Evening star., 1927-11-13
DYOTT EXPEDITION
SEEKS VOLUNTEER
Party to Enter Jungle in Hunt
for FaWcett, Lost Brit
iSh Explorer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

small, spare, of Wiry build, to join re
ref expedition and party OF explorU
tion into Brazilian wilds. Must b'
willing, with habits of discipline
Travel experience and technical train
ing unnecessary. Apply at once. let
ter only, to Comdr. George M. Dyott
1856 East Sixty-flrst street, New Yorl
City. .s. ..........
That, briefly. describes the man
am looking for" remarked Comdr
Dyott, as with alert, nervous fingers
he stroked the beautifully marked
skin of a little ocelot which is among
the thousand trophies OF his adven
lures in the wilderness.
Iucisive, keen, swift, this cloSe-knit
blond British-American is soon to
start for those green hells of Anna
zonia," which hide the secrets OF Tor.
gotten ages and the whereabouts of
another explorer, Col. p. H. Fawcetti
last heard from in May. 1925.
Comdr Dyott is going In to f1nd this
man, and II his hunt is fruitless, or
if he finds Fawcett dead, he will push
ahead in the very quest which led
Fawcett into the jungles south OF the
Amazon, the search for ruins Of lost
civilization.
Dangerous Venture.
A menacing venture, beset by the
danger of savage Indians, OF wild
beasts. OF tropical fever, and the en-
tirely unknown perils OF an unex-
plored area of 100000 square miles.
And for this undertaking, Comdr.
Dyott needs one more man to CON-
piete his party of four, a man to
no life
and life itself mean very little.
He must be thoroughly prepared
and equipped for hardship" explained
the commander. "He must be willing
to subordinate himself, to obey his
leader without question. He must put
himself into my hands completely. do
anything he is told to do, and 90 1t at
once.
And one thing more; this is most
essential" The trace of smile light
ed Comdr. Dyott's lean, rather
severe face He must be quiet man.
No chatter-boxes need apply. Talka-
tive men are the bane of an explorers s
camp. Ny camps, anyway"
A quiet man himself. with the quiet
that gives confidence, is this former
officer of the British Royal Naval Air
Service, whose expedition into the
wilds in search OF a lost fellow -coUn-
tryman recalls the glorious hazards
of Stanley's search for Livingston,
and its triumphant result.
Man Under 80.
"I ask for a man OF not more than
80" said Comdr. Dyott, because
he is not likely to have formed rigid
habits of mind. He is not set in his
ways. He will be amenable to dis
cipIine.
a small man, If physically fit, has
greater endurance. A big man has to
exert so much energy to carry his
bulk that he has no surplus. More
than that, he is difficult to stow In
a canoe. He is too big for the physi-
cal restrictions of camp life"
What do you mean by small man
how tall should he be, how much
should he weigh2"
I'm height, five feet six. or seven
even five feet ten wouldn't bar him.
These things are all approximate. And
weight, well, Wen say 140."
The commander weighs 140. and is
about five feet seven inches tall.
But I exceed my own age limit, I"
he observed, wrinkles of humor spread
ing in little network at the cor.
born in 1888"
Corndr. Dyott was asked what this
volunteer he Is seeking would have
to do.
Handy Man Needed.
'He must be a handy man." was
the reply. And willing to learn. He
doesn't have to be a photographer. He
doesn't have to know how to handle a
gun or paddle canoe or run a radio.
II he is intelligent. he'll learn all
these things with US" q
Should he have had college edu-
catione''
preferably. And he should be fond
OF outdoor life. He should have an
interest in birds and animals and
trees. And he should have an In.
genious mind, a practical mind. Also
manual dexterity. He should be able
to handle tools"
Corndr. Davis was asked whether he
preferred a bachelor or. benedict.
Single" he replied, lighting .
cigarette to disguise an embarrassed
half-smile. For Condr. Dyott will be
a bridegroom when he sails for Rio
on the first stage OF his long journey.
Single" he reiterated. more firmly.
Married men are used to creature
comforts, and they're always thinking
about their wives. Give me bache'
lor."
The volunteer accepted by Comdr.
Dyott need supply none Of his outfit
himself. His passage money VIII De
paid. His living expenses Will be met
by the expedition. And he will receive
pay.
Only Small Pay.
aOnlv a small recomperse" OBJ
served the commissioner. dryly. mo
riches
He went on to say that physicians
certificate of physical fitness was de-
sirabIe, and that volunteers should be
prepared to endure a constant steam
bath.
I'VE are going where the weather
is hot and wet" he remarked. our
halmy days viii show a temperature
of Ss."
With Comdr. Dyott when he sails
from New York December 10 on the
I.anaDort & Holt liner Voltaire will
be q wireless man, an expert in pho
Biography and the selected volunteer
The little party will arrive in Rio de
Janeiro Christmas day, thence by
train 1000 miles to Corumba, then 35e
miles by launch to Cuyaba-
From there the Dyott expedition
augmented by native bearers, viii
strike out with pack bullocks and
mules for the vast unexplered terri
tory north of Cuyaba.
The undertaking will have the un
official cooperation of the Brazilian
government The Brazilian officials
I have always found most helpful ant
courteous" said Comdr. Dyott.
Hopeful of Resuce.
Comdr. Dyott is definitely hopefu
of rescuing Col. Fawcett. who wa
accompanied into the jungle by hi
son Jack and a youth from Los An
geles, Raleigh RimelL But he doe
not expect to find Fawcett In the VI
cInity of Diamantina, in the Matt