Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29

Streets of Cairo at the worlds fair,
Heavy drays drawn by three or four
little mules, never abreast but tandem,
fine little one-horse carriages for tour
lists, donkeys with their backs laden
with casks OF water or baskets Of coal
or other burdens. British soldiers
coming and going, Spanish shopkeep-
ers and some English people-aI
these seem to find room enough to
hasten to and fro through these mar
row lanes. Every thing, streets, mar
row, walks and buildings are almost
spotless clean. We see building
ahead with queer looking. though
pretty glass enclosed balcony and
soon learn that this is our hotel. En-
tering we find it very elegant, all
Spanish style, rich tapestries, Moorish
arches, etc. Such hotel in America
would rate at not less than So or 81 a
day but we have a rate Of $500. The
meals are good and served in style
but not enough to satisfy such hungry
travellers as we are. Am afraid the
Keenig Albert has spoiled us with its
fine and abundant food.
After lunch we with brother and
Mrs. Scholberg engaged one of these
one-horse carriages at 81 per hour for
all of us and set out to see the mighty
fortress we are on. We chatter gaily
through the narrow streets which lead
us ever upward until our driver halts
before the old Moorish Castle which
is now part of the British defences.
We must leave our camera with the
soldier at the entrance for no one may
photograph anything within. Our
guide leads us on UP and up through
the long tunnel which has been cut
right through the solid rock and lead
| up to the real fortress on the very
crest of the rock But none but Brit
ish subjects may see this part of the.
defence SO we go only a part of the
! way, which is quite enough for me
carrying a chunk like Sukey and for
Harvey's little legs. The little tour
lists will be proud some day to say
that they climbed Gibraltar when chill
dren.
Returning to the carriages we now
descend by another route which winds
along under the towering rock above
although we are more than half way
up its side. We pass beautiful gar.
,dens, long rows of blooming cactus,
hanging over the white stone walls,
palm tres, geraniums. villas, churches,
the fine residences of the British offf99
GERS and the barracks Of the soldiers,
all buildings of white stone
Far below us lies the 1arbor spark
ling in the sunlight and dotted
with the grim men of war and torpedo
boats Of England Soon our driver an
nounces that we are at Europa point
and we must get out and walk further
up the fine stone buttressed roadway
toward the lofty rock which sores sky
ward straight up from the sea. Here 4
we met Brother Thomas and family
on like excursion. Great ocean
caves called the monkey caves, be-
cause four wild monkeys inhabit them
cut the base of the rock here. Stand
ing at this splendid elevation we be
hold the magnificent panorama that
lies before us. To the south and far
in the distance the high coast of
Africa, between it and us the channel
through which our Koenig Albert
passed this morning; back of US to our
left the hills Of Spain and most beauti-
full of all far down at our feet gently
tapping the base of Gibraltar and
stretching away in a level prairie of
blue seattle Mediterranean. A white
sail Sits the blue here and there while
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