Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-07-12

- #s National Geographic
4f.n. u. c.
H.a>~.l..ity our clid
rEa southwest. but guard
- -. e..Irre rather than by
- Eru.e has. tucked away
4 n. a-e rr.-rs ~ Indo-ChiLa.
-. a Ike most extensive and most
49, rra, l Tire world They
49, .-.t temples and other build
=, Z de E.ulrs. a race about
a. -.'a IS r.E known. though in
900. l and await the work
d. .sssr .e..rherer.
n-.Fa q ne >lalreSe and CambO-
o.. r..r far people have heard Of
--.- or Err that such a nation
pre E. sser lived, conquered.
rr sal rH,Ee1 from the face u
~ HrE Ir America even now IL Is
tr f tHla are many who have
hE-g vs. Ar-..r Tom and Angkor
vi ss H- a'v have these SPLEEN
fEr-s f. hidden in the Camhodi-
q f--s a-. sHr from civilization by
u-H .-..rs
r-- Ea.-- THars not many travel
q s1sr visited Au-k0r. and some -
aH -lr $50 never returned 70 tel
o. gT. f.- Tire country has been
en- -a rial inh0splta'le 20
rr--s Do Is said that the Romans
ErE envoy r the time ~ SIS great
e. E-ar. Tire Chinese have from
fnF 'r ta r enynys aud made
rls ana E.ra left the earliest de-
tr discovered and de-
r~L Wr Polo mentioned the
| pa t-r rrr see a..
Is.~sy Up the Mekong.
o-e VISITING IuIo-China naturally
o. t-s 'a >-r. capital and chief
Dr. rl r s tHHu there that the
fr-T n mi. E.nast-inclosed ruins
VI .e-- A railroad journey 81 "a
t-s -.Es r.a rrlveler 20 tie end ~
o. Pc CO ME'H. From this point
o. .---T Us -n the broad Mekong
t-r .T steamboat for the next -
lrss r-. 900 sra not sorry when IL
aE1 eftr t1r the accommcaa-
ars are anything but luxurious.
IR GHs- Us one OF the worlds
Fle- sHs lt Is the one great
~ g -.e slla ~ Indo-China.
As-t 81. EH'.E water n mile OF 50
Ns irl-I with coconut and africa
h-'s s .-wns. bananas. and a
Afh q .rE vines: an occasional
y, g iEr. q native sampan. a Chi
- Es .Hs ~ rice and acres
t'- -Is Ia hills In sight %
t ne Huv-such Is the Wis
e o. rrr lays journey which
-s g1 20 Prom PENN, the modern
~ q r--Hua.
e. l.---.E. little place Is Prom
- H-'- nt. -rTVed streets-it takes
fir-a -H make roads and keep
s'.-- -erlle monsoon 20 cool
1s t.E raraeteristic buildings
e lau....ar royalty. suggesting
sa flavor 0g mild decay; a
1a slEsrplated floor and
sl locking Buddha made
g -a,s. attended by a priestess
81 rrl -'itering with din-
library without a book in
',l NJ Buddhist priests IN
robes. natives in bright
SITS Hrl r1stons and. above
= lr~H" itself. n structure
.lrueut and possessing
beauty that more than
.> --e~rue features.
ien aue may 20 by water
.t the Mekong. or he
-. -rrr over a good French
q" Anmrgng Chang on the
= . queer lake. Tonic sap.
- Ha,er Is a natural over
-. .- tLe Mekons. In the
- 49,. j. heormes 90 feet deep
-. 1#s hEt during the dry pc
-t-e more than a sea OF
e. sas rne acres the T0-mile-
l. -l this modern craft
H. Close % shore and must
ana .e,t By sampan. one
IL m BIS ssmpan apparently
- '.e lake. a distant lire of
- Taar be suppcses Is the
H. y rle discovery is made be-
at tle line u trees Is not
- t Tie ei-e q a submerged
e'a--s4r % the Ruins
-gse one gets OF tae
6 r1riei tower appears
ress a mile or 50 dlstapt.
ana then no more TN
d j. Angkor Wat. tae
- tas best preserved. the
era vrrate OF them all.
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