Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-09-06

distance, is panorama hard to sur
pass
From here we proceeded to Coptic
church, at one time the hiding place
Of Joseph and Mary with the infant
Christ. We then visited the ancient
cemeteries located just north OF the
citadel, which contain the famous
tombs of the Mamelukes, rulers Of
Egypt from 1850 to 1880. We next
crossed the canal to Roda island and
viewed the spot where Moses was
found by Pharaohs daughter.
BY this time we felt we had about
all the ancient sights and information
we could stand; SO we took a turn
through more modern Cairo, along the
broad streets lined with private resi-
dences that are almost palaces
through their beautiful parks back to
Shepherds hotel for o'clock din
ner. feeling tired out but well repaid
with the days outing.
Modern Cairo.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and
the largest city Of Africa, also the res
idence of the khedive and the seat Of
administration of Egypt. Notwith-
standing modern Improvements. the
Arabian quarters maintain their Ori-
entail character. the streets in that
part of Cairo being narrow and crook
ed and but few of them paved. The
houses are mostly of stone, two and
three stories high, with lattices Of
wrought iron. The modern portion Of
Cairo - called Ismailia-extendin
westward, is well laid out with broad
avenues, fine squares and beautiful
parks.
The Palace Ezbekiel is the center Of
modern Cairo and around it are sit
uated the principal theatres, hotels
and consulates.
After three-days' visit in Cairo
(Which is altogether too short time
to get much of an idea Of the city, we
again boarded special trains for Port
Said, about eighty miles away. The
country passed is, except near Cairo,
mostly sandy plain with here and
there a green patch where irrigation
Is being introduced.
AS we neared Port Said we could
see the smokestacks and masts of ves-
sells making their way through the
Suez canal, which is about 100 miles
long, connecting the Red sea with the
sea. The canal is
about 1873 feet wide at the bottom and
twice that at the surface. with a depth
Of about twenty-eight feet.
There are nine sidings forty-nine
feet wider than the main canal. 2,46O
feet long, which allow the ships 10
pass in the canal. It took our ship
about seventeen hours to pass through,
which is the average time. Our vessel
paid a toll OF about $4,000. which in
GUIDED the crew. Had the passengers
stayed aboard the company would
have paid a tax OF 81 each. The city
1f Port Said. of about $4,000 people.
s Of no particular interest except its
being the entrance to the canal from
he Mediterranean.
Arriving at Port Said at noon May
10, we boarded our steamer and were
'n our way to Naples. three days away.
rhe weather being much cooler. there
vas a general discarding OF white and
an clothing and a resurrection Of the
more satisfactory tweeds and -serges.
Naples was our first port Of call in
Europe, and as we landed at 6 O'Clock
n the morning our ship was alive with
passengers and stewards carrying
packages OF clothing and moving OF
runks and grips 10 or from the hold.
20 leaving the ship at Ma
lies or transferring to Southampton.
)ur cruise around the world virtually
nded at Naples as our party OF $50
catered In an directions. About fifty
RI Us at Cairo for a trip through Pal
stine. about 800 continued the trip
irect TO New York and zoe made side
rips through Europe. with fifteen to
lightly people 70 a party. We Joined a
arty OF thirty-hve to tour Southern
nd Central Europe. arriving az Lon
on IN about gixty-five days. The af-
srnoon Of May IL we passed through
he narrow straits OF Messina. which
wide sicily and Italy. passing IN fun
lew Of the volcanoes Etna and Strom-
OIL
Our captain favored rs by running
ose in 70 shore. giving us q near view
the town Of RcFEio. then crossing
rer to the other side and giving ~
sar view % Mesina- There are SIN
any ruins In sight from the earth-
lake of two years ago. on our last
ant aboard the Cleveiand q fancy
-ess BAN vas given.
Arriving a. naples at a. n 1lay
J. after an early and hurried oreak-
81 re landed bar and bacEaee- After
e usual vexatious Incidents ~ getting
.rourh TIE cuEtom inEpecticn. ne
laIy FEN re we're safely landcf in
,od hctef rreparaiory to siEhtsea-
3. uhich we proceeded % 60