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We heard much of a city called "Eden," but were kept at "Jehu" for an entire year. By the end of that time we had learned to speak fairly well the language of this strange race of people. Our instructors, Jules Galdea and his wife, exhibited a patience that was truly commendable. WE HEARD MUCH OF A CITY CALLED EDEN BUT WERE KEPT AT JEHOU FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR BY THE END OF THAT TIME WE HAD LEARNED TO SPEAK FAIRLY WELL THE LANGUAGE OF THIS STRANGE RACE OF PEOPLE OUR INSTRUCTORS JULES GAUDIA AND HIS WIFE EXHIBITED A PATIENCE THAT WAS TRULY COMMENDABLE
cipal occupation of the people appeared to be agriculture; the hillsides were covered with vineyards, while the valleys were devoted to the growing of grain. I never saw such a display of gold. It was everywhere. The door-casings were inlaid and the tables were veneered with sheetings of gold. Domes of the public buildings were of gold. It was used most generously in the finishings of the great temples of music. Vegetation grew in lavish exuberance, and fruit of all kinds possessed the most delicate flavor. Clusters of grapes four and five feet in length, each grape as large as an orange, and apples larger than a man's head typified the wonderful growth of all things on the "inside" of the earth. The great redwood trees of California would be considered mere underbrush compared with the giant forest trees extending for miles and miles in all directions. In many directions along the foothills of the mountains vast herds of cattle were seen during the last day of our travel on the river.  SAMENESS THE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE APPEARED TO BE AGRICULTURE THE HILLSIDES WERE COVERED WITH VINEYARDS WHILE THE VALLEYS WERE DEVOTED TO THE GROWING OF GREEN I NEVER SAW SUCH A DISPLAY OF GOLD IT WAS EVERYWHERE THE DOORCASINGS WERE INLAID AND THE TABLES WERE VENEERED WITH SHEETINGS OF GOLD DOMES OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS WERE OF GOLD IT WAS USED MOST GENEROUSLY IN THE FINISHINGS OF THE GREAT TEMPLES OF MUSIC VEGETATION GREW IN LAVISH EXUBERANCE AND FRUIT OF ALL KINDS POSSESSED THE MOST DELICATE FLAVOR CLUSTERS OF GRAPES FOUR AND FIVE FEET IN LENGTH EACH GRAPE AS LARGE AS AN ORANGE AND APPLES LARGER THAN A MAN'S HEAD TYPIFIED THE WONDERFUL GROWTH OF ALL THINGS ON THE INSIDE OF THE EARTH THE GREAT REDWOOD TREES OF CALIFORNIA WOULD BE CONSIDERED MERE UNDERBRUSH COMPARED WITH THE GIANT FOREST TREES EXTENDING FOR MILES AND MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN MANY DIRECTIONS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS VAST HERDS OF CATTLE WERE SEEN DURING THE LAST DAY OF OUR TRAVEL ON THE RIVER
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