19th Century Steinbeck Family Papers

so we are quite by ourselves. We found our fellow travelers very agreeable and were sorry to have them leave. This is a delightful climate warm and clear. The natives wear but little clothing. Here is a long range of mountains, back of which are seen the high peaks of Lebanon, covered with snow.

Mr Jones and Henry returned from shore this afternoon quite pleased with Beirout finding the city much cleaner then other cities where we have stopped Here at Dr deForest’s house they found a young lady sent out last spring to teach, sent by the American Missionary Society. She had attended school in Groton. Soon she came on board to see us. We were much pleased to meet her. She seemed like an old acquaintance.

Dec 20 Stopped at Haifford today. It is an ancient city partly in ruins. We passed Mt Carmel on the summit stood a convent on the spot tradition points us where Elijah prayed for rain. On these shores are found a shell fish much used in olden times for dyeing a beautiful purple.

Dec 21st Wednesday. At four oclock we reached our