Evening star., 1928-03-11
british SCIENTISTS
). PUT HOPE NDYOTT
Royal Geographical Society
Follows Expedition Eagerly
ASsails CourteviIe Report.
Special nsnatch to The Star and North
American Newspaper Alliance.

Special Disnstch to Tho Star. and North
American Newspaper Alliance.
LONDON, March lo.-The Royal
+ Geographical Society, famous amonG
y rounceS through its official publications,
the Geographical Journal. that /,
will follow with high expectation
Comdr. George NJ. Dyott's expedition
> to rescue the missing British explorer.
Col. P. H. Fawcett.
In the same publication the society
riddles report made months ago by
French engineer. an eN-sereeant.
Courtevillc. or Conteville. that on the
: fringe Of the Brazilian wilderness he
met a man who was identified as
Fawcett,
We cannot admit word of the
stories" the society states. The last
authentic news is nearly three years
old" II was in May. 1928. that the last
word was received from Col. Fawcett.
who went into the jungle in search of
lost civilization of great antiquity.
and who was accompanied by his son
Jack and by Raleigh Rimell of Los
Angeles. Calf Referring to Col.
Fawcett's possible fate, the Journal
says:
Wife Believes Him alive.
of those who believe that Col.
Tawcett is still alive. his wife is the
most convinced believer. His death has
never been assumed. But. on the other
hand. since he has not been able to
prove himself living, neither he nor his
representatives have been able TO re-
ceive a military pension due TO him
for nearly three years.
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count for his long absence, If disaster
has not overtaken him, is that he has
found the people of whom he went il
search. and is making prolonged stav
with them TO study the archaeological
interests he had so much at heart: less
hopeful. but not impossible. is tae
theory that he may be detained n
prisoner.
"A relief expedition. in the ordinary
sense of the term. seems to be i'm
possible, for who could define its OBJ
jective? But a mission of exploration
and inquiry to work in the region to
which Col Fawcett went offers at least
the chance of learning his fate, and
at best the chance Of succoring him
and his companions"
The journal then takes up the eX-
petition of Comdr. Dyott, who arrived
q week ago in Brazil and is about to
start into the jungle.
Confidence in Dyott.
we shall follow with high expec-
tation.' says the Journal. the party
organized and led by Comdr. Dyott.
which intends to work northward to-
ward the headwaters of the Xingu.
"Com6- Dyott is an Englishman
and fellow of our society. who has
much experience OF the difficult art of
travel in the Brazilian wilderness. Some
years ago he gave us an account OF
reconnaissance for an air route which
did not lack adventure of the kind that
may have befallen the Fawcett party.
He has since enlarged his experience
by descending the River of Doubt
which Theodore Roosevelt explored
and described to US.
His published intentions OF sending
daily reports by wireless and making
moving pictures Of his adventure may
ment too elaborate 10 follow in Faw-
cett's tracks. But he knows the dif-
flcult!es as well as any man, and we
may be sure that he will not allow his
accessories TO hinder him il he has
the good fortuns 10 strike promising
trail"
The wireless reports referred to are
those which Comdr. Dyott plans to
send exclusively TO the members of the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Of which The Star is one BY radio.
cuent reports Of the progress Of his
rescue expedition.
Comment on Report.
OF Courteville's reported discovery OF
Fawcett. the Journal says. in part.
"On September 10. 1927. the London
Daily News published a report that a
Mr. Courteville had met Col. Fawcctt
and his two companions about 100
miles from Dianantino.
Embroidered with fantastic details
this story was widely circulated, and
the North American Newspaper AIli-
snce got into touch with Mr. Brian
Fawceit. the coionei's second son. who
was IN Lima and interviewed Mr.
Courterilie. being apparently persuaded
that the man referred 10 might have
been his father.
There was much talk OF Mr. Courte-
ville's intention 70 return on a relief
expedition. and the society received
through two cable companies The state
nlent that Mr. Courtcviiie, chief OF the
Fawcett rescue party had asked them
10 accept ie.egr2ms from him without
"
co9t Of same 10 be collected on this
s.oe. To this ne replied that the soci-
ETY. knew nothing about Mr.. CourteYiiie
except what had appeared recently in
the papers, that We had no communica-
tion from him. had no intention Of
asking him " take part In any search,
for Col. FaTceit, nor had we any reason
10 believe that he had any right 70
ce@cribe himself as chief Of the Paw
cstt rescue party
News Of Discovery "Enfounded."
On October is the president t9f
the Royal Geogra ps1ical Society re-
ceiFed letter from the British EN-
bassy a. Eio. forwarding the following
translation NJ telegram addressed by
the President of the State of gatto
Crosse " II. T.. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs ~ E"@zil:
- have the honor 10 confirm my
dispatch o! the 27th August. and N
scknoDiedge the receipt Of your ez-
Geliency dispatch of the 18th instant
s8 reply 10 which beg 10 inform you
that, after all the attempts made by
my government 10 trace the where
stoe1tE of Coi. FaYcett, the only ilfor-
nation obtained iS as follows,
Col Fa~cett and his two com
pan39ns left this capital lie. Cuyaba
In q 9GftheasIeriy direction reaching the
margin of the River Xingii. where they
tent hack the party ~ Mafuquas IN
oians who tad accompanied them
Continuing their Journey and not
reaching LATITUDE ~. they Dranchec
of N ahe east. In the direction Of the
Etsgpaya River whence no neEk al
eli has been received ~ them
The notices sent 10 the press III
this capital by The French military ex-
sergeant. CoutteHilie are totally uu.
fg0ndeG aS That tourist followed 4
route very faf from the region where
Col FaUcett 9ss pursuing his expe
dltlpn CoUfDeyille tourDeyed In 4