New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-18
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N English cfvil engineer named johnson Ist.t-
engaged IN the trigonometrcal survey 81 igssIy gssy
neres has made curious report of tSSas II H. Sas-
and heard in Chinese Turkesfan rr4 ~ r a.ta NV
World long inaccessible to Enropeans H. - sa Wy
| tnaL WhHe measuring and trianqalating 1asf 80 80
A. A. . remote station on the borders Of CssIpsreN
ne received an Invitation tG visit the feyT rytlaI
khotan, who had expelled the Cgse fra1o TrF IL u
| province, declared BIS nde9endeace and Te4aT AZ;
mined . enter unto friendly relations with stf1
nearest British officer within S4arb 'Ao
| The adventurous Johnson Being tho ban5iogtss
me h1an forthwith requested his presence al fJas
| caplHt HcEi. The way thither tav arrossr AZ
hiuI-Lnn chain of mountains, BY a dfafenIt nass as
az an elevation Of ntneseen thousand Paaf t6rsa5
miles and half. 1t was hard ja4rrs t tf 2
lndeiatigabe johnson pushed on saw XII gba
stayed with hinE40r four days heard sor,a ,
%ofdsE1ui stores and tlen made bis Nay back by
the Hlmalayan passes-re4isti1lg the EISo+aa DSs s
Inclination to h0id lin as 2 hostage f1F tfa g-ss
lng Of commercial relations Hth England 4ssstt58
| IL is sald tnatalih0agh German fagefars I,a4.a
pfgFl2tsty crossed tle fgh mountains wlich hem
N Ahotan, no European has ever =bsfsre4 effbsTsd
lchi, the capital. Tie Khan il described A. 7s7
natural king OF men Of the GarIyIese natfar4
eIglty yeats old, six feet high stout Of 4 gafr
2ota Piexon afd3atogethef g0odEy specimen IL
days before OtEOmaHa were heard of. He rittss d
province Of two huadEed and 1,fIiTss.t,i III
habtauts, whereof his caBitai5 icoTlfafY4 i fSrfs
Thousand-tiue strong men and shsyt bzts s4tfsstty
women far and cleaaiy in apparel and dressing
well, all Fgrka and MoAamnfsdans great eetsrs af
meat and drinkers efseea, eli arryi1g ssecss
side Die trade in tbs face Gf great difficulties ana
most anxious to trade with the Enuiixly m f9a,s
tleuiaT. Ihe county. we'll swateFetI by 4noJey3fa
showers, and irrigated from the rivers which flsF
northwards iromhe Kiun. .I4a4ty is fertile and pro
dueuge enough TO stand=a favorable comparison
with Cashmere itself bat ifs climate ia f4acrihsd
as being much superior; both dry and eqaable
The reports brought back by Mr.. johnson are
some what Munchausenish For instance: L. The
fertility of the country il isincfeaeed by fine inn
palpahle dust or mould which fl waited iii frnr7
the adjacent deserts, g without wind, in per
feet calm, and fills the air so as to Itarken it.u
This phenomenon occurred during Mr.. Johnsontg
visit, and he was then unable to read print at noon
without a candle. 1t Is not explained how the
dust is blown without a wind, but Mr.-JobRsoa
says it Is waited in calnl' and he cannot be
contradicted. 9sa ss
2: The storms in tie desertraise waves Of sand
which settle into hills three hndFed to four hum
dred feet high. Why not one thousand feet?
3. The tradition of The country that three huns
dred and sixty cities wereoyerwhelmea Id one day
by sand storms The sites Of these cities are par
italy known: so there is q vast array of Pempeiis
and Ninevehs awaiting somebody pickaxe, shovel
and archaeological skill.
1. The people of these buried towns used gold
Goins Welghlh5 Iourf pounds each--but I. this is
kept profound secret BY those who know the
positions" There il noTelie of the Brobdignagian
purses u which this money was carried ab8utforl
everyday use. fef l34 VI 5&f@H 0f5aa
.. i" The store of tea used for the actual CON
sumption Of the people is now dug out Of one Of
those ruined lctiess and Mr.. johnson EbroughtBa
brlck OF this tea away with him. 1.-THE Chinese
suppiyis now cut 0tf;h sothe IGhiana cut of their
supply from these brieks.5pti# 4E II. fa rs.e
Weare further informed that the country in
which these wonderful things happened is highly
auriferous-a remark which is perhaps nnneces-
sary when we remember thefour-poun gold coins
which seem to have been the circulating medium
Mr. Johnsona repprtts,abont to bepabished in
London. An appropriate Fignette would be a
drawing Of long bow. - 5r#