The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17
MANY VALUABLE DISCOVERIES.
Interesting Results Of Mr.. Hedin's travels
in unknown Regious.

Interesting Results Of Mr.. HedIn Travels
in Unknown Regions.
From the London News.
AT the headquarters Of the Russian
Imperial Geographical society in st.
Petersburg sven Hedin, the celebrated
Swedish traveller. delivered an address
before a large and brilliant audience
upon his recent journey across the Pa
Mrs. Kashgaria and the Lob Nor. sven
Hedin's researches resulted in a num-
Der of discoveries not only In
h field of physical geography and ge-
ology. but also in those of ethnography
and archaeology. The explorer started
AT n beginning OF 1894 for the Pamir
military post In kashgaria and four
times in the course of the ensuing sum-
mer made the ascent of the Mustagh
Alta tFather of the Mountains of Ice).
one of the highest summit in the Pa
mfrs. He reached an altitude of 20. 900
feet above the sea level. The mass of
the mountain is composed of gneiss and
crystalline schist. Notwithstanding the
rigorous climatic conditions in that re-
gion, where the temperature is subject
to sharp variations. the r~arefaction of
the air. the immense altitude and the
large humble of dangerous revasses.
sven Hedin succeeded in making a
very correct map of the glaciers of the
Mustagh Alta.
During the autumn Of the same year
the raveler proceeded I'm the direction
OF Lake Teschil-kul to explore 1t and
also the Alid-kashgar to pass the win
ter and spent the time in arranging the
scientific material which he nae col
lected.
In February, 1895, Sven Hedin set out
to cross the TAXA Markham desert, which
had never before been explored. even
by natives. His object was to observe
the SAND hills in that region. which
Ii2 anVa % i. G-ls or a.
The complete dearth Of vegetation and
water rendered this journey very ardu-
u m dangerous, inasmuch as in
stead OF taking enough water for ten
days he only took four days supply.
On his way across the desert he lost
several of his men, his camels and a
number of scientific instruments, in
Guiding his Photographic apparatus.
eventually he had to return to Kash-
gar by way OF Ansou to obtain a fresh
supply of provisions. Pending the ar
OF new apparatus n Instruments,
could not reach him for three months,
Sven Hedin proceeded to explore the
source of the Anu Daria and the Hindu
Kush range.
In December. 1896, he left Kashgar
for the last time, travelling by way Of
Khotan toward Lake Lob Nor and ira
versing another desert 300 kilometers
During this journey, which oc-
~ hoeh III III IIdlI, cNtul
Hedin discovered the remains Of two
ancient towns n the ruins OF Budd-
hist monuments. Proceeding as far as
the keria Daria river, he ascertained
that this stream ran as far as 80 de-
grees 30 minutes north. He found in
that region a tribe Of half savage shep-
herds unknown eve to the Chinese.
Pushing on to the Chinese town of Ko-
reia, along the banks OF the River Ia
rim, Sven Hedin reached the Chinese
or northern part of Lake Lob Nor,
which Prjevalsky was unable to dis
cover, apparently because this lake
probably empties itself. whenever there
Is an abundance OF water. into its
southern portion, the only one seen by
the Russian explorer. Further on the
Swedish traveller ollowed up the course
OF the Kutcha-Daria river, which flows
INTO the northern part of Lob Nor and
connects a whole series of oblong-
shaped lakes, the more northerly of
which had up to that time not been
discovered.
From Lob Nor Sven Hedin. in the
spring of 1896, came back to Khotan via
Tcherien. Kipa, Mia and Keria and
then returned to Keria in order to un-
a journey in northern Tibet
on the heights of that region. Dur
Ing he expedition the explorer discov-
cred a lofty mountain range, whose
peak rose about $4,000 feet
sea level and which was named
by Sven Hedin Mount Oscar. He also
found in this region % saltwater lakes.
the whole of the two months
The expedition lasted not a single hu-
a being was met with. Sven Hedin
hen proceeded via Tsaidam, Kaku Nor.
Sinin Flu, Liza Tchu, the deserts of
Ala Schan and Ordos to Pekin, which
,ity he reached March IL, 1897, across
China The expedition, the
,ost of which was betrayed by the king
II Sweden. Mr.. Nobel and several other
'ich Swedish gentlemen, was the means
II securing botanical. geological and
collections (notably sew
ancient Buddhist MSS. found at
and about 800 sheets Of topo-
graphical plans. as well al a large num-
,er of photographs.