Evening star., 1899-03-09
Two German Explorers Reach Head,
waters of Yellow River.
HAVE MANY ADVENTURES ON WAY
Defend Themselves Against Rob-
bers in the Upper Taho Valley.
PAY FOR THEIR TEMERITY

VANCOUVER, r. c., March a.-Advices
| by the steamer Empress of India say:
There arrived in Shanghai recently two
distinguished travellers. Prof. Futterer OF
Karlsruhe. geologist. and DIR. Holterer Lor-
rach of Baden, who have Just crossed
northeastern Thibet from Turkestan, dis
covering the source OF the Yellow river,
and entering China by the northwest,
| reaching Hankow and civilization by Han
river. The professor has left for home via
Japan and the United States.
The two gentlemen left Germany on No
vember 10, 1897. accompanied by a German
servant. After experiencing bitter cold
weather in the Tienshan mountains they
reached Kashgar al the beginning OF Feb
| ruary, 1Sas.
Escorted by Cos~ack,.
While in Tlenshsn the travellers had the
good fortune TO secure q, small escort oS
six Cossacks from the Russian authorities.
who at all times treated the expedition with
great consideration. Thence across the
north part of eastern Turkestan they jour
neyed to Khamtl, frequently having great
difficulty in providing food and animals,
The Inhabitants mostly Chinese or Sartish
CTurkish(, beyond displa ying curiosity be-
haved well. but large was the crowd I'm
some towns that the help OF officials had ta
be invoked to protect the inns at which tho
travellers stayed. AT Kahmil the Journey
across Cobb desert TO Suchou was COM
menced. 1t lasted a month from the begin-
ming of May.
From Suchou the explorers went to Sin
ingfu, which they reached I'm the middle II
last July 1t was from there that the two
scientists arranged to start on an expedi-
ton. having for its object the exploration
of the Yellow river south Of the Kokonor.
Their Servants Desert
At this point their servants deserted them
no
They left Donkor on August and went
over country never before traversed by for
eigners. With them were two Cossacks
and eight Chinese. In upper Taho VALLEYS
the party We're attacked by about thirty
robbers, one-half of whom kept up a HyelS
fusillade while their companions raided tho
animals of the expedition. The explorerS
returned the fire and wounded several of
their assaflants. Upon the robbers COM
planning of being wounded. the inhabitants
of the district advised the explorers tG
make compensation to avoid more serious
consequences later. Accordingly one of the
wounded men was given horse.
Reaching Tachou, where some American
missionaries were met 1t became evident
that the country to the west and south
west was simply fuH of robbers. so travel \
ing there had to be abandoned. According
ly the party went TO Menchou, PingI
I4iangu and Sineanfu. which latter place,
was reached at Christmas, then down Tan
river in couple of boats TO Nan river. !
which took them to Hanl1ow on January 4
Secures Fine Geological Specimens.
DIR. Futterer made a valuable geological
collection, besides taking careful observe-
tons for meteorological and map-makine,
purposes, while DR.. Holterer more particu-A
larly interested himself in geological mat-i
tiers, getting together an important col
lection. The great deal of hostility met
with DR.. Holterer attributes to lamas, two
of whom on one occasion gave poisoned
milk to the German servant and coolies
Fortunately. the milk was suspected and
gwen to dog, which immediately died.