Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
TTN exploring expedition into tn,

4 i its actual commencement In
Salt Lake today though the prepara-
lions and arrangements for It have
hoen under way for some months.
As sponsor for It IN no small measure,
stands the Commercial club, which saw
IN II an opportunity TO advertise Utah.
The country to be penetrated IL in the
extreme southeastern portion Of this
state in the cul de sac formed by the
junction OF the Colorado and San Juan
rivers. The men who comprise the ex-
petition are Mr.. II. l., A. Culmer OF
this city, Mr. =, T. Whitaker, ex-dlrec-
tor general OF the Utah-st, Louis
worlds fair commission and Mr.. Carl
ton Holmes, the latter a young man OF
p years OF age, the son OF Col Edwin
r. Holmes.
On reaching Thompson Springs to-
morrow, over the Rio Gnnde Western
railroad they will proceed by team to
San Juan county following the course
indicated by the heavy broken lines Of
designation In the accompanying map.
Ahead OF them some days ago went the
camp and other paraphenalia neces-
sary 10 make Of the undertaking as
successful a venture as Is possible In
the six weeks that the expedition is TO
cover. And preceding the shipment OF
their roughlng OUTFITS were several
young men whose scouting operations
are to be directed in a general way by
Al scorup tho well known rancher and
frontiersman of the San Juan country.
In fact some OF these young men have
already been into The wilds TO take
photographs and make reports Of the
region 20 be exploited, this information
to be submitted to the explorers on
their arrival, and from time to time,
30 they may go direct to the most In
erestIng points OF observation and
esearch, with as little delay as pos
slble.
PHoToGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT.
AS part Of the equipment taken
along will he surveyors Instruments
for measuring purposes; an aneroid to
determine the altitude Of the most in
teresting objects, and an odometer OBJ
tanned from government officials In this
city, to record distances. Included In
II are some OF the best Photographic
devices ever brought TO Utah, one being
the telescope or long distance camera
costing 1880, the property Of Mr..
Whitaker, an expert In the work OF
handling Il; also panoramic camera
with capacity for taking three sides
OF section in one great sweep,
PROTECTION AND RESEARCH.
Miners tents, sleeping bags made Of
cts and laced at the tops so that the
occupant might lie out OF doors and
defy the downpour OF the most drench-
ing rain are taken along as protection
against the elements, Rifles and re-
volvers for Wild game or purposes OF
defense are likewise carried. Picks.
shovels axes, rope ladders 500 feet In
length. with hooks attached and made
TO grapple body harness worn by
each member of the party 80 that they
may be let down over cliffs to enter the
habitations Of the anclents of these
wild gorges, are all included in the
shipment ahead.
FOR PICTURES AND STORIES.
Speaking Of the matter Mr. Culmer
says that he Is taking blow pipes. and
other contrivanccs to test the various
kinds of metal that may be found, But
primarily he expects to gather data
for eastern magazine articles and to
make sketches for some splendid pic
lures to be painted on his return home.
ASIDE from this, however, he said,
I'VE are informed that there are some
wonderful fossil remains Of gigantic
animals extinct ages ago and number
less archaeological treasures there. II
is reported that they are even greater
than those dug from the mountains OF
Wyoming some years since and which
so interested the scientific world for n
time We may or may not hnd them
THE WONDERS OF OUR STATE.
I'VE viii seek out and attempt to
portray the wonders OF our state by
picture and story, Here il an unex-
plored region 5000 square miles in ex-
tent. 1t presents scenery that is In
comparably unique In It's character
md extraordinary In It's majestic pro-
portions. And then IL holds the ruins
and records Of a race long since but a
memory. without doubt the shoshone
nations, the predecessors Of the Indian
tribes round about us. We shall scale
the cliffs and go into the tombs OF
these people, We should like much to
read-certainly we shall copy some
OF the records they have left on