Tachienlu, July 7.
On Monday, July 5, Dr. Gunnar Andersson's scientific research party reached this city to begin an ai thropological study of this area, but after several days on the Tibetan border, Dr. Anderson found that the high altitude affected his heart and he has been forced to other climes.
The remaining members of the party will remain in the neighbour hood; the roster includes:
Dr. Graham, curator of the West China University Museum; Dr. Chi, anthropologist from the "Academia Sinica, Nanking: Dr. Chow, head of the geological department of Cheng-University and Miss Dorf, Dr. Andersson's secretary. This anthroological party is to investigate the prehistoric sites discovered in recent years by the late Mr. J. Huston Edgar, for a great many years C.LM. missionary on the Tibetan border, who did fine pioneer scienti-work there, The party undertook a preliminary: trip to-day, and are spending a day to Investigate the Yulungkung site, not far from Tachienlu. They are then returning, and a day or so later fare planning a more extended trip, probably {0 Cheto, Yingkuanchiai and then north to Taofu and perhaps Kantzu. They plan returning to Tachienlu and going back, perhaps to Lutingehiao, for few days. On again returning {o Tachienlu the intention is to return to Chengtu by the long north road, vid Maokung and Kuanhsien, Gong Ga and other pictures of the long opium caravan. "The muleteers were most friendly and. assisted Mr. Potts in every way.
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