Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-22
Special correspondence Sunday Globe.

Special correspondence Sunday Globe.
London Sept. 12.-Dr. Sven Hedln's
second expedition in Central Asia is
most interesting.
Starting on the first journey, to the
great or westerly Kum.Kul. early in
November DR.. Sven Hedin crossed and
measured these mountains on three
lines. He passed through absolutely
unknown country but the excursion
was comparatively short one. lasting
only a month, and by December 70 he
was ready for the more important
march. On this he had with him nine
men, with eleven camels and ten
horses. Khan-ambal was the first point
Tor which he made, and this he reached
by rather difficult mountain road.
lying to the south of Lttledale's road.
which was struck at Khan-ambal. Az
ter making circular march to Sirt.
ing, round the magnificent Anambar-
ula, and back to Khan-ambal, DR.. Sven
Hedin was continually taking about 20
miles a day not a drop of water was
found. Fortunately, on the third day
the travellers came across some snow.
and this just enabled the camels to
last out until water was reached. 9th.
erwise they must inevitably have sue
cumbed After this DR.. Hedin. with
the aid Of the map he had complied
IN March, 1900, when he made his great
discovery in connection with the Lob
Nor problem, was able to find Altimish.
buluk quite easily. and from there to
proceed with all his caravan to the
ruins on the northern shore Of the an.
clent lake bed. The camels were heav.
lily laden with ice, and after they had
been sent back to the 'bulak.' DR.. Hedin
was able to stay among the ruins for
q week During this time he was
Ouslly engaged compiling maps and
plans, taking photographs. gathering
objections Of various kinds. and max.
ing excavations among the ruins. The
discoveries he made were both pumer.
)us and important, but he thinks that
perhaps his most curious find was
some twelve complete letters written
on paper in Chinese They were in a
marvellous state Of preservation, every
lgn being perfectly distinct and legi.
Die. Among other curiosities that DR..
sven Hedin will bring home are 30
little pieces of wood, which, so far as
ne can Judge at present, must have
been used as some kind Of ticket. Each
one has inscribed on it the name Of
some emperor, the year Of his reign.
the month, and even the very day. A
siah who has read some Of them tells
Or. Hedin that they are 500 years old.
but the latter feels that he can not
form a definite opinion until he has
mad them translated on his return.
Among the ruins. Dr. Heddiu found
O beautiful Buddhist temple. in which
he saw some most artistic wood cary
ing. One of the representations was a
large fish, and in this connection he
mentions that one house contained a
number OF fish bones which were evil
dently the remains Of fish exactly sim
llar TO those found to-day in the Kara.
hOshun Lake to the south. These facts
Dr. Sven Hedin considers important
as strengthening his claim to have
FOUND lake bed which was actually
nlled not so many years ago, and which
is the true site Of the Lob Nor of the
ancients. In the temple DR.. Hedin
further found a Buddha, carved in
wood; and he also mentions os one OF
his 'hnds' piece Of wood which he
describes as being about half the size
OF the sheet Of notepaper he was writ.
ing on, on which there was writing In
Chinese letters, to which reference has
already been made, the place is called
Lo-lan and there is also mention Of
the great road which il will be remem-
bered DR.. Sven Hedin found running
along the northern shore Of the lake
bed, which is said TO join Lo-lan to Sa-
dscheo. DR.. Hedin brought away with
him specimens Of the various kinds Of
wood carving and students in Europe
will eagerly await the sight Of these
as well as OF the photographs Of the
ruins, which Or. Hedin had developed
just before writing, and Of which he
speaks In the most enthusiastic terms.
"Of the full Importance Of his dis
coveries among the ruins II is, he says,
impossible to give at present any ade-
quate idea, but he states that he has
gathered together materials for a
bulky volume on the Lob Nor problem
alone. He is particularly pleased that,
on leaving the ruins, he was able to
take observations which have enabled
him to draw the leyelling' line be-
tween the northern shore of the an
cient lake bed and the northern shore
Of Lake Kara-Koshun, or, in other
words, to ascertain the variations in
level between these two points These
observations, he is convinced, have af-
forded him the best argument he could
possibly have to show that he has
found the true solution Of the Lob Nor
problem"
j. II. SAUTER.
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