The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-11-12

tain TO encounter difficulties In the
more settled portions. they can prob
ably overcome them by tact and
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-
ceive of only two reasons why for
eigners should come to their country
either as gOld-seekers or as mission
aries.
Obtaining the animals for the groups
In the Hall Of Asiatic Life will fur
nish excitement enough for the most
Cobb desert are few herds of the
only living wild horses. Moreover,
there are. in the Cobb, wild camels and
wild asses, as weal 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
thousand feet, where there are big
horn sheep and ibex that have never
heard the crack OF a 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. In China is
the takin, a creature with q veritahle
golden fleece" 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-technica
language.
, Would Help China.
/ There Is q very real desire on thu
= part of the sponsors for the expedi
\ ton to make 1t factor In the devel
n opment of the educational life of tn,
;. Chinese Republic. China he's no lnsti
l. tutions wherein Latural history objects
a can he studied and exhibited by mod
r ern methods and where the scientific
: work of her own people can be en-
4 outraged and directed. 1t was there
, fore decided to invite the Chimes
O government to cooperate with the ex
- petition In carrying on It's work Il
q the Orient. China will be invited t
, delegate to the expedition certai
o men who have had already prelim'
" nary instruction In various branche
OF science; under the best specialist
70 I'm the world, these men. while In tn
" field, will receive training In moder
( methods Of scientific exploration an
20 study.
~ When the expedition has been con
~ posit in Peking duplicate set of tn
!. collections. which will form the bas
40 Of the Chinese Museum Of Natur,
!. History The proposed institution wi
then have valuable nucleus Of spe
linens for exhibition and study an
" n staff If expert Chinese to carry q
- the work. It will remain for the 60
- eminent to set aside a suitable bull
a. ing where the collections can
housed.
- The third Asiatic expedition. wi
Its rich possibilities for making II
portant discoveries in the departme,,
~. Ut paIeontology, archaeology. zoolog
snthropology and geography. Is d.
- tined to Increase the prestige ~ Il
~ United States In the world of y.iene
~, The American scientists wto viii pr
~ mote the advancement Of Chinese &
' ence will cooperate with the Chine
=" in an entirely new field. American
with far-seeing idealism will welcol
an alliance of this kind, tending
Bti- cement the friendly relations that
ing ready exist between the two great
Ind rublics Of the East and the We
BILE They will wish to insure the DOS
10 bility Of making the third Asiatic /,
the petition the greatest expedition ey
'ry. sent out to increase the wealth Of
~ man knowledge.