The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06


remaining columns are about 425S
feet high and 61s feet in diameter
The Temple Of Nut.
From there we went to the tenn
pie of Nut, or the sun god. The
next day we got up and started al
eight o'clock. We were ferried
across the Nile and took donkeys
there for the Tomb of the Kings.
After about an hour and half ride
we came to them and had to
/ walk. We first went TO the tomb
(, of Rameses Nv. These tombs are
tnewn out Of solid rock and access
/ to them is made possible by an in.
clined path and steps. Most OF the
tombs are alike, some of them being
finer than the others, of course.
They are all lighted by electricity.
we visited the tombs of Rameses
VI, Rameses III, Sithos and Amen
ophis II.
Luxor Temple.
In the afternoon we went to see
Luxor temple. 1t was built by Am.
enophis III, and dedicated to
Amnon his wife Nut and their
similar to the temples we he. seen
before leaving the Hypostyle Hall.
before leaving the Hypostyle Hall.
| 1t was greatly added to by Rame-
SEES H., the greatest builder among
the Pharaohs. He erected numer-
GUS statues Of himself all over the
] place, There were two obelisks
about the size of the one at Ka-
! max. .
The City of Thebes.
The next day we went to the
other side of the Nile to see the
ancient city and capital of the
world, Thebes. We went to the
temple of the Ramesserum. 1t is a
large temple, but only about half
preserved. From there we went to
the Temple Nakht. This is very
small one and contains only two
rooms. From there we went TO
the tomb of Sen-Nofu, who was a
prince of the southern capital, The
ebs. Then on to the temple OF
DarelMedinech. There was moth
ing special to see there.
Temple of Hours.
Left there the next day, Sunday,
March 5, 1905, 200 p. NJ, on the
Cooks express steamer, Cleopatra
for Assouan. We tied up that night
at Esuah. The next day we stopped
at Edfu. There we took a donkey
ride out to the temple of Hours.
1t is built of Sandstone and was
completed 81 B. C. We climbed up
on the great Pylon and had a fine
view of the surrounding country.
Staid at Edfu, about two hours and
tied up that night at Dauer. We
ran aground couple of times In
the afternoon but were able to get
off very easily. Arrived at Assouan
on the morning of the 7th at $3.50
and were taken over to the hotel in
a launch. The. next day went to see
the Elephantres island in the morn
ing and saw the old ruins.
Dirt is PLENTIFUL.
Walked through a native village
and / never saw such dirt and filth.
When we were in Japan we thought
that the people were awful dirty,
then when We struck India we thought
the Japanese were very clean, and
now / believe the Indians are clean
as we'll as the Japs. Walked around
the grounds of the Savoy hotel. 1t
is run by the Anglo-American Nile
Steamer and Hotel Company, and is
a very nice appearing place. In the
afternoon we went to the Bedouin
camp. They are Soudanese men
who come here during the touring
season to beg and sell beads, etc
We went to the granite quarry
Saw where the obelisks and statues
| which we saw at Luxor and near
there came from. They have a
very simple means OF breaking the
granite. They pound hole about
six inches deep in the rock, drive a
wooden wedge into it as tight as
they can, and then pour water on
it to make it swell. They put those
in about two inches apart and in
that way break the rock.
Phylae apd the Rarrase.
From there came back and stop
| ped at an old temple they discov,
cred only a couple of years ago.
The next day We went to see Ply
lac and the dam and locks at the
Barrage. We had an hours donkey
ride. then left them at Shellan anu
| took the boat over to see Phylae.
1t was formerly an island, but
since then it is all under water.
We saw the temple there and went
down to the Barrage
Largest Dam in the World.
Saw the dam there. 1t is the
largest dam in the world, being a
mile and quarter long, and at its
deepest place is 100 feet deep and
IS feet wide at the bottom. 1t has
$50 sluiceways to let the water
through. The object was to keep
the high water of the Nile up there
and only let it out gradually to the
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