El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-22

way toward the east along the road
to Jaffa
Jerusalem Within the Walls.
The quotation / have given relates to
the Jerusalem within the walls. 1t is a s
compact today as it was when David
lived, and even in those later times
when 1t is said to have mad 1000, 900
and more population. / doubt the eSti-
mates, although history states the fact.
We can get some idea of the real situa-
ton by climbing 10 the top of David's
tower. his is built on the highest part
Of Mount Zion which overIooks JeruSa-
lem. We are now far above the city,
and we can see the country on all
sides. The town lies in a nest in the
mountains on the edge Of a plateau,
which falls off into the valley of Ke-
dron and the valley of Hinnom, and
beyond which rises the Mount of olives.
The walls run right along the edges
of these valleys, climbing up hill and
down, and then making their way about
the irregular plateau upon which Jeru-
salem stands until they end again here
at the Jaffa gate. Jerusalem is rolling.
It is made up of mill and hollow ana
was probably chosen as the site of the
capital of Judea on account of the
gorges about it by which 1T could be
the more easily defended in case of a
siege.
Standing upon the tower We face the
Mount of Olives with its converts and
temples. The Garden Of Gethsemane at
its base is out of sight, but we can
see the temple platform which lies
just above it on this side of the valley.
That great building with the beautiful
dome is the mosque of Omar, where
the Mohammedans worship. The tenn
pie platform is surrounded by walls.
It contains 35 acres and belongs to the
Turks.
Like Stone Boxes.
Between Us and the temple is what
seems like a mass of stone boxes piled
upon another in all sorts Of Irregular
shapes If you will look at the back
of any large store and see the goods
boxes piled up there you may have
some idea of how much of Jerusalem
appears from Mount Zion. The houses
have no chimneys and their stone roofs
are fiat Out of the roofs jut little
domes like old-fashioned beehives.
There are many of these domes. and
if the town were on a level it would
be not unlike a meadow at harvest time
with the haycocks rising here and there
over it.
The material of the buildings is a |
yellow limestone, quarried from under |
the city. 1t is the same material that |
are still known as Solomon's quarrries. /
There is practically no wood here The |
framing and doors have TO be carried up /
from the sea-. They used to come on 4
the backs of camels, but they are now |
transported by rail /
Among the common houses are many I
churches of one kind or other. Right |
under US is the great building OF the |
Holy Sepulcher, which stands over the /
spot where it is said our Savior was |
crucified. Farther over is a church re- |
Gently erected by the Germans. and /
here and there are many great hospi- /
tails converts and monasteries built of |
white limestone.
Now look at the streets. You can
hardly see them as we stand on the /
tower They are narrow and winding. |
and some are built over, so that going
through them is like passing through
tunnels or subferranean caves.
A City of Cave DweIlers.
Indeed, Jerusalem is a city of cave
1wellers. Many of the stores and houses !
are little more than holes in the rocks
visited a native inn yesterday right
in the heart of the city. 1t consisted
IF series of vaulted chambers which
looked much like caves. In one cave
we're four donkeys, two camels and a
party of Bedouins In another were a |
iozen Jews from Samaria, and in a
-hird were some men and. their camels
VINO had JUST come from beyond the
Iordan. Many of the dwellings are
mere holes in the walls, and outside
The town are a number of caves in |
which people live. There are probably |
,aves under Jerusalem. The city is