The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-14
Az ANCIENT LAND.

La "A present: Book OF Travel
4. Pist anu With moro than two hun
lesalcs, and map. BY A, V,
"A flusgau usnn Professor OF 1ndo-Aryan
-<,-srS JaenS sometime adjunct professor
'rfs1ges. hIs language and literature in
Z a Engnnsuorslty. The Macmillan Com
'1fnsa ssaaDIlshers. New York
paf PS' mos, important work on Persia
bis is tne rad .nyd for many ycare. 1t gives
- pscornt OF tho explorations made
ke6 ao a.tson ln his journey 10 aud
|N J.rs Jne Int IL goes back TO the dawn
~ fei gJyos the most authentic views
Iery .nI az land. The highest degree
~ an.'rr an accuracy is shown In the pre-
ceaip n As also an eminently read-
pn, ai'on aIr of Persia as II is today. 1t
t,salp .Se author actually saw. and his
sna. sn', Illustrations add 10 the text In
(pusn, (apas,S, and appropriate style as TO
~ @ rsal helps TO the understanding OF
tel rriffen. Tho author tells OF his
~ the ancient Land OF the Lion
Gun. has q fine account OF Tihis,
c;.I Iu ~ the Trans -Caucasia, and tho
srsres and ruins there. an account OF
Tonnt Ararat. and tho roads on the
sorder, Then he gets into Persia.
- account OF the land and Its his-
a rsoounls the reasons for the inter-
ne western peoples In tnat country
4. Inhabitants. Tho author tells OF his
n.b tho snow gives an account Of
,mssnts and Inscriptions, then on TO
.-d Elves q vivid account OF Tahriz.
5isnss of the Crown Prince, He tells
..',sr and the Avesta. reyerting 10 the
a,5snt past. throwing much light on
s--.r DAYS OF sun worship and tho
a. peraIa o! the East Indian cult
x,s established IN the ancient days,
lake Urumiah" might also stand
[i,srrIotIon OF Salt Lake, the water Is
4 iha same density OF saltness, carry
~, The same proportion and much the
.-sredIcuts OF soluble mater as our
- Tho town OF Urumiah, the sup
F ne OF Zoroaster. is described minute
TsIl. Spy Caravan and Cnyalcade"
Silent account of the modern mode
4 n Persia, which does not materially
i-cm tho methods IN vogue Tor i've
a years.
A Sulolmau, al ancient fortified town
a is treated historically. archaelogl-
a from the standpoint OF the present
I7amadan, tho ancient Ecbatsna, Is
rom It's origin to the present Per-
most Intensely interesting chapters
rhole book are the thirteenth. which
y eecount OF the rock inscriptions of
Ian kings. and tho next chapter,
tIls OF the great Behistan rock In
d and IN ascent TO read the cunel-
cords OF King Darius. ThIs latter
specially Is one OF intense interest
Of the perils and difficulties Involved
q comparatively successful achieve
acorded by Mr.. Jackson in his dan
<sorts to gIvo a complete reproduc-
DO Inscriptions with the appropriate
/tsas. Then Taxi Bostan and ker-
q are both described. and also the
/,slnd temple OF the Persian Diana. at
/1r. Prom Hamadan 10 the Round
|-,sple Near Isfahan" IS all account
|resortby journey, followed by n fine
Ehu OF Istahan. the former capital.
a Pasargadee and the Tomb OF Cyrus
|hnt' are put In fine historical form.
|sd Illustrations. 'PersepolLs and It's
MS" are described. and in a manner
zried. Shiraz, the homo OF tho Per-
|ps.s, Is described appropriately, as
p ne Journey from Sblraz 10 Yezd. A
|teunt OF the Zoroastrlaus OF Yezd
q. adding much TO what is usually
a that subject, and this is fol-
|.7 "Zoroastrian Religious Customs at
a The journey from Yezd 10 Teheran.
|ksrzn, the modern capital OF Persia,
Epphately described. with many IL
e, The Ruins of Rel. or Ancient
N are described. and the volume
|5Ih the account OF the authors Jour
EGgh Mazsndaran 10 the Caspian Sea.
/ 4 general index and index OF pas
I'D map OF Persia. II would be
|fk to praise too highly this fine large
which is admirable alike in its keen
+ilors OF what is at present on view in
Eiznt land. and its Investigations OF The
history and descriptions and inter
Is Of the remains OF the old civll!za-
- are row found. MIR. Jackson has
world In his debt by this admirable