The Ordway new era., 1912-10-04

American museum of natural
history. who got back recently
from a ten months trip to the orient
70 obtain specimens for the museum.
and who, while in Korea, explored .
region never before entered by
white man and discovered three lakes
In the north Of the country. gave the
following description of his expe-
dition:
AFTER finishing my whaling. spent
three weeks at Shimonoseki. Japan.
collectidng fish, and then returned to
Korea and went to Seoul to interview
the directors Of foreign affairs. from
whom l got the necessary permission
to 20 into the interior. Then went
away up the coast BY ship to sheshin.
Prom there l went on . push
railway-you get In . car and natives
tary station on the Tu Men river.
west Of Mussn. The latter 10
walled town 500 years old. with its
original public buildings and many
anN5snt houses. It 10 the last place
inland ever before visited BY
whites. The Russians went there dur
ing the war. and now there arc Jap
Anese gendarmes there. a. In every
plaos In the country.
II spoke . little japanese. the cook
l had got ut Seoul spoke English well.
and the Interpreter l had spoke Chi
nsss, Korean and little English. Be-
sides them l had In my party six kor-
can horsemsn and . hunter.
The northern part Of Korea 10 sb-
solutsly bare Of trees. unless you 20
classify the nr underbrush about .
foot high. Ny cook. who was thirty
nine years old. had never cooked with
wood In his life. The only trees
you SEQ In the southern part OF the
country are those that have been left
about graves.
Plenty Of Tigers In Korea.
Il wanted to. gSt into the unknown
region, which was said to be wood.
ed and full Of game. The last was
true. There are leopards in uemen-
dous numbers in many parts OF the
country, snow leopards. and there are
tigers In many districts. The former
are very shy. but they and the
tigers come to the Villages when the
snow drives them and get children.
horses and dogs.
Il have q leopard skin which was
presented to me which Is nine feet
long, but l did not shoot one myself.
None has ever been killed by
white man in that country.
Il spent three weeks hunting two
tigers on the mountain and then de-
c.ded could spare no more time. The
country IL SO big. and l would have
had to beat over n great tract 1t
took q friend OF mine In the south Of
the country two months to get two
specimens.
From Musau travelled 40 miles
west before came to the edge
of the big forest and the last vii.
lage, Nojido. hamlet OF eight or
ten houses. Then l went directly
toward Paik.tu.san. the white topped
mountain which IL 5000 feet high.
went until the snow stopped>Vie. which
was In May. There were no teils.
l had to steer by compass.
THE forest, found. was mainly OF
virgin larch. so to l60 feet high. with
some birch, with a very thick under
growth. My Koreans were afraid to
enter It because there were reports
abroad that Chinese robbers were In
It. Right near Is the Paik-tu-sanis.
where the Manchus originated.
THE mountain Is a single peak. but
1t 10 one OF a range called the Long
White mountains. The Yalu has Its
source there. and 1t has been sup
posed the Tu-Men also rose there. but
l discovered its source was 40 miles
away. We had to travel along the
river valley. camping and hunting on
the ridges nthe other side.
"Of course. l went into the big
woods primarily to collect. but the
fauna was 30 limited 1t was OF no use.
although for a time | was running ~
traps and hunting. The forest was -