The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05
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them. and finally described how
tbty succeeded iu their desperate rn.
deayor. which cost thr lives ni their
two devoted halfbrcod servants
Ths amazing reading ~ the affair
was the result 90 summcrlyca en-
drayor 10 avoid msng amy question
able matter 90 tho mccttngl
Having conducted bis audience lu
fancy 20 the summit and marooued
them there by reason OF shc fall or
their bridge. the professor proceeded
90 describe both tho horrors and the
attractions ol that remarkable land.
Ot personal adventures he said little.
but laid stress upon the rich harvest
rcapcd by science in the observations
of the wonderful beast bird. insect
and plant lIlr OF the plateau pecu,
liarly rich I'm the yoleoptcra and in'
the lcpldoptcra, 40 new species of
tho one and % Of the other had been
secured In tho course OF few weeks,
II was. however. In the larger ami
mails. and especially IN tho larger
animals supposed 20 have been long
extinct, that the interest ~ the pub
lic was naturally ccutercd. OF
these he was able TO givo a goodly
list. but had little doubt that Il
would be largcly extended when the
place had been more thor0ly inycsti-
gated. lie and his companions had
seen al least dozen creatures, most
OF them az n distance. which CORE,
spondcd with nothing az present
known 10 science. These would ia
time be duly classified and exam
iurd Ilc instanced a snake. tho east
skin Of which, deep purple IN color
was 81 feet In length. and mentioned
a white creature supposed 20 De-
mammalian. which gave forth well
marked phusphorcsccncr In the
darkness. also a large black moth.
the bite % which was supposed by
the Indians TO be- highly poisonous
Setting aside these entirely new
forms Of life, tho plateau was very
rich In known prehistoric forms, dat
ing back IN some cases 90 carly
Jurassic times Among these he
mentioned the gigantic and gro
tesquo stcgosaurus, seen once by
Mr Malone at drinking place by
tho lake. and drawn IN the sketch
book Of that adventurous American
who had first penetrated thls an
known world. He described also the
iguauodon and tho ptcrodartyl two
Of tho first OF tho wonders which
they had encountered. lilo then
thrilled the assembly by some ac-
count OF the terrible earnivorpus dlu-
osaurs. which had on more than ono
occasion pursued members Of tho
party. and which were the most for
midahle or all tho creatures which
they had encountered. Thence no
passed on 10 the huge and fcrocious
bird. the phororachus. and 10 the
great elk which SIN roams upon this
upland II was not. however. until
be skctchcd the mysteries OF tho cen,
trail lake that the FUN interest and
enthusiasm % the audience were
aroused one bad 70 pinch oneself
20 be suro that ono was awake as
bil" AHtIA AhAA AAAtN all1 pFAElAEAl
professor 10 cold measured terms ia.
scrib.ns the monNtfous three eyed
fish-izards and the huge water.
snakes which iuhnhit this enchanted
sheet OF water Next he touched
upon the Indians. and upon the OK.
traordinary colony or anthropold
apes. which might be looked upon as
nm advance upon the plthccnnthro-
pus Of Java. and % coming. therefore.
nearer than any known form TO that
Hypothetical creation. the missing
link Finally he described. amongst
some mcrrment. the ingenious but
highly dangerous acronautic invsn,
ton Of Professor Challenger and
wound Up a most memorable address
by an account OF tho methods by
which the committee did at las, find
their way hack to civilization.
10 BE Continued