The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-08

DE- Henry H. Rusby of Columbia university is
leading large body of American scientists In an
attempt TO explore the sources of the Amazon. Its
immediate program is TO traverse more than 900
square miles of the virgin land in the upper
reaches of the river basin. Members of the expe-
ultlon include DIR. David Starr Jordan, president
OF Leland Stanford university and DIR. Carl III.
Elgenmann of the University of Indiana, who will
study fsh and reptiles; Doctor Ruthven of the
University of Michigan, who will study frogs; and
Ut. Edward kromers OF the University of Wilson,
SIN and Prof. A II. Gil of the Massachusetts In
stltute OF Technology, who Will investigate seeds
and volatile oils
Two young Americans sailed from New York the
other day for South America to search for vast
store or wealth supposed to lie In the chimney"
OF the diamond deposits of British Guiana AT
Georgetown, the capital of the British possession
they VIII be Joined by third adventuresome
American who has QUILTED In Paris.
The expedition is under the patronage of Har-
ward university and the Smithsonian institution of
Washington, for which 1t will carry on geograph-
icaf explorations. William J. LaVarre. Jr Har-
ward graduate of 1919, heads the party and his
fellow explorers James Macdonald of Lima
D.. and Dudley Lewis of Springfield. Mass They
expect to spend more than year In the Jungle
Besides an attempt to follow the scattered de.
posits of precious stones several hundred miles
through tangled reptilenfested wilderness to their
source, long known to exist somewhere In the hill
country, but discovered, the expedition will
take observations of the aboriginal Inhabitants and
geological features of the country as well as cap
ture specimens Of native wild animals for the
Smithsonian institution and National Geological
garden at Washington.
Establishing headquarters In the prairie country
40 miles up the Mazarun river which flows into
the Essequbo, the diamond hunters VIII begin
work the alluvial lands bordering streams on
the eastern watershed of the Sierra Pacaraima
which separate British Guiana from
Venezuela
The area In which the expedition will operate
has been known since the middle of the last CEN
fury rich diamond field, although its mac
and the prevalence of tropical diseases
have served TO discourage prospecting by white
men. Thousands of carats of the gems said to
De. las fine as any in the world however are taken
'ut annually by negro miners, employing primitive
Methods.
Somewhere near every spot where diamonds
re found in considerable numbers there must be
chimney" explained Mr. Lavarre. The quail
ty OF stones taken from the vicinity where his
arty will work points to chimney as rich or
cher than those of the South African diamond
eds.
The vanguard of the missing link" expedition
1T New York the other day The mission of the
dentists will keep them in the untrodden
reas of Asia for five years. When they return to
merica they hope TO have evidence that the
Missing link between man and beast actually
listed Also they expect to bring back thousands
animal and botanical specimens to fill the pro-
'sed Hall Of Asatc Life in New York
Roy Chapman Andrews, leader of two former (
lentifc parties into China heads the expedition.
ined in Asia by scores of native guests, hunts ,
en- cooks and helpers the scientists expect to
-roduce American automobiles, moving-picture
meras and other modern machines on the Cobb
serI central Asian plateaus, Tibetan steppes and .
Ter lttleknown lands
The first base of the party will be established S
Mongolia where the scientists expect TO remain II
months before penetrating western China :,
Ter the vanguard has spent year in Mongolia q
second group of scientists will leave New York W
join them. Northeastern and central Asia will a
thoroughly gone over In study of the origin II
migration Of man, to prove disprovs the N
ular scientific belief that Asia the center to
dispersal of She human race, as well as for II