Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-08
AROUyD THE WORLD ON A BICfCLE.
some OF the Thiugs.ro.s,bis to Modern Travel
and science.

some al the Thiugs.foss,bis to Modern Travel
and science.
From the New York sun.
Mr.. Thomas stevens bicycle excursion
around the world, whether he fully carries
out his purpose or not, will call attention to
the fact that travellers are now free to roam
about some parts of the globe that, until
year or two ago, were regarded az almost or
quito inaccessible 1t is only about three
years since Gen. A bramon told DR.. Lausdell,
who was ting the tour OF Russian Central
Asia, that his contemplated trip from
Chariui on the OXus TO Merv was tar too
dangerous to attempt, "a the Russians could
afford him no protection. Mr.. Stevens left
Teheran seven weeks ago to travel over this
very ground, with every assurance that he
could make the journey in perfect safety and
with comparative comfort
After wheeling his way through Europe
and Asia Minor to Teheran, Mr. Stevens has
resumed his eastern journey with excellent
prospects of success. Along great part OF
| his route in Persia and Russian Asia he will
! hardly incur greater personal risk than II he
| were travelling through the state OF New
| York. From rehoran TO Meshed he will fol-
| low tie very fair road on which Mr.. Condie
| stephens over a year ago accomplished the
| feat of riding one hundred miles day for
several successive days. This is the road on
which Count Simonich years ago drove IN
| his carriage from Teheran TO lierat
| Along the chief routes connecting the
| larger towns in the vast territory ruled by
| Russia, posts only fifteen to thirty miles
| apart are now maintained, where refresn
| ments and relays of horses may be procured
| Travel has thus been so largely facilitated
that DR.. T4ausdell was able at times to cove
over one hundred miles day in his vehicle
| All the Russian authorities were INSTRUCTED
| to further his wishes Mr.. Stevens also has
| the promise that all official obstacles will b
| removed from his route, and in his north
| ward Journey through Bnkhara, Samarkan'
| and Tashkend into Siberia he Will folioN
much of the road where Lansiell, late II
lsS2, made n comparatively rapid ana com
| Portable journey.
Arriving in Siberia, Mr.. Stevens intends +
follow the post road east to lrkutsk, ant
| here he il likely TO meet the most serious
| problem of his great undertaking. 1t Is hi
| wish 10 travel southeast from 1rsutsk, eros
| the wide cobb desert and reach Pekin.
| will probably he practicable forhim to eros
the desert by joining one of the trade cara
vans that travel from kiachta across MongC
| liza, though the journey is so tedious that
| Russian merchant and his wife, who followe
| that route 10 FOochow in lSsl, preferred I
| cross two oceans, America and Europe
rather than retrace their stops Mr.. Steven
would, however, have to make long jour
ney in Northern China, and it ia not quit
certain that the people would give him an
his strange machine a hospitable reception.
r If he decides that the journey to Pekin
impracticabe he can still follow the Russia
| post roads along the Amoor valley to I'll
| Pacific ocean. His wheel will have to carr
| him 5000 miles over the crooked ana som
0 times very difficult route from Teheran b
fore he Is able to embark Tor Yokohama
I | His many well wishes will earnestly hoi
" that his health and his tire will hold out
{ gether for the long, hard pull across Centr'
| Asia