The state herald., 1912-07-26

mn, OF the great interest which
of late years has been ex-
hibited in the worlds fauna,
q. an interest which may be
i, to date from the opening stages
nm he Victorian Era, the enlarged IA
lies for travel and the increasing
lber of men who yearly scour the
lid for fresh specimens II is
,h,. ter for comment when one real
an that from the big-game point of
am, W China is practically unknown.
ryone knows that lions come from
A, lea and tigers from India: but
~ re are many who, were they asked
IS the names of half a dozen species
be found in China, would fail to an
er, writes Frank Wallace In Coun-
Life. With the exception OF few
beditions organized for scientific
hposes, scarcely half a dozen men
ne visited the country for sporting
rposes since Pere David in 1863.
ent some months exploring in the
u asi-lndependent distriI. OF Mapin.
q Q reasons are many. In the first
~ bee. until recently of the condition
affairs in the interior very little
ls known even TO longestablished
feign residents; the Chinese them.
- Ives did nothing to encourage the
:! cursions OF foreigners; travel at the
y st Of times must be slow. tedious
d uncertain: game was. and is. en-
. rely confined to the mountainous re.
ons where cultivation is impossible,
: fd It's distribution in these regions
: Lnnuvu a Lastly fhara iG
! te absolute and indispensable essen
hl to n successful trip In CHINA
ustworthy and capable guide. inter
feter, headman. whatever you like to
NJ him, who knows Chinese well and
bmething OF ;he geography OF the
buntry. Such rara avis is hard TO
nd. The foreigner is legitimate prey
most countries. nowhere more than
China. So recently AS last year
arty Of Americans went through n
ertain district accompanied by sew
raj native interpreters. The latter
ere enjoying themselves, the former
'ere not; In fact. they stated that
or nine days journey between two
Important towns three thousand tnels
roughly three hundred and seventy.
fye pounds) were necessary Under
{ ordinary conditions. with such com.
orts as are available. three white
nen, three mule carts Of baggage and
4 I've Chinese boys can 80 from one
= lnco 10 the other for cost not ex.
3 Pccdlng twenty-five pounds
Carry Heavy Loads.
The luxurious mode. and that adopt.
ed by all Chinese ofilcials-though 10
the European large carts are far more
comiortable-ls the chair. In this.
borne by four men, he sits upright.
looking straight before him, with
something strangely reminiscent OF
lolhargio tortoise In his mlon. Next
comes the mule litter. n Kind OF low
couch slung on poles and harnesaed
TO couple Of mules Then the small
cart. usually known M Pcking cart,
and one OF tho most hone-shaking
contriyaneoa ever inyented thon the
larger eafts, drawn by four mulos. ono
IN the shafts and three abreast. hood.
cd and capable Of carrying loads of
two thousand cattleh 1.-TWO thousand
slr hundred and slHtyHiS poundsj:
and lastly mule. horse. or pony
Fcmals mules ARE almost Invariably
used 20 draw carts. the males being
engaged with pack trains We used
the larger carts our beds we're un.
rolled In the middle, and tho sides. be.
INK we'll padded. made comfortable
seats
II We would make our start walking
4 II the cool Of tho dawn. when the hky
was lilac and lavender and the little
gray.hlue clouds In tho west we're
turning pink They were the pleasant.
cat hourH na remember them Tired.
dusty Mother Earth seemed for
uma 90 shed hot years and mot the
eye with her old freshness As she
greeted much enduring Ulysses and
Tie AfgonAutH. or even Adam when
he FIRST woke IN the green and gold Of
Eden pheaHnnts called In tho fslds
aud spared and nutefed as th.y