Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-14
HAD Interesting
TRIP INTO CHINA
YOUNG EXPLORER PENETRiTES
INTO uNkNOM PARTS on
THE EMPIRE
ONLY Il YEARS old
In the Past Few Years lie Has Iiad
Many Thrilling Adventures
In the Iar East.

explorer mas just returned lloHl NV
northwestern dependencies OF China
lie is the Rev Zuicho Tachibana, who
was sent into Chinese Turkestan, the
province Of Sinkiang by Count Otanl,
the Lord Abbott OF HongwanJi,
Tachibana Is only "a yeats Of age,
lightly built and almost feminine IN
appearance, yet since September
1910, he Travelled In regions hitherto
uneXplored and passed Though mar
VelOus experiences, bringing back WIN
him invaluable Information and many
treasures. 1910 was not. however,
Tachibanna' first visit To the country
for In 1908 he passed through Mon
golio and Sinking, and spent the year
exploring Buddhist relies.
After this he accompanied Count
Otani To London, and left that capital
In August, 1910, Ills route at this
time took him through Tarpagatni, In
the Chinese territory Of Mongolia, 20
urumptsi In the north OF Sinkiang.
from here he crossed the desert OF
BogdO Ola and reached Turfan on No
vember 8, 1910.
At this point he parted with his En-
glish servant. Hobbs, who had nc
companied him and who went west
ward 10 Kutcha with heavy baggage,
there to await Tachbana, who pro-
ceeded 10 the vast Lob Nor desert IN
Eastern Turkestan. For this eXpedl-
tlon he organized camel caravan,
and reached the center OF tht Lob Nor
desert on September 23.
Here I'm this desOlate region, un-
explored except by few, he found evl-
dence of hubtatlon and vegetation.
He traversed the dry bed of what at
one time must have been a great lake,
He saw dead trees and unearthed
huge trunks embedded deep in the
sand also pieces Of ironware and tiles.
Passing through the ruins Of what
Seren Hedin named Loulan, a fortress
Of DAYS gone by--he found a frozen
marsh at the foot of Lob Nor on the
southern boundary of Snkiang. Here
Tachibana saw the first human being
since he left Turfan. He was hun
ter and on seeing Tachibana's caravan
decamped, doubtless thinking they
We're robbers.
Leaving Lob Nor, he proceeded
westward to the banks of the River
Tarm. Here he found that there was
no permanent snow range, but he dis
covered a iilmber Of relies, precious
stones and an old book. He was un-
able to cross the range OF Allyn Tagh
or Gold mountains, but proceeded fur
ther westward to Washar, whore he
succeeded In obtaining fresh supplies
Of provisions AM ice, and again left
For Chertchen over great stretch Of
sand dunes extremely difficult to
travel,
Chertchen he reached on Jan l3,
1911, and having re-equipped he pro-
pnpIah T1 a IL nphar
the Tarim desert camping along the
marsh. Here he found wild pigs and
other signs of animal life, tracks Of
wild camel and reached the dry bed
of Usen river branch of the Tarim,
on February 20. Their water gave
out and the party dug a well thirty
seven meters deep where water was
tapped and found to be bitter and un-
drinkabe but thirst drove them and
after boiling ii they drank. The whole
party suffered from intense pains, but
were able to proceed and after three
days reached a small village, from
which point Tachibana hastened for
ward on horseback to Kuchar to meet
Hobbs
Kuchar was reached on March 4,
and to Tachlbanas great distress, he
learned that Hobbs had died of small
pox in January. The body of the Ep-
gllshman was sent to Kashgar.
During this trip Tachibana was un-
able to eXcavate to any great extent,
but he found the deserts. the noun
tain ranges and the old forts full OF
scientific interest.
From Kuchar Tachibana proceed
ed westward through Aksu to Kash-
gah, the extreme western corner of
,Iyi la I,itf Itch
Consul who conducted the funeral
service over Hobbs who was the first
foreigner to be buried in the province
OF SlnNang Leaving Kashgar on
April Z, Tachibana proceeded South
ward, exploring Pami valley, and
reached Khotan, which was explored
by Or. NJ A. Stein for the Indian gov.
ernment. The heat at this time was
extreme. and Tachibana crossed Ku-
luen and Attola mountain, 16,500 feet
high.
Later returning to Khotan, Tachl-
bana proceeded to Kira, and reached
the Tibetan plateau, 10000 feet above
sea level after various hordships.
Here the cold was intense and the
animals died of starvation. TO es-
cape the danger, Tachibana descended
steep path and glaciers. For FIVE
days Tachibana and his party were
without food. Fortunately on the
fifth day they met a hunter who sup
piled them with mutton.
Hence after recovering from this
experience, Tachibana proceeded east
ward toward Mongolia, along the
northern base of the Allyn tagh to the
borders of Kangsu Here the British
and the Russian consuls strongly
urged him not to penetrate into China
proper because of the revolution. and
he turned back, retracing his steps to
Siberia again, passing through Furfan
and Urumptsi to Semiparatinsk and
thence through Siberia to aJpan.
Count Otani, the Lord Abbott, in
tends sending another expedition into
the same territory and may againt en-
trust Tachibana with the leadership II
the young mans physical state is suf-
ficiently strong to face the hardship.
June was a pretty dull month, says
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