ a tnus oesu-
ffriction nv Tbe nn]iiaSs. ny ~
| ~ tha i,o,.1a,, III 800 ~ ~ Nv
| fighters, hair ct,.ilizad half half 49, Ecu n 30
almost eofirelv s,,1no,ta a. h,, %su
dies they receive Near,v an Of Iha
| ahIe bodied men ora ,,,iiar ,,,,,s
few. who are TOO old on. foo yo,1ne 10
fight. remain at home and look afte,,
the cattle and the scragpv pardens
upon the gravelly hilsides. The women
are as hardy and as ENDURING, as the
men, and are taught TO handle The rifle
The pass is open only two DAYS of fine
week, on TUESDAYS and E1ridays No
1t from either side except on those days.
M even Their travellers, tourists and
others actuated by curiosity are not all
lowed to go through without permits.
The caravans going both ways are re-
CURED TO camp under well-formed reg
ulations at either entrance until day
hight OF Tuesday or Friday, when they
are escorted through by armed bodies
of Afridis horsemen. There is not the
sLghtest danger of any sort to any one
put 1t is just as we'll to go through
the ceremony for 1t keeps the Afridis
out OF mlSchlef and reminds them con-
unually OF their great responsibilities.
The camel drivers and the traders are
nerce looking men and extremely dirty.
Ihey have travelled a long way and
over roads that are very dusty, and
water is scarce the entire distance.
Iney look as If they had never washed