San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-02

While science toys with the "a dino
saur eggs brought back from the in
terror of Mongolia by the Third Asia
tic Expedition, and wonders about
their relationship to the dinosaur
skeletons now and then unearthed in
America, industrial leaders are Civ
ing deep and serious thought to the
commercial phase of the expeditions
many remarkable discoveries, says
Will Hundley of the Wroten-Hundley
Motor Company.
Numerous important mineral de-
posts were found, according to Roy
Chapman Andrews, leader of the ex-
petition, and it is only matter OF
time until modern transportation
makes it accessible. The plains are
also inhabited by millions of fur bear
ing animals, and fur traders are al
ready hot on the trail followed by the
Andrews party in its search for fossils.
Mr.. Andrews demonstrated that it
was not necessary to rely on the plod-
ding camel in order to penetrate the
rich interior. His three Dodge Broth
ers motor cars did what the fur trad
ers and others interested in the COM
mercial development of Mongolia had
considered impossible. The fur trad
ers promptly, bought up his three
Dodge Brothers cars, proved to their
satisfaction that it was in the car to
do it-and not just luck-and are now
operating fleets of the same sturdy
American car in pursuit of the for
tunes that roam aimlessly on the
plains. Trips that formerly required
months are now made in days. There
are no roads, but that seems to make
little difference when one is using a
Dodge Brothers car.
Fur Trade Is Increased.
Thus the fur trade already has been
given definite impetus by the An
drews expeditions revelations. Infor-
nation regarding the geological dis
coveries, such as mineral deposits, was
turned over to the Mongolian govern
ment. How soon active development
of these resources will begin, depends
largely on the condition Of state af-
fairs and the interest of outside capt.
tai.
| The Importance with which the re-
suits of the expedition are viewed by
the press is reflected in the countless
editorials which followed the travellers
return. Typical Of the comments is
the following.
How many Of us grubby folk know
that dinosaurs laid eggs? Who among
US could estimate the value of dinosaur
eggs: Biologists working in the wilds
Of Mongolia under the auspices Of the
American Museum Of Natural History
have discovered a whole nestful of
dinOSaur eggs, twenty-five of 'em, to
be specific, and they say that the
value of the eggs is priceless. Their
evaluatiOn will not be changed. For
these eggs are big as moons, compared
to those of the industrious hen of our
own time, and they are past the posi-
bility of deterioration, since they are
fossilized and are estimated to be TO-
100000 years old.
Motor Car Replaces Camel.
"Old King Tut, it will appear, has
no sort of monopoly on relics of anti
guilty. This lay of the ancient dino
saur antedates the Pharaoh's time BIZ
ages and epochS. As an exhibit from
a primeval past it will stand in class
to itself. The exhibit is made even
more impressive by the addition Of
tons Of other fossil remains which
were found in the Asian desert.
That the discovery was due to the
courage and determination of the men
who comprised the scientific expedition
need not be stated. But an interesting
revelation is that it would not have
been possible without the aid Of that
modern of moderns, the automobile.
Motor cars penetrated hundreds and
hundreds of miles into regions that
had never scented the odor of gaso-
line, following with ease the trails
which had been made by caravans Of
camels. The leader of the expedition,
Mr.. Roy Chapman Andrews, is quot
ed as having said that all of Mongolia
is accessible by motor car, and that
new field for commercial explora-
ton and development has been opened.
From which it may be seen that
great possibilities may be Matched from