The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-06

Mans desire to know the earth upon
which his lot has been cast has inten-
sIfed with the centuries until to-day
the unknown and unexplored portions,
small and unimportant, comparatively,
though they be, are proving the mag
nets which are drawing innumerable
expeditions to those sections. Never
In the history OF modern exploration
have efforts 80 widespread and persist
ent as those Of the present been made
10 uncover the mysteries Of the I'M
known parts Of the world. No less
than nine expeditions from Europe
and America are either under way or
in course OF preparation. Two ex-
piorers are seeking TO solve the rid
die Of the North Pole. -Four parties
have In view the lce-capped continent
Of the Antarctic. Americans are about
to start for the unknown swamps and
pralries OF the upper Amazon and
northern Argentina, where for years
the exploring parties have invariably
been exterminated by savage Indians.
The efforts which are thus being
made 70 lay bare the secrets Of the un-
known world are summarized In the
accounts which follow:
In its prospective dangers and ad-
ventures the expedition TO the upper
Amazon easily acquires first place
IN general interest The mind can
hardly grasp the vast tropical plains
over which flows the Amazon, larg-
est Of the worlds rivers. The 1000
miles OF its course from its sources
10 the sea is equivalent to the dis
lance from San Francisco to New
York and back again 70 Chicago. Fifty
miles wide at It's mouth, the entire
delta Of the Amazon at the Atlantic
with It's islands aud waterways, would
extend from Philadelphia to within u
miles Of Boston
The lower Amazon is famillal
enough. But In the heart OF soutl
America are thousands Of SQUARE
miles OF land that are practically un
known 10 the white man. They arr
AT once a rich heritage Tor the pioneer
a deathtrap to the alien intruder.
Into the heart Of this unknown
South America George Melville Boyn
ton. the scientist and explorer OF Bos
ton intends to penetrate with sea
going ship and an exploring party o
35 picked men.
In human interest the work Of tn
exulorers In the unknown deserts Q
Central Asia and Australia surpasse
ne adventures Of white men in tn
tropical iungles OF Brazil, IN the ic
Aces OF the Arctic and In the glacier
swept cliffs that guard the South Pol'
The unknown lands IN Asia and tn
South seas we're the early cradles G
men. They are 80 old they are ne
again the explorers and antiquarian
seeking origins. not pioneers eager
snatch wealth aud knowledge from
virgin soil.
II Is these facts which make Easter
Turkestan a land Of fascinating my
terry and give point to the preseE
explorations OF DIT. Stein md sve
Hedln. Letters already received fro
DR. Stein suggest that his explor
tiops win be fruitful In new disco
cries He Is inspectorgeneral Of ed
cation and archaeological surveyor {
the northwest frontier Of India. Sc
en- years ago he visited one portic
OF the great unknown deserts
Turkestan. Il was this journey whi'
revealed the full extent to which 4
Indian influences had been establish'
in Central Asia at a very early perio
and the fact that the classical we
had penetrated to Central Asia ear
in the Christian era.
Dr. Stein started On his present e
pedltion IN February. 1906 Two yea
were allotted for the journey. He pc
etrated 10 the unknown deserts in d
following summer. arriving IN kh