Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-11-06
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moda satisfactory recovery. In November
1909 he had paralytic stroke which, deprlVlne
him of all speech and almost OF motion en'iioi'
incapacitated him from all work since men,
notably in 1910, he has on more than one oeca-
sion been reported dead, and although tnese ~
mors have been at once denied the tact remains
that for the last two or three years he has peeh
mere figurehead, the government OF the coun'
trv having been carried out by council OF MN
listers under the presidency of Lii Yasu, the heir
apparent and during this period 1t is douptiui
whether he has been seen by any one but rev
select court officials,
lii Yasu the heir-apparent, is the son OF Meme
lfk's daughter, Schoagasch and Ras Michael auu
was born in 1897
Voyagers whose ways take them "someWheres
east of Suez" may know something OF D]iboutl'
hnt 70 the average person Djiboud is practically
unknown Suffice 1t to say that although SIT
uated in the French Somaliland protectorate' II
10 practically the only port that serves the coun'
try OF Abyssinia.
From Diibouti single track Cmetregauge)
railway runs to Dire-Dawa, some l85 miles III
land The trains twice week and the Jour
new frequently takes IL hours to accomplish
passing through some OF the most oesolate uesei'
country imaginable.
Dire Dawa has grown UP around the railway
terminus and as it is some 5000 feet above the
sea level is much cooler than Djibouti The place
is not very large, but the wide streets and WHITE
washed buildings give the place an air OF space
and cleanliness. There Is a large ARAB ana
Somali settlement adjoining Here one comes
under Abyssinian oflcialdom and ones baggage
has to pass the Abyssinian customs usually not
a very trying ordeal
At Dire-Dawa travellers to Ads Ababa have to
arrange their own caravans for the journey
Both mules and camels are available, but usually
mules are taken as they cover the journey In
AIN,.x ao1n INfoI nom H.,
w only employed for heavy baggage and mer-
chandse One has choice of three routes from
Dire-Dawa to the capitalize Cher-cher route,
by which one travels along the Cher-cher, noun
tain range through fine forest and amsngst beau
ful pine-topped hills. This route is rather long
er than the others, but is by far the most COM
Portable, as it is cooler, and one may purchase
fresh provisons-milk, eggs, and sheep--from
the small Abyssinian villages that one passes
en- route. Camels are unable to take this track,
owing to the many steep ascents and descents,
which only be managed by mule or donkey
The second trail is via the Asabot passing
along the foot of the Cher-cher range and joining
the former route the Hawash river. This
route passes through the fiat Danakil country
through great forests of mimosa trees and occa
sional open plains, where meets from time
to time enormous herds of cattle and camels
guarded by ferce-looking Danakl shepherds
armed with spears and curved knives. No pro
visions can be purchased on this route, but II
Is fairly good going except during the very dry
before the rains begin, when water Ii
apt to be scarce
The third route. the Bilan farther NORTH
in the Danakil country, and though fiat is very
trying on account of the great heat and Ions
marches that have to be made from watering
place to watering place.
From Tchoba it Is two days journey to Con
dabourka at the >foot of the Balchi pass. Here
the track rises nearly $40 feet, sheer ascent
and the steepest climb on the journey. The patti
is simply cut along the mountain side. and a
times one Is about six inches from drop of 20
4 feet. From Bachi the ROAD is very uninterestng
passing through long rolling plains of cultivated
land, and about two dayB brings one in sight o
the capital.
The view Of the city approaches is yer,
fine. large circle OF hills surrounds it, an
on a small elevation running out into the cente
Of the circle is built the "guebi,' or emperor
palace. There hardly any buildings of impol
lance, and the guehi itself Ia but miscelianeou
collection Of semtEuropean and native building