The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02

who@s system We may strongly dissent,
yet whose lives II kindly self-sacrlfice
md real devotion can only call forth pro-
found respect mi admiration This
journey 81 three weeks with five men and
five ANIMALS did not cost more than
trifis over a. ia
Mr. H.dl.,y third and principal trip
beyond the Great Wall was a much more
ambitious and distant journey than either
Of the two already descTIbed. Lieut.. Col.
WinRats. brother OF the Sir,tar II Egypt.
and at that time head II the Intelligence
branch of the north China command.
sowed the s..ed Of his desire 20 make a
more extended tour among the MOngols.
lie acknowledges his indebtedness tn Col.
Wingats for many valuable hints, m
travelling and surveying. and declares
that To him IN large measure belongs any
merit that the journey may possess. Col.
Ningat. pointed out two OF three routes
in inner Mongolia aud outer Chill that
50 far had never heen trodden or mapped
by foreign travellers. and suggested that
MIR Hedley should include them IN his
itinerary. offering at the same time all
the aid IN his power and ~ making com
paratiyeIy easy q task beyond the mis-
sionary's meagre powers. Moreover the
general COMMITTEES 81 arrangements for
the Centenary Missionary Conference,
held az Shanghai IN the spring 81 1871,
appointed Mr. Hedley "a deal with the
two subjects Of colporteurs and Mongolia.
~ reuuirng some definite statements
on reports Of WORK already done or likely
IN he done IN the far reaching plains II
the grass lands. We may state here that
th. substance Of the-s. pages has already
appear,.d IN the North china Driiy Nous
and that Il the author himself had hs-en
ahI,. ~ prepare IN" volume for the press
II - probable that ne would have omitt'-i
the rather frequently recurring statement
that photographs of c-rta N persons and
incidents are reproduced the publishers
having d.-msd u advisable appl rentls
IN omit them from the numerous unusually
fins. and interesting quota Il illustration
which really illustrat" IA" record
THIS tIme the party took no copies
Of th. Scriptures for al" Although
thor trip was arranged principally ~
missionary interests and the account
herewith reproduced ~ It cannot IN"
described as scientific. Vet their ignorance.
80 the language spokeu IA III" dust riots
~n.r.. they w"r" - travel and tn" fact
that each days tramp would demand
81 th.m ~ much physical "X-rtiun -
they w-r- equal ~ elect Ialiv proven ted
their -T..ndIng time ~ attending markets
ON the way The war between Russia
and Japan. then but recently concluded,
had nad,. thousands II people familiar
with th.. name ot th'. LA" Ilu. or river
I I.iaotuug the SCENE ~ the SangIinary
conflicts bet tween th. two nations d-~lg
nate ia. country .-as; 1T the Lao River.
. running up from Port Arthur aud New
chwang through Ilai thong and Lao
Yang TO Mukd.n. IA. capital " Mancturla
This .tao Rive" under tn" naiu- - Lao 10
,old river, i..iur, " reaches Mln,hinia
trav"rr..- for about ISl miles the plains
Il outer thih and Mongolia. and Mr.
H.dl"y'S intention was. hy r-'rS"nai
visit aud careful mapplnT. To put on
record for The first ti.u" accurlt" informh
ton u what ~ then was largely terra
incocuita Iii- PURPOSE ar"gorI, ally waS
/ To- -Nplor. the lao Ito from "a con.
ysnl.nt point uslr IT, 80 -" 10 - junction
With IN" Slira Mur"n. the larg" river
noted on an msI,s of ~" Chimes" Empr"
and towing from west 90 east through
Mongolia for several hundred miles ,
To follow the MAN route from the Junction
Of 'hets' iva rivers to an important barter
market named K'u Ia hou. which lies
snn. i3p miles W'-t " Nukd-n. ard ou
the great road i.'tw'en that citv aud
nrlpnor oth"rwIS. kno wn ~ Lama Mao
! = 10 trace n. direct road from k'u ln
Knu 10 ~" 'Iti'- Of ''h'ip Yang and chm
chou Fu. 90 wh ca lait.'r pLic'' h" was to
irin the ImI-.riIl Railway- 81 North China
aud th" tour - h" considered az an aud.
/ "a. aisD h0T-.d. should ',r'" md oppur-
tunity h. favorable, to- visit the larg" and
! impnrtrrt Mongol s"ti'rm"nt 81 Bdrin.
a 6oupI. IT hundred mil'"' northwest ~
th. Junction 81 the rivers. but h" found
that triS would involve ''outhng their
mI-aK" and a. supplies and money -
we'll ~ time allowance. ~"T" exhausted
~. reluctantly renowned this project.
! From IN" missionary point 81 view he
was To- make first hand Investigations pf
/ tlt. existing conditions and fiiiur. pros
! poets 81 cvangelIStic labor among the
inhabitants Of the districts trav"rS..d. note
| th. populations mark N. central routes
and pay particular attention To- IN" needs
and possibilities afforded by the large
cities, and towns ~st IA the districts Ike
ui-.., ~ th. desnrtS. The party never
stuyr,l more than two days ia on" place
and know it'll" of the language. vet even
this haSty and cur'sDTy invest cation
! taught them great deal. They re-
! turned strongly impressed with the sense
] ~ the difTiC1Iltie- faced ~ long ego by
James GilmouT Mongolia ~ ~ vast a
territory. a land 81 DISTANCES ~ immense
1 and sett DEMENT'S ~ numerous. though small
and gathered. that m their tramp n 80
miirs they touched only the lar" fringe
~ 80 das..rts walked IN but the edge -
IT, plains. came into contact with bnt an
] Inhn'ts-imal numi-r 1f lie peops. and