The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-25
ANIMALS FROM THE
GARDEN Oh EDEN.
The Spade Explorer Bringing Up Skeletons to Prove That
All Families Lived Together in the Vac Of Cashmere.

The spade of the explorer has at last
been struck into the historic soil OF the
Garden of Eden. At least the sclen-
list and archaeologist have begun to
study the famous plateau which mas
long been agreed upon as the undOuDI-
ed location of the Paradise OF the Blple-
Perhaps there is no more Wonder1uI
spot on earth than the plateau-the redl
Garden of Eden. AS the recognized
cradle of the human race, it is OF over
whelnling interest, but it is of the very
utmost interest, too, to the scientist ana
naturalist for entirely different reasons
From this remote and almost lnacceS-
sibIe corner of the earth, for instance
came originally nearly every one or our
domestic animals.
The Bible says, in the Book of Cen
esis: THE Lord God planted garden
eastward in Eden" And, indeed, II
ever there was a spot which seemed to
have been specially created and clothed
with marvellous richness of foliage, OF
climate and of diverse species OF birds
and beasts, with its Verdant valleys and
luxurious plains, framed by an enclr-
cling range of snowy mountain peaks,
it is the wonderful Vale of Cashmere.
Here it was that Adam was created
the first man. And here, too, Eve was
created as his companion. The serpent
tempted them and sin entered the world
all in the beautiful earthly garden
spot of the Vale of Cashmere
Little, very little, has been known of
great plateau. And now that the ex-
plorer has begun work among them the
possibilities of the work of research and
discovery are almost boundlesse
Here, where time has stood still,
where a people older than any known
on earth are living in patriarchal
style, may there not be found some
thing which will bridge the chasm from
the present time to that of the first
MANI The missing link in the history
of the human race is here to be found
If anywhere.
A MINIATURE WORLD.
And already the explorations that
have taken place upon the site of the
Garden of Eden have disclosed much
that goes to corrObOrate the Biblical
story. Nowhere else on earth is there
place so nearly capable of producing
all varieties. all species of birds and
animals. In no other spot on the hab-
liable globe are the temperate, the tor
rid and the frigid zones brought close
together.
The Biblical story of the creation
takes no account of diversifcation OF
species from a common origin, but dis
tinctly lays it down that varieties il
animals and plants were created as
such. Noah, in setting forth upon his
ark. is stated to have taken with hin
a male and a female of each species il
order to insure its perpetuation.
AS it is well known, there is no place
in existence where a male and a female
of every species could be found within
a limited area, Noah's task in gather
ing them together would have beer
physically impossible. In the western
hemisphere many thousands of mile!
separate the polar bear from the ALI
gator the pine from the cOcOanut, an(
even the birds of the air are peculiar
alike to the tropics and the Arctic.
Nowhere on this continent, and no
where in Europe, so far as had pre-
viously been known, could there b.
found a place having all climates. Blu
this, it has now been discovered, i
possessed by the sxy-Iand of Cashmere
Here is a tableland raised five mile
above the level of the ocean, and from
that very fact alone isolated from tn
rest of the world, and possessing eli
matte and atmospheric possibilities no
where else to be found.
This tableland is cut up into noun
tains and valleys. The mountains ar
perpetually snow-clad, and on the loft
lest peaks a condition of intense coll
prevails such as only the Arctic cal
parallel. But actually in sight of thes
frigid peaks are smiling valleys wit
all the luxuriance of tropical verdure
while the intermediary attitudes shoN
every variety of climate and life know
TO man.
Ice that never melts looks down O
plains of burning, golden sands. TIL
varieties of animal and vegetable lif
lie in strata In this rarefied air, nv
miles above the sea level. every foo
of altitude counts. Here is found tn
fig, and just above it the acorn. The
are close together, yet neither can gro
upon the site of the other. On on
level of the mOuntain-Side are the VOL
the fox and other furred animals. an
just a little lower serpentS crawl
Standing, then, in the Vale of Cash
mere. the naturalist can compass wit