The Ely miner., 1920-11-12

tain to encounter difficulties in the
more settled portions, they can prob
ably overcome them by tact and a
proper understanding of the situa-;
ton. Those in charge of railroads and
other commercial projects that have
involved digging in China have always
been able to compromise with pro-
testing villagers and they have found,
even within the past ten years very
great change in attitude. In Tibet
conditions are even more difficult. All
the gold in the country belongs to the
Lama church and the natives can con-
ceiye of only two reasons why for
eigners should come to their, country
either as gold-seekers or as mission
aries. 1853" s-
Obtaining the animals for the groups
in the Hall of Asiatic Life will fur
nish excitement enough for the most
blase sportsmen. In corner of the
Cobb desert are a few herds of the
only living wild horses. Moreover,
there are, in the Cobb, wild camels and
wild asses, as well as antelopes that
can run sixty miles an hour. The
horses, asses and antelopes can be
run down in motor cars, lassoed by
the Mongol cowboys, and some of the
specimens brought back alive to the
New York Geological Park. Not far
from this particular part of the desert,
mountains tower to height of fifteen
horn sheep and ibex that have never
heard the crack OF high-power rifle.
On the Tibetan steppes are enormous
yak, snow leOpards, giant pandas and
beautiful golden monkeys with blue,
upturned noses; some of these species
are among the rarest and leaSt known
animals of the world. IL China is
the takin, creature with a veritable
golden fleece" a strange oXlike ami
NAL that rOams the highest mountain
valleys and that actually represents
an intermediate stage between the an
telope and the goat. In the forests of
Manchuria is the lOng-haired tiger of
the Amur River; tiger larger and
finer than the royal Bengal of Indian
fame, which has furnished sport for
kings and emperors; tiger living in
caves amid forests drifted deep with
snow.
The scientific results of the third
Asiatic expedition will be embodied
in series of volumes that should be,
for many years to come, the stand
ard work on the natural history of
Central and Eastern Asia, and also in
popular books written in non-technical
language.
Would Help China.
There is a very real desire on the
part of the sponsors for the expedi-
ton to make it a factor in the deyel-
Opment of the educatiocSi life of the
Chinese Republic. China he's no insti-
tutiOns wherein natural history objects
can be studied ana exhibited by mod
arn methods and where the scientific
work of her own people can be en-
and directed. 1t was there |
fore decided to invite the Chinese |
government to cooperate with the ex-
petition in carrying on it's work in |
the Orient. China will be invited TO |
delegate to the expedition certain |
men who have had already prelimi- |
nary instruction in various branches |
of science; under the best specialists |
n the world, these men, while in the
ield, will receive training in modern
Methods of scientific exploration and |
study.
When the expedition has been com
Dleted. its sponsors will agree to de
,osit in Peking duplicate set of III,
which will form the basis
If the Chinese Museum of Natural
History. The proposed institution will
hen have valuable nucleus Of spec
mems for exhibition and study and
staff of expert Chinese to Gerry on
he work. 1t will remain for the gov
TO set aside suitable build
ng where the collections can be
louSed.
The third Asiatic expedition. with
is rich possibilities for making i'm
,ortant discoveries in the departments
# paleontology. archaeology, zoology,
and geography, is des-
ined to increase the prestige of the
United States in the world of science.
The American scientists Wiz will pro-
note the advancement of Chinese sci
nee will cooperate with the Chinese
n an entirely new field. Americans,
With far-seeing idealism will welcome
N alliance of this kind. tending TO
ement the friendly relations that al
eady exist between the two great re-
'ublics of the East and the West.
hey will wish TO insure the possi-
ility of making the third Asiatic ex- !
edition the greatest expedition ever {
ent out to increase the wealth Of hu- '
nan knowledge.