The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-23
TRAVELS OF AN EXPLORER.
Prof. Wright Returns From a Trip
in the Orient.

NEW YORK March 23.-Important
scientific discoveries have been made by
Prof. George Frederick Wright Of Ober-
lin College. Ohio. who has just returned
from geological explorations in Siberia
and other parts of the Old World.
He upset a theory and found a place
where he SAYS he has every reason to be
lieve the children OF Israel crossed the
Red Sea. He was ia one bOmbardment
and narrowly escaped several more. Ia
ken all in ali. few scientists have had 50
exciting time in a quest for geololicaI
data The professor and his son Travelled
&c go miles by rail. steamer. Horse. mule.
cart, AMI wagon They arrived here on
the steamer Pennsylvania
Biologists have been disPutiug for years
as to whether or not Siberia bears marks
Of a glacial period The professor. who
is considered an authority on glaciers,
went to Siberia TO investigate. He went
as far as IS degrees latitude and found
nothing to indicate that the soil was of
glacial origin. His researches showed in
stead that the northern part of Asia had
been within the age of ran covered with
from 40. to 5000 feet Of water.
On some mountains he found gravel at
height Of 100 feet. One Of the facts
which convinced him that the Siberian
lands had once been coEered by the ocean
was the finding in Lake Koobla of Arctic
seals Of the same kind as those seen in
the Caspian Sea. many hundred feet be-
low. The professor believes that anc4-s-
tors of the seals were left in the lake in
the mountains by the subsistence Of the
sea. He found. too, that the channel
which had Connected the AraI SEQ, with
the Caspian was practically dried lu
which indicates that the drying-uD pro-
cess is still going on in Siberia.
At ki@ff Professor Wright learned that
stone implements such as have been
found in this countr.-. were dug ND from
beneath the black earth fifty-two feet be
low the surface This earth is COMPOSED
OF the EashiugS of the vanished sea The
uuoing OF the implements so FAR beneath
the sediment shows to the professor that
the water covered the land within the
age Of man The professor thinks that
this discovery has connection with the
Biblical account OF the flood
Twenty miles north of Suez he said. he
had traced where the Red Sea once cx-
tended. The water at that point d" he
feet deep and the shadows may have
extended for six or seven miles Thai
point IS now raised few feet. The strong
east wind could easily have driven back
the water and have given room for uA =
go persons To pass over in a single night 3"
Professor Wright says that everywhere
he saw evidences of the wonderful power
and resources of Russia He Travelled
for many miles on construction cars over
the great Siberian railroad. In the wards
at one point he noticed the names oF
seventeen American firms that were fur
niShing materials for the railroad The
rails were made At SparrowS Point Nd
the ties came from Oregon. aud the 10
comotives from Pennsylvania The pro
fessOr was at Hentsin a day before the
trouble there, and he escaped with onIy
a few peltingS with pebbles. He was with
Mr.. COngeT-s family a few DAYS, and al
though the uprising seemed imminent
they did not seem to be concerned about
it.
The professor arrived at Blagovestcb-
ensli in time 10 get a glimpse of Orien-
tai warfare FIVE thousand Russian
troops had been wtthdra WI to defend the
railroad. The Chinese threw UP foTtifica-
lions on the other side OF Amur River
and bomi.srded the place with I've can
non. The Russians compelled the Chinese
IN the city 70 get on RATS and cross over
TO their supposed allies The attacking
Chinese fired upon the RATS or Which
their countrg-men were, and killed 5000