Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-04-12
COL. SHOCKS TOUR.


Col. A. NJ. Shook, of Nashville, but
who has a magnificent summer resid-
ence in Tracy City, has just returned
from trip abroad, and the following
from the Nashville American gives
some of the points of his itinerary:
Col. A. M Shook, who has just re-
| turned from trip with his wife and
daughter through Europe and to the
interior of Egypt, gives an interesting
account of the many marvellous things
he saw on the trip, which he says was
the most enjoyable he has ever had.
Col. Shook left with his family three
months ago for Europe and landed first
at Gibraltar, where they spent one
day, then proceeded to Genoa, thence
to Naples, where they spent day. At
Naples the party took the steamship,
Celtic, for Alexandria, Egypt, from
where they went to Cairo. After spend
ing few days at Cairo the party took
q sailing vessel up the River Nile to
Luxon, 400 miles.
1.-THE trip up the Nile and the an
cient ruins we saw at Luzon was one
of the most interesting things l ever
saw" said Col. Shook, land was in
tensely interested the entire time we
were there. All along the Nile one
sees beautiful evidences of the ancient
greatness of Egypt. There is no great
amount of commerce on the river, but
there are many interesting scenes and
it is a very pleasant trip. At Luxon
we visited the tomb of the Kings, nine
miles out from the city, and saw some
J of the most wonderful things ever
saw. The Temple of Karnak and the
Temple of Luxon were also very inter-
esting, but the real sights were at the
tomb of the Kings. A wealthy New
York lawyer, named Davis, who 10 in
: terested in searching for ancient won
lders, is conducting some excavating in
: the tomb of the Kings. He has about
/ 200 men at work and the foreman of
! the gang is an Englishman, which de-
, lighted me, as could discuss matters
5 with him When l asked him what
progress he was making he said he had
Q discovered tomb of pet monkeys and
pet dogs. Some expression ON my face
4 must have shown the doubts I enter,
r tained, for he led me short ways and
s showed us two tombs he had discover
i ed. In one were number of monkey
: mummies and in the other one were
a number of dogs of different sizes
He said they were not sacred monkeys
as the tombs for the sacred tribe were
over a mile from that place. Th'
mummies were well preserved and were
a curious looking sight. The most re
! markable thing he showed us, howev
er, was piece of rugged slate found
II in one of the tombs. On the slate wa
some manuscript, evidently the scrib
n ling of foreman who had been keep
3 ing the time of laborers. The date ol
II the slate..was 1900 years before Christ
., The slate had probably been droppe,
q by the foreman who constructed tn
tomb and these letters and figures
u which were written and not carved
% had remained distinct all these years.
q Col. Shook says that the climate o
Egypt at this season of the year is a
W its best and is very pleasant. Th
people, he asid, seemed to be in yer
4 prosperous condition on account of tn
price of cotton, but that there weI
y very few wealthy people in that cour
is try. On the return from Egypt th
lg party landed in Naples again and sper
two weeks very pleasantly there Frol
81 Naples they went to Rome for weel
"We met Father Farrelly, who is we
known in Nashville, and he shove
us every courtesy He is now connec
ed with the Vatican in the capacity {
head of the American College in Rom'
r With him we attended elaborate cer'
in monies at st. Peters Cathedral {
Id which the Pope presided. After
week in Rome the party went to Flo
r ence for two days and then to VeniC
IS for week From Venice they wei
c. to Milan and Lucerne, then over I'll
k Alps and through the great st. Got
y ard tunnel, the second longest in Il
lel world. A short stay in Paris and
C. London completed the tour and the
sailed on the steamship America" fl
New York, arriving in Nashville la
Friday. Col Shook says that Il
Steamship America, is the fine
of steamer he ever saw and is certain
nd the finest thing ahoat All kept we
no on the entire trip and enjoyed it il
It. mensely.
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