The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-26
Visits sarcOphagi of Bulls Of
Apis, Three Thousand Years
Old, and Is Chief Figure
in Modern Moving Picture.
SHOWS AN EGYPT0L0GIST
HIS PERCEPTION is KEEN
Three Hundred Americans in
Cairo Send an Address of
Welcome to Roosevelt and
He viii Receive Them.
CAIRO HOTELS CROWDED

TAIRO, Egypt, March 25.-UD wifhi
the sun today, after a restfuk
night, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
and his party early prepared for a.
visit to the Metropolis of SGk-ikaRas
where are the wonderful tOmbs of vari-
Gus kings, Of Thy and of the Apis bulls.
Last night the sphinx was viewed by
moonlight, and Colonel Roosevelt said
today the weird sight had been thor
0ughly enjoyed by himself and his FAM
lily.
Ii was the most interesting thing he
had seen during his trip TO Africa.
Tonight Colonel Roosevelt and his
family returned 10 Cairo, dined with
the American cOBsul-general, MIR. Id
dinEs, and later attended banquet
rendered him by Sir Eldan GOrst, the
British agent and cORsuI-generEi ia
Egypt.
Major F. K. Watson, Pasha, aide de
camp to the khedive, who met Colonel
Roosevelt a year ago at Port Said, was
an early caller today. He paid the re-
spects Of the khedive to the American
huntsman and rendered him the USE
Of the khedive's special camel corps.
for the eight-mile ride across the desert
Of SAX Kara. Such a tender always is
a special mark Of favor, and COlOneli
Roosevelt accepted it with pleasure.
The colonel and Kermit each rode one
of the animals over the dreary waste TO
the metropolis. but Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Ethel chose a more comfortable
conveyance.
Tombs OF Bulls Of Apis.
Arriving at the tombs of the bulls Of
Apis. the Oldest of which dates Dack
10 1900 B. c.. the sightseers We're met
by an archaeOlogist instructed to act
as their guide. With lighted candles
the Americans entered the dark cav
ems and looked with interest upon the
huge sarcophagi. Colonel Roosevelt
evinced great curiosity I'm the methods
used by the ancient Egyptians, and
piled the Psychologist with numerous
questions, One sarcophasus was opened
and lighted candles We're lowered into
it to show how the mammoth bulls
were lowered into their final resting
places.
From the tOmbs Of the bulls the par
ty proceeded to the temples and the
tomb of Thy, a plebeian, who lived in
the fifth dynasty. but who was 50
esteemed that he was permitted to
marry princess. Their offspring be-
came princes. Here Colonel Roosevelt
and his family were Joined by Oscar s.
Strauss, the American ambassador TO
Turkey, ana by Mrs. Strauss, Mr. Id
dings and Miss Iddings
On the walls of the tomb of Thy are
various sculptures and paintings, which
though they were executed about $500
+. c., still are legible. These were
greatly admired. and Colonel Roose-
welt, with his usual keep perception,
pointed out to the aTchaeOlogist the
pictures of various animals ne mad seen
lately in the jungle, but which are ex-
tinct in Upper Egypt. He declared the
fact that they were reproduced IN the
tomb Of Thy was proof that the ami
mails once had rOamed Egypt. Colonel
Roosevelt also was deeply interested
in pictures showing an Egyptian stuff
fling geese, a swan and a hyena, which
in the oldeu days were used as food.
Roosevelt in Moving Picture.
From the temple Colonel Roosevelt
and his party visited the home Of the
archaeOlOgist, where they were served
light refreshments. Between the tenn
pies and tombs and the temple and tbs
archaeolOgist's home Mr.. Roosevelt in
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