Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-14
YOUTHFUL HUNTER
PENEIRATES JUNGLE
Chinese Minister II Years of
Age and of Feminine APP
pearance Gets Treasures

TOKYO, July 13:-An interesting
explorer has just returned from the
northwestern dependencies OF China.
He is the Rev. ZuichO Tachibana,
who was sent into Chinese Turkestan
the province OF Sinkiang. by Count
Otani, the Lord Abbot OF Honwanji.
Tachibana is only q years of age,
lightly built and almost feminine in
appearance; vet since September,
1910, he travelled in regions hitherto
uneXploTed and passed through mar
yellous experiences, bringing back
with him invaluable information and
many treasures. 1910 vas not, how
ever TachinDsna first visit to the
country, for in 1908 he passed
through Mongolia and Sinkiang, and
spent the year exploring Buddhist
relics.
After this he accompanied Count
Otani to London, and left that cap
ital in August, 1910. His route at
this time took him through Tarpaga-
tai, in the Chinese territory OF Mon
golia, to Urumptsi in the north o!
Sinhang. From here he crossed the
desert OF Bogdo-Ola and reached Tur-
fan on November >, 1910.
At this point he parted with his
English servant, Hobbs, who had &C
Kutcha with heavy baggage, there to
await Tachibana, who proceeded to
the vast Lob Nor Desert in Eastern
Turkestan. For this expedition he
organized a camel caravan, and
reached the center OF the Lob Nor
desert on September %.
Here in this desolate region, UneX-
piored except by few. he found evil
dence OF habitatiOn and Vegetation
He travcrsed the dry bed Of what at
one time must have been a great lake.
He saw dead trees and uncarthed
huge trunks embedded deep in the
sand, also pieces OF ironware and
tiles. Passing through the ruins Dl
what Sven Hedin named IOulau-a
fortress OF days gone by-he found
a frozen marsh at the foot of Lot
Nor on the southern boundary of Sin
kiang Here Tachibana saw the first
human being since he left Turfan.
He was a hunter and on seeing Tach-
ibana's caravan decamped. doubtless
thinking they we're robbers.
Leaving Lob Nor, he proceeded
westward to the banks Of the River
Tarim. Here he found that there was
no permanent snow range, but he dis
covered a number OF relics, precious
stones and an old book. He was I'M
able to cross the range of Allyn
Tagh or Cold mountains, but proceed
80 hur
where he succeeded in obtaining
fresh supplies of provisions and ice.
and again left for Chertchen oyes .
great stretch of sand dunes extreme.
~ difficult TO travel.
Chertchen he reached on January
10 1911, and having re-equipped he
proceeded northward to Kuchar
across the Tarim desert, camping
along the marsh. Here he found
wild pigs and other signs of animal
life. tracks Of wild camel and reach.
ed the dry bed OF Usen River, a
branch OF the Tarim. on February
20 Their water gave out and the
party dug a we'll 81 metres deep,
where water was tapped and found
70 be bitter and undrinkable. but
thirst drove them and after boiling
IL they drank. The whole party suf-
fered from intense pains, but were
able 10 proceed and after three days
reached a tsmesf Village, fromsshich
point Tachibana hsstened forward on
hersebafsk to Kucharf To- meet Hobbs.
Kuchar was reached on March IA
and to Tachibanas great distress, he
learned that Hobbs had died OF small
pox in January The body Of the Eng
lishman was sent 10 KashgaT.
During this trip Tschibana was IN
able 10 excayate 10 any great extent
but ne found the deserts. the noun