The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-14

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Those returning today were Prof.
Bingham, Prof. Herbert L. Gregory,
head of the department of geology at
Yale; DIR. George +. Eaton of the Pea
body Institute and Prof. Osgood Hardy.
All Of them reported tremendous hard
ships, including the determined oppo-
sition of the Peruvian government to
their research, plague of smallpox
and typhus fever, and the desertion of
their Indian guides. In spite of these
obstacles, however, the trip was emf
nently satisfactory. Prof Bingham
brought back fifty human skulls of a
pre-Incan period and many skeletons, rs
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.
/ Marooned in Mountains.
Doctor Eaton was i'll in camp with
malaria for long time and Professor
! Gregory was also incapacitated for
several weeks. Professor Bingham
nearly lost his life on one occasion,when
! his mules stampeded and his Indian
guides tOrsOoK MN.
! 81 was exploring the heights of Pal
col in Southern Peru, 1900 feet above
, sea level Professor Bingham sa d
''when my mules refused to advance
farther on account OF the deep snow
Short atterward they stampeded down
the mountain, but l decided to push or
with my six Indian guides. l found
however, that my hardships had just
begun When | woke up in the morning
my gu des had fed and was LETT alone
in a spot where no white man had evel
before set foot.
4 81 struck out in the direction
thought would most likely bring me t,
an inhabited section and after wander
ing Tor some time saw an Indian la'
lodging about among the crags. Whel
] called to him, he lied like the wind
/ continued my wandcrings and wa
getting fearful that l would find II
other inhabitants, when | came acros
native who volunteered to pilot III
back to my starting point
: ''On my way down | saw the mos
wonderful sight that it has ever bee
rv lot to witnegs-eight glaciers rsin
to a height of 1000 feet in the ali
tcir pure white sides sparkling lilt
Ic;s Of crystal. Finally / was able t
y, join my party"
Government Is Hostile.
Nh,n the party reached Peru it wa
learn,c that the government ha
changed hands, President Leguia, a
old friend of Professor Bingham, ha'
ing been succeeded by President Bi
/, iinghurst, descendant of an old-tim
: British settler. President Billinghuri
y blocked all the efforts of the eXped
y ton for seven weeks, and it was on
= after powerful pressure had bee
brought to bear by the American 90
sui and other persons of influence tn
- the explorers were allowed 10 Temo'
= their baggage.
- Even then" said Professor Bin
ham, "our explorations were limited
. nm insulting decree, which was prini'
= in heavy type in all the newspaper
- stating that we could not do even q
= ploration work after December /, al
/, that We were not 10 mutilate and d
face ia the least any part OF the city
Machu pieehu. Al officers were ord'
cd 10 sge that this mandate was obey
=. 30 the letter.
~ Among the fossils found by the Z
plorsrs we're the bones of mastodo
aud those Of ihe ancient equns, I
d, furrmuuef of the h0ro.
Tho explorers we're Yarelaaifd Hgnii
a che Winrea 0f smallpox and typl
~ foyer whleh arTe az thai time Wipi
ont mans tuall villages lu tie lnten
'fhr Peruvian government NHi mnti
nn rnmIs 10 rhrfk tha hhfrp of
plague. HffafiiuF io che Hrmbrfs
ihr expedition
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