Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-03

members OF the SclehliiN
petition sent out under the JOINT aus
pieces of Yale university and the Nd
tional Geographical society to develop
the discoveries made by Prof. hiram
Bingham. head archaeologist at lale'
and. his expedition of year ago
The scientist arrived on the inner
Santa Maria from Colon. Al lhe
time of his discovery of the fairy Guy
with its edfices of chiseled marDie
and skeletons OF prehistoric perlous'
Professor Bingham had little time 10
uncover more of the ruins. lhlS
years expedition spent four and one
half months on the grounds and mace
complete investigation of the most
important archaeological point on the
South American continent.
Endure Great Hardships.
Those returning were Professor
Bingham. Prof Herbert f. Gregory
head Of the department of geology al
Yale; DR. George F. Eaton of the Pea
body institute. and Prof. Osgood
Hardy. All of them reported tremend-
Gus hardships. including the deter
mined opposition Of the Peruvian gov
eminent to their research. a plague
of smallpox and typhus fever, and the
desertion of their Indian guides. In
spite of these obstacles, however, the
trip was eminently satisfactory. Pro
lessor Bingham brought back tfty
human skulls of pre-lncan period
and many skeletons, as well as thirty
cases of wonderfully wrought bronze
tablets and pieces of pottery. Doctor
Eaton collected fifty cases Of bones.
which are TO be sent on later.
Doctor Eaton was i'll in camp with
malaria for a long time. and Profess
sor Gregory was also incapitated for
several weeks.
Professor Bingham nearly lost his
life on one occasion. when his mules
stampeded and his Indian guides for
sock him.
81 was exploring the heights of Pal
col in southern Peru. 1000 feet above
the sea level" Professor Bingham
said. when my mules refused to ad-
vance farther on account of the deep
snow. Shortly afterward they STAN
peded down the mountain. but | de-
cided to push on with my six Indian
guides. | found. however. that my
hardships had just begun. When
woke up in the morning my guides
had fed. and | was left alone in a
spot where no white man had ever
before set foot
"T struck out in the direction |
thought would most Likely bring me
to an inhabited section. and after
wandering for some time saw an In
dian lad lodging about among the
crags. When | called to him he fed
Ike the wind. | continued nv wan
derings and was getting fearful that
would find no other inhabitants
when ! came across a native who
volunteered to pilot me back to nv
starting point
EIGHT Glaciers in Sight.
ION nv way down | saw the most
vonderful sight that it has ever been
my lot to witness-eight glaciers ris
ing IN 4 height of 1000 feet in the
air their pure white sides SPARKLING
IKE beds of crystal Finally | wa:
-, able to reioin my partyr
. When the party reached Peru f
was learned that the government HAD
changed hands President Lefuia. ar
old friend of Professor Bingham. hav
ing been succeeded by Presden
RiIIinchurst. descendant Of an old
time British settler President Bin
ineburst blocked all the efforts of III,
exDedition for seven weeks and /
Re- was only after powerful pressure hac
been brought to bear by the Amer
can consul and other persons of in