Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-12

in Bagdad and the mosques are ev-
crywhcre-none OF them accessible TO
the infidel and oven the government
keeps Friday for tho Sabbath. Tho new
king closed all the dance halls and
native drinking places by saying none
should exist within 200 yards of u
mosque and as tho mosques are every
where and very close together 1t was
effective and Is causing much unrest
and tho coffee tout door restaurants
arc scething with scdition. They arc
everywhere and from ten n. m. until
late at night are crowded with men
enough to make an army.
In Bagdad, IN Mosul and Hil!ah It
seemed to mo all tho males OF the
community were in these places but
places but they drink more tea than
coffee. The coffee IL thick az syrup.
very strong and only n spoonful at a
serving. the tea Is served in small
glass very strong and very sweet.
1. was $3.50 p. m. when left Bag
dad by train for Shargat 1so miles
up tn. TiHris and arrived at noon
day. 1t is the end of the railway line
and near tn. ruins of old Assur.
There I got scat in FORD Tor
Mosul. SIS miles further up the river.
whcro We arrived nt 5 p. IN. and found
accomm odntion at the Nightingale
Inn-rather n romantic name put
there the romance ends
Mosul is an old city and now has
10000 people. Here is the most north
erly soldiers camp and Mt one t'me
had a garrison of more than 10000
men. but now less than 1000. and they
are being withdrawn. The hcnd OF
the Police Department Is British
captain and a man to whom your
correspondent owes much. HIS nam"
In Cabot.-a descendant of sebastian
,-..i - Ir.1
American and 't he ever comes to
Pueblo there will he nothing too good
for him. / was reported at his Of
flee as n Heinc. and having drank two
bottles of beer at dinner he came to
scc me and was glad to find me Amer
lean instead.
But II was not Mosul or British
hospitality 1 was seeking but the site
and ruins of old Ninevch, which lie
across the river about n mile and half.
1t was moonlight could no. walt
for day. so found NY way through tho
crooked streets to the bridge of boats
and wen, across but found the dust
deep so only went until could see II
in the distance and returned. Next
morning ! was across the Tigris be-
fore tho sums rays had touched 1t and
was soon ON the mound where the
city stood. 1, is about 200 feet above
mile northeast and southwest and not
over three -eights of mile at widest
point. 1t has been dug Into and dug
over. tunnelcd and shaftcd aud then
mostly covered up for there Is moth
Ing of the ancient city to be seen
found tho end Of ono mud brick wall
projecting and photographed it. Tho
British nearly so years ago took the
great manheaded bulls and the cream
of all was then found. Tho Germans
came later and excavated and carried
away or covered up all they found,
hence there Is precious little evidence
of a once great city.
South of the mound half mile
away on an eminence stands mud
hut village and n mosque wherein is
the tomb OF Jonah which an infidel
may see for six rupees but as I had
but six annas with me they allowed
me to see IT. 1t is in n small room.
the walls of which are blue tllng
generously inscribed with quotations
from tho Koran. The tomb is quite
ornate with filings. and gold and a
canopy over 1t. The mosque itself was
clean cool aud had many fine rugs
on the floor and walls Tho Muslims