The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-09


rlythc, an Euglsnman who Is Jour.
ncyinp on foo, from Singapore TO
Calais, France, ana London. recently
arrived in RauEcou aud Is now on
his way 20 Calcutta. lie intends to
pursue his way through northern
India. Taluchistan and Persia to
Shnt.cl.Nrah. whence he will follow
the Euphra'rs to i,s source and
make hts way through Asia Minor
and Europe. lie hopes to arrive in
England ny the end Of 1928.
Blytho. who has already covered
2.1oo miles Of his trip, thinks that
his las, goo miles in Siam consti-
tutcd os difficult country as he
shall over encounter. lie carries no
firearms or weapons or any kind,
and has not yet had need OF any. His
pack weighs from 90 to 80 pounds,
aud consists " clothes. food. mans,
notebook and simple camp utensils
Malrys and Rurmans. tho traveller
saws arc tho mos, friendly people he
hrs encountered SO far The siam.
Csc he ranks last. although none Of
them have been definitely unfyicnd-
IT, Describing some OF the adycn-
tu-cs 10 has had since leaving Sing
anorc lest May blythe says, In part:
II wished. 20 traverse Siam with
all possible speed. From Euen Nung
MY troubles commenced. Roads In
tho interior Of siam are no1-cxlst-
cnt Even cart roads are termed by
courtesy, Tor two days I travelled
by Garth paths. slccrinE In farmers
houses. until / reached rdtaluug.
which IS n railway town not far
from the coast The place being IN
tested with mosquitoes. requested
the station master to allow me TO
sleep IN the waiting room. which re-
ques; he granted.
Leaving patalung. entered the
jungle again although farms and
villages were frequent. All this
time l was guiding myself north
ward by the sun. every day or two
tracking across to the railroad in
order to keep the direction. There
was but little fear Of losing my way
as the mountains ran parallel to
the sea. leaving between n strip OF
plain, varying from ten to forty
miles IN width. The large villages
are located between the coast and
the railway.
1T was remarkable that ! en-
countered no wild animals and very
few snakes. which sometimes / kill
ed and sometimes avoided. The
natives were generally friendly
enough. although our intercourse
was limited owing 10 my defective
siamese vocabulary.
some 40 miles north OF Chum-
phou 1 was very puzzled to account
Tor tho fact that large ezpansJs ol
,hc hilisldes were cleared and used
rs grazing grounds for cattle, as
had not credited the s,amcsg with
sufficient energy 10 clear large
areas OF hill Jungle. wds told
tha, some 60 years ago terrific
swept across the isthmu5
OF Kra ana destroyed all the veg
citation.
From PTCchuap Ririkan the
country became Slam OF the picture
book pagoIas peTchod on SEEM
iugly inaccessible crags, natives
clad In brillisnt-colorcd clothing;
quaint oX-carts; priests and monk
and monasterios; herds OF vicious
looking water buffa!ocs, ana rice
fields everywhere.
II entered Bangkok July 23, ex- I
ac,ly two months after leaving Sing
apore. Bangkok, like most large
towns ot the East, Is curious
OF West and East, the old
and the new. Palatlal reinforced .
concrete buildings are jostled by
wretched novels; foul-Nnelling /
winding lanes lead from spacious I
Pagodas stand
stones throw from churches.
"Tnc old walls Of Bangkok are a
line example Of the Qualifications ,
as understood by the Oriental ma
ions. Miles In length, averaging