Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-12

hssies come true but only in ono In
stance l did chase = jackal out OF a
hole, "A place for beasts to lie down
in" The surface was being plowed
by two primitive plowa attached to
good mules bought from the British
and when the rains como Nineveh
will be a green field and later on
there will be a harvest. They carry
manure on donkeys and spread 1t on
the ground and have an abundant
harvest.
Another prophesy I proved false.
Every one that paAeth by shall hiss
and wag his head" I saw patient
camels. well-laden donkeys followed
by mon. women and children. flocks
of goats and sheep. the proud Arab
on his prancing steed. dozens of sold
iers on horse back. patient women
with loads of fuel on their backs.
Boy Scouts playing hide and seek in
and out the holes and over tho
mounds, the stately shiek on his pat
lent donkey and did not see any cause
know they did not, neither did I see
any one Flee from thee"
II Nineveh had More than giE
score thousand persons that cannot
discern between their right hand and
their left hand" tJonah %-11) and
there was any body else I cannot see
where they put them.
MEsoPoToMIAN OIL FIELDS
Between sharsot and Mosul Is ono
of the oil fields-if you can call ono
we'll a field. Tho oil was being hoist
not think the well was moro than 200
fest deep and tho bucket I saw
empties did not contain one gallon Of
oil was assured that this was only
one Of tho fields, but I know most OF
the oil that comes down the T1Gris
Hnf a1 q FROM pAYQ{Q
Tho Arabs above Ba8dad are still
troubling. They come down from the
hills and take the tools from tho track
men and take out a couple of rails
but Of late no accidents have happen
ID.
Tho Journey back to Basdad was un-
sventfuL I went by train to Hillah.
which Is the nearest station to the
ruins OF Babylon and thru the kindness
Of Captains Nueent and Cooper OF the
police department I was given a horse
and two mounted police to explore the
ruins. There are manyevidences OF
treat city here. Tho Germans did much
excavating IN the thirteen years and
removed many prominent buildings.
The temple OF Marduk. Tower OF Ba-
byion. Temple of Munich, Greek thea
ter. 4 Temple Babil. also opened up
Procession street. the sacred way and
delved amongst tho buildings and left
the walls with the animals in bas
relief built IN them exposed. One can
without great stretch of imagination
believe a great city stood there.
THE RUINS OF BABYLON
Ths ruins of the Tower of Babylon
are. most impressive. for its founda-
tons show they were built to carry
greAt weight. Again I found the pro-
phesy of Isaiah 1890 and Jeremiah
b1-42 when tho sea covered her with
4 multitude of waves but now she 10
moro than 400 miles from It. Date
palms grow there and tho cultivated
field Is sown and reaped on tho spot
That it should be desolate forever"
Jer. 51-62.
Few travellers have bsen privileged
AS was to SEQ ruined Babylon by
moonlight.
Tho full moon in a eloudIess siy
At ten >. m. Nov. 18th. showed Baby
lon in all Its weirdness. its walls. its
lanes. Its broad ways. It's awful still
ns0. not q sound OF bug. beetle or
bird. and yet most fascinating and
worth all tho hardships and inoon-
vsnienees of getting to II
The Tower OF Babel story has always
fascinated me and tho finding II was
part Of my quest IN this desert ne
elected. historic land. I found four.
but around which ons the writer of