New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-10
CROSSED NORTHEA STERN THIBET'
REMARKABLE JOURNEY IN CHINA OF TWO GER
MAN EXPLORERS

Vancouver b c.. March S-Aov1ces ny H'o
steamer Empress Of India say:
There arrived in Shanghai recently TWO us-
t,neuished travellers-Professor Futterer, OF ha's
ruha geologist and DR. Holterer, o. horracn, III
Raden-vho have Just crossed Northeastern ImDe'
from Turkestan. discovering the source OF the '7i
low River and entering China by the northwest
r.a.h,,g uankoU and civilization by the Han River
The professor left Shanghai for home via 'hpa"
and the United States. The two men leit yer
MANY on November 10. 1897, accompanied ny II "ci-
man servant After experiencing bitter cold weather
IN the JYeu-Shan Mountains they reached haehsar
a, the heetnning of February. 1925 While In Ten
chan the travellers had the good fortune TO secure
g small escort Of six Cossacks from the RUSSIAN
authorities who at all times treated the eNpeol'Ion
with great consideration. Thence across the hoi III
mart of eastern Turkestan they journeyed 10 MN
mil frequently having great difficulty IN proVoins
food and animals The inhabitants. mostly Chlhese
or sartish Turkish beyond displaying curiosity
behaved well. but so large was the CROWD III soilo
towns that the help Of officials had to be asked
from Yames to protect the inns at Which the li8F-
ellcrs stayed
4, Kbamu the tourney across the Cobb Desert to
snchou Was begun. 1t lasted month from the
beginning Of May From Suchou the explorers
went 10 Siningfu which they reached in the mloole
Of last July 1t from there that the two
scientists arranged to start on an expedition nav
Ing for It's object the exploration Of the felIo"
River south Of the Kokonor. At this point their
servants deserted them. and the travellers were
swindled by natives They left Donkir on August
6 and went country never before UaVtIss e
by foreigners AT the latter place they secured the
services OF two Cossacks and eight chinese IN me
Upper Taho Naloy the party was a't , 10y
about thirty robbers. one-half of whom kept up, a
lively fusi1ade while their companions rdlded me
animals of the expedition. The explorers returned
the fire and wounded several Of their assalIai $
TIpon the robbers complaining OF being WOUNDED,
the inhabitants OF the district advised the explorers
10 make CONDENSATION. 10 avoid more serious con
sequences later Accordingly, to one OF the wound
ed men given a horse ,-
Reaching TachOu. where some American mission
aries were met. il became evident that the couh
try TO the west and southwest was simply Iull OF
robbers so travelling there had 10 be abandoned.
Accordingly. the party went on 70 Menchoul ring
Iiangu and snganfu. which was reached al 'nrlst-
mas then down the Tan River in couple OF
boats 70 the Han River which took them 10 Han
kOw January 1 49,
DR. Futterer made a valuable geological collec-
ton besides taking careful obserVauons LOT
meteorological and ma p-makng purposes. while Ir.
Holterer more particularly interested himseH IN
geological matters getting together an important
collection great deal Of the hostility met with
Or. Hoterer attributes to Lamas, TWO of whom on
one occasion gave poisoned milk TO the German
servant and coolies Fortunately, the milk was
suspected and given 10 a dog. which Immediately
died.