The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-04
A Region ono-sizth as Large as
the United States
MEYER 1ROD BY il WHITE MAN
To be Explorcd..Wondcrru Discov.
cries Expcctcd...fIow tho Party Is
Equippcd--Thcy VIII Traverse the
Wiids of tho Continent on Camel
Back and BIO for Two Years Beyond
the Limits OF Civilization.
sp1tIal corrap0ndenee ofM Int1iacnalr.

Inv SItLLiuISIEH IcuueTb HuVp Docn
told much OF late, OF "Tbrough Darkest
Africa" They may be interested also
to learn something Of Through Darkest
Australia"
Let me remind them that our Austria.
lian island-continent, almost equals In
area, the United States. OF this area
there remains, about one.Gfth, or,
over six hundred thousand square
miles OF country untroddcn by The foot
OF white man. To make a comparison, let.
me shy that this Is in extent OF country,
equal TO the whole OF tho states east OF
tho Mississippi river, throwing out
Mississippi and Florida. That is ap-
proximately ita extent. You will read
lily believe that the exploration OF this
country cxcitcs considerable attention
i'll Australia, and indeed in the geo.
graphical world generally.
Owing to the muni!icent generosity OF
4 prominent citizen OF Adelaide an
exploring expedition has been fitted
out to 90 into darkest Australia, and
"spy out tho land" It Is estimated
that this work will require two years 10
accomplish. The cost will be from
$3.50 0 to $4,000. The leader Is an ex.
pericnced explorer. lie is accompanied
by n qualified medical officer, who will
also take photographs OF scenery, OF tho
natives and OF objects OF interest. A
skilled botanist, naturalist and ento-
mologist and 4 mineralogist and Gcolo-
gist(algo OF high standing and European
training) form members OF the scientific
staff. -Four white men, all experienced
'hushmen" (men accustomed to life in
the wilds OF Australia), form the "ordi-
mary hands" OF the party. The carry
ing is dono by tho. wonderful "sllips OF
tho deaert," the camel. Nothing but
cnnlcls can traverse with safety the
long stretches OF waterless country that
must be crossed by tho explorer in
Australia. Following the explorer
comes the stockman, and, tho country
being more closely searched, water sup.
plies not found by the explorer, who
presses through hurriedly, become
known to tho permanent pastoralist
who occupies the country. For such 4
trip rs the one here referred TO camcls
are specially trained. A good travelling
camel will march, without inconYoni-
ence, for five or six days without water,
and in stress OF need will go eight and
nine days without the grateful supply.
%sPLEHDiDLY EQUIPPED.
Three or four Afghans, OF whom there
are now considerable numbers, in our
northern regions, 20 in charge OF the
camcls. Forty camels carry the party,
and six months provisions, with instru-
ments and baggage, through tho first
stage OF their adventurous Journey.
These Afghans attend TO the loading
and unloading OF their charges, and
treat them in case OF sickness or poison
ing. Camels are frequently poisoned
on such trips. by p~artakins OF harmful
shrubs or herbs. 4 thoroughly de-
pendable "black boy" australian alb
original is guide and Interpreter. The
BLACK boys" are perfect marvcls in the
bush. They can find water in rock
holes and nativs wells which would
never be seen by q white man. Variety
in shades of green. arc instantly de-
tected by their practicod eyes, where the
white man can see only tho Intermina-
bic sea Of mercilcss scrub" The flight
OF 4 bird, the cry OF q parrot will guido
the boy when others have given up
hope, and this when they may be three
or four days march from the "last
water" lett far behind them.
ALoS JOURNEY.
Starting from an outlying "ranch"
("run" We say some $50 miles west OF
our overland telegraph line, land COO
miles northwest from Adelaide, South
Australia), theparty willfor six months,
leave civilization behind it. The point
OF departure is named Cootanurrinna.
They then travel a space OF about one
thousand miles long, and some two
hundred and twenty miles wide; going
away west-an airline, equal to the dis
stance from st. Paul, Mimi, to New
York City for length, and from New
York to Washington for breadth. This
portion OF the journey will terminate at
one OF the outlying stations OF Western
Australia, near the headwaters OF the
Murchison river. Hero new supplies OF
stores await them. Here they will get
their first new from home. And from
this point Australia will learn what is
the nature OF the region thus far
traverscd.
Amongst the provisions furnished to
the expedition arc Chicago timed
meats, California timed fruits, and
Swiss preserved milk. So that Ameri-
can and European industry both arc
represented in the far interior OF our
wild west.
Much OF tho SO called ."descrt of Cen
trail Australia, is country admirably ad-
apted to the raising OF stock, horses
and cattle. 1t has been found that by
burning tho useless and horrible
spinifcx "a sharp pointed strong-grow-
ing rush-likc vegetation well-nigT i'm
penctrable to stoc!s) cattle and horses
can thrive On tho Young growth that
ensues. So that what is now termed
desert will, ere long, become the
home OF hundreds OF thousands OF use.
full animals. Valuable finds OF minerals
arc anticipated, in these regions. Tho
richest gold fields in Australia have
been quite recently discovered on tho
eastern verge Of the outlying settle
ments OF Western Australia.
ALosT EXPLORER.
Having picked UP their supplies ut
tho Murchison river, Western Austria
liz, the expedition will turn, and travel
northeastward, entering q new unex-
plored space lying along and above the
tropic line in that province, but ex-
tending into tho territory of South Aus
tralia on o duo east course. This space
is'lcss in extent, but presents more OF