The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20

President Turf viii go with the party.
The entire expedition viii be under his
/ Immediate supervision.
The company will consist Of twenty
persons. organized into four sections,
each of which will be assigned certain
specified duties.
Section I viii be under the special df-
rectiOn of President Clun, and will
study the general topography of the
country through which they travel I'd
ancient ruins, etc, and to gather reHcs
! of antiquity
Section will be under the direction
Of Professor Z. S. Hinekley, and its
duty win be TO make a special study in
geology and mineralogy and to collect
specimens.
Section will be a corps of three
photographers and artists. under the
direction of John Fairbanks of Salt
Lake. The duties Of this corps of ar
fists VIII be 10 photograph places Of
particular interest and make drawings
OF old ruins.
Section viii be a corps of three
hunters with George Munf0rd of Bea-
yer in charge, whose duty # viii be 20
furnish the necessary game for camp
use.
Go to Valparaiso,
The explorations will be made on the
way down through Mexico, Central
and South America as far south as Val
paraiso. The trip down win be made
exclusively overland. Two large wag-
Ons viii be taken as far as the City of
Mexico, in which to haul baggage and
necessary working implements From
Mexico on south pack horses will be
used entirely.
The horse 'kava" will consist Of
twelve pack mules, forty saddle horses.
besides the team animals. The terri
tory to be explored as now contemplate
ed viii begin at Cave valley, Mexico.
theEee south along the Sierra Madre
mountains to the city OF ruins. Palanka.
thence to the City Of Mexico. The
company win continue on south from
the City of Mexico through central
and western Central America 70 Mica
ragua, at which point the Nicaraguan
eanal-in contemplation by the Unit
ed States-will be carefully studied.
and the contemplated course Of the ca
nal viii be followed from ocean to
ocean. Then on to the Panama canal.
and another careful investigation of
the ground over which the contemplat-
ed canal may run.
From Panama the company will go
on into South America through Ecua-
dor Peru Bolivia and Chile as far
south as Valparaiso. The return tfip
viii be made by steamer.
Members Of the Party.
The following are the names of per
sons who have been definitely decided
upon as members of the party:
President Cluff, Professor Wolfe, Pro-
fessoT Z. S. Hinekley of Provo. John
Fairbanks. Salt Lake; Warren Shep-
herd, Beaver: Walter S. TaltOn. Bea-
yer; Royal WOlley, Kanab; c. ]. Can
non grandson of President George o
Cannon. Salt Lake; Asa Kienke. Ne
phi: Lafayette Ruse. Sanpete county:
SOren Hansen, Huntington; W r.
Adams, Parowan; D. Foster CIun.
Provo; J. L. Seevey, Panguitch.
Each member is required to pay his
own expenses and Biace 500 in the
general treasury. There are numerous
applications from different parts of the
state 10 join this expedition. but only
twenty persons can be accommodated.
A most thorough preparation is BE-
ing made for the trip by way of pro-
viding proper clothing. food, firearms
for hunting. picks, shovels and axes
for excavating and medicines. DR.
Wolfe will be the acting physician. and
every preeaution will be taken against
contagious diseases, poisonous reptiles
and a varying climate.
Leave on April 1.
President Cluff says that as soon as
they obtain their passports and per-
mission from the Mexican government
to pass through the country free from
duty tax. the company will be ready
10 start He thinks they viii be of Sv
April l. and cannot possibly get back
before the expiration of fifteen months
A stenographer and typewriter will
accompany the expedition. and rec
ord will be made of everything done
Ruins already discovered viii be visit
ed and excavated and a search for
others win be made.
DR.. Wolfe is at present conducting a
special preparatory class. consisting Of
persons who are members Of the ex-
ploring party, in the study Of the his
tory of antiquities OF Mexico. Centra4
and South America. Aside from this
special work is being given in botany
geology. mineraiogv and in the span
ish classics.