Arizona republican., 1912-07-15

 BY JAPANESE
What He Discovered in an Almost Unknown Section of Northwest China. A Journey J Accomplished With Difficulty.

TOKYO, July 14-An interestinG explorer has just returned from the northwestern dependencies of China. He is the Rev. Zuicho Tachibana. who was Scnt into Chinese Turkestan the province of Sinkang by Count Otani the Lord Abbot of Hongwanii
 Tachibana is only 21 years of age lightly built and almost feminine in ap- pearance: yet since September, 1910, he travelled in regions hitherto unexplore;l and passG through marvellous expe- riences, hringing back with him inva1- uable information and many treasures 1910 was not, however. Tachibana $ first visit to the country, for in 1908 he passed through MBongolia and Sin hang, ana spent the year exploring Buddhist relics.
 After this he accompanied Count Otani to London, anu left that capital in August. 1910. His route at this time took him through Tarpagatai. m the Chinese territory of Mongolia. to Urumpts in the north of Sinkianc From here he crossed the desert ot Bogdo-Ola and reached Turfan on No vember ,, 1910.
 At this point he parted with his Eng fish servant. Hobbs. who had accom- panied him and who went westward to kutcha with heavy baggage there to await Tachibana, who proceeded to the vast LOD Nor desert in Eastern Turkc- stan. For this expedition he organized camel caravan. and reached the cen ter of the Lob Nor desert on Septem- ber 23
 Here in this desolate region, uncX- plored except by few. he found evi- dence of habitation and vegetation. He traversed the dry bed of what at one time must have been d great lake He saw dead trees and unarthed huge trunks embedded deep in the sand, also pieces ironware and tiles Passing through the ruins of what Sven Hedin named L0ulan-a fortress of days gone by-he found q frozen marsh at the foot of Lob Nor on the southern boun- dary of Sinkiang. Here Tachibana saw the first human being since he left Turfan He was q hunter and on see ing Tacnibana's caravan decamped, doubtless thinking they were robbers.
 ' ward to the banks of the River Tarim Here he found that there was no per manent snow range. but he discovered a number of relics precious stones and an old book. He was unable to cross the range of Allyn Tagh or Gold Mountains, but proceeded further westward to Washar where he sue ceeded in obtaining fresh supplies of provisions and ice and again left for Chertchon over a great stretch of sand dunes extremely difficult to travel
 Chertchen he reached on January 13., 1911 and having rc-equipped he proceeded nOrthWard to Kuchar across the Tari n desert. camping along the marsh. Here he ound wild pigs and other signs of animal life. tracks of wild camel and reached the dry bed of February 20. Their water gave out and the party dug a well 37 metres deep, where water was tapped and found to be bitter and undrinkable, but thirst drove them and after boiling it 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 hastenej forward on horseback to Ku- char to meet Hobbs
 Kuchar was reached on March i. and to Tachibana's great distress, he learned that Hobbs had died of small pox in January. The body of the Eng lishman was sent to KaShgar.