The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-05

travelling IRON one little known section Of
the globe 10 another.
Besides exploring Africa he has recently
spent good deal OF time in the jungles OF
South America, far up the affluents OF the
Amazon. On al his trips he has been
collecting new and strange botanical speci-
mems.
Over year ago he went to Venezuela.
He pushed into the interior OF that little
explored country, lived with such wander
ing natives as he came across and after
their custom. He visited the territory
now the subject of international dispute
between the United States and England,
ana Informed himself thoroughly in re-
gard 10 its value. He says it is remark
ably rich in resources.
From Venezuela the naturalist came TO
the states OF Chihuahua and Sinaloa in
Northern Mexico. He studied the min
erals there as well as plant life. He had
some rough experiences, but not so rough
as when be esssyed to make his way over
the deserts OF Arizona.
Readers OF The CALL will remember how
a few months ago the dispatches from
Tucson announced the finding of a body
on the desert supposed 10 be that OF the
naturalist. 1t was stated that he had died
of thirst after suffering untold agony.
This story was cabled TO my home in
Brussels" said DR.. Schumann, land
caused my friends great trouble. for they
accepted it as true. Ny mother was so
shocked that she has not recovered from il
entirely yet.
81 had some pretty rough experiences
on The desert, as l had in South America
and Central Africa, but l managed TO get
through a. last. The worst thing was the
entire absence OF water through a stretch
OF fully 100 miles. While I was in Arizona
as well as n Venezuela l was travelling in
the employ Of the Belgian Government.
Il am now on my way TO Thibet and
other Of the unexplored regions of Asia.
Ny purpose is TO sail on the 9Th inst. I
shall go 10 Canton, and thence proceed up
the great river Yang-tse- kiang as far as the
Tropic OF Cancer.
Ny route from there on will be by way
OF Oochow ana TAPPING, following as much
rs possible that parallel, and avoiding the
variations OF the frontier of Tonquin and
the little dependencies OF Siam and Bur
nah.
II shall thence proceed to Bhamo, in
Burmah, at the junction of TAPPING with
the Irriwady River. which is about q de-
grees north and 81 degrees east from
Greenwich. Here I will make long stop
and secure such plants and information as
may be able TO get. 1t is a region new
TO naturalists and toward which their eyes
hav been turned for many years.
From there l viii reach the Brahma-
pootra by the northern route, touching in
Ia vi Tyf ~
thence across the country TO Kaching and
into the mountains OF Parthia, the lofty
spurs OF the Himalayas.
"0nce over these, 1 will go to the Sibsa-
gar, an affiuent OF the Brahmapootra. on
the left, and thus viii at last enter Thibet,
the little-known land, which has at once
been the hope and the death of so many
explorers. There are large areas OF it, in
deed almost the whole OF 1t, that no white
man has been in"
'Lassa will be my second point OF re-
lay and general headquarters for making a
study Of the strange growths there I
shall stay some time, but just how long
circumstances alone can determine.
From Lassa 1 Will proceed over the
celebrated kamber Pass ard thence via
the Kara Pass TO Cliutze- Dengri, and on to
the ancient and mysterious monasteries OF
Tadam ana Sikche.
at these expect 10 stop andrest prob
ably six months.
when l leave there I shall go back,
either toward Katmandu, in Nepaul. TO
again reach Bittiarh on the East Indian
road, or 1 shall continue on the route 10
Puemuir and thence toward Cabul, in
Persia.
In case I should decide to remain in
Thibet for the most part 1 shall afterward
proceed on q thoroush exploration OF Ben
gal. My object there is 10 study and col-
lect facts OF the wonderful orchids OF that
country.
Thence will prSeed directly to the