Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-27
MOST TRAVELLED WOMAN.
Who Has Been "On the wlns'' Con.
tinuous1y for ~ Years.

Who Has Been "On the Wing" Con.
tinuously for ~ Years.
Probably the most Travelled woman
In the world is Miss Celeste j. Miller,
Of Chicago. For twenty.seven years
continuously she has been ION the
wing and here Is partial record OF
her most remarkable travel achieve
ments:
Five times has she circled the globe
completely, In addition to almost in
numerable briefer European and Ash.
attic journeys that would seem long to
less travelled person.
Sire has visited every known country
and capital In the world, with prac-
tically every group of islands. however
remote, and this, whenever possible.
before the ordinary tourist route has
been worked out.
The first woman 20 travctse South
America alone, she crossed the Andes
twice on this trip. covered the entire
region. and made original discoveries
and explorations
The FIRST woman to 90 over the Trans.
Siberian Railway. she Travelled 900
miles in Manchuria In a mule palan-
Quin. sleeping In Chinese hotels, visit.
ing the great Chinese wall, etc.
Her FIRST visit to Palestine and
Syria was distinguished by J00-mile
ride on an Arab horse. During this
Journey she had no tent. passing her
nights in native huts, with sheep herd.
ers and 30 on.
In Morocco she also travelcd-5OO
milcs--on muleback.
In Central America. Newfoundland,
etc. she lived with and studied all
manner Of queer people such A. the
Cheli Indians, Nubla negroes and "a.
kimOs, II being one Of her unbreak.
able "travel rules" TO hobnob with the
different races met, and to stay In
each country long enough really to
learn somthins Of its ways and inhabi.
tants.
She has made the Mediterranean
trip" four times, "done" Egypt and the
| Nile twice. visited Turkey twice, and
'run across to the European CONT.
nent 20 many times that she long
since ceased to keep track" Of such
comparatively insignificant jaunts.
She had been oil over india. the East
and West Indian Islands. Cuba, the
Philippines. Corea and Hawaii long b..
fore It became susual to visit these
places.
She has visited 10000 mosques. tenn
pies and churches.
In addition to all this she knows
intimately every portion Of America.
and even when mot travelling" accord.
Ing to her own understanding Of the
term, thinks nothing Of flying OF to
California. Alaska, the south, any.
where that her active fancy takes her.
The further Is reparkable because:
She always travels alone.
With the exception Of slight smat-
tering Of French and German. she has.
literally. mo tongue but her own" to
help her about strange countries.
She has realized her life ambition.
though II has cost her. on an average.
$40 per day for - years to do 30.
She has never been sick day. away
from home. with the exception Of occa-
sionnl slight attacks Of seasickness.
though she has been through fifteen
cpidemics Of the bubonic plague In In.
din and China, visited the Indian
burning CHATS In places FROM which
the American minister had fed In dis
may.
| Miss Miller enjoys travelling ms much
now as when she started and ut pres.
ent. having remained In America for
some time she II planning "thc long
eat trim around the world" ever taken.