100 Cases of Rare Animals and Birds for Philadelphia Institution Br Tachienlu, Oct. 15.
Mr, Marcion Duncan, a' member of the Dolan Expedition to Central Asia, ft the "border this morning for! Shanghai and the United States. Mr. Duncan, though not directly connect ed with the collecting of animals has! been in charge of the caravan and commissariat, a position which leaves him still alive to make a report should that be necessary. when the individuals king up. this expedi tion to Centre "Asia til their" ferent stories and experiences, next to that of Mr. Schafer's, will be that of Mr, Duncan's That the expedition is alive and] to some extent still functioning is due In no small way to Providence and the smiling attitude of Mr. Duncan. At Jyekundo the whole caravan went on strike demanding a pension Yor their widows before. they took another step into the dangerous and unknown, Papers readily were sign-and guarantees and assurances ven, and the Dolan Expedition "Excelsior" and" moved north.
Expedition's Ditiicalties, The personnel of the expedition was decidedly against peace Per petition harmony.
At the very beginning the Chinese, Tibetan and tribal members of the party were somehow obsessed! with the idea that the leader of the expedition was not only handsome but wealthy and was determined to spend his wealth in making the World safe for democracy. and 59 they were qi prepared at every} turn to reciprocate his affection and attention. A leader with such a rep-Utation did not make the position of the head of the commissariat very} enviable, Moreover there were three Batang Tibetans and three Chinese! who drew blood before the exped! tion left Tachienlu. 'They were after money, pleasure, excitement and a ood time, and' they got it a it was the bus of Mr. Duncan to Keep the caravan moving along.
Eliminate one of these four elements and there was a storm in te camp, With Re.
17,000 at the cara~ ans" disposal" scrituony's00n, began its insidious and invidious work:
Drashe was smoking more than Tal, and Lee was" drinking less then Atrin, and s0 the fun. and. excite-iment trouble and worry went on While the three Europeans used their {iura. "The caravan had. developed, us, to. secure rare and valuable
many" years before. the Dolan. Bxpedition arrived, an unholy desire! for "ara" and when members of the party" drank too much of this hot lu! they took to the El es; in this particular case it was kel Kanze may be famous, for its "a and it may. not, but one day two. Tibetans the caravan began sparring with Tong. nasty, looking knives, and_ then charged exch other with consider= Sbie violence necessitating interfer= fence on the part of Kegen Attia, He kept them apart, they plunged their fierce looking Knives beween is legs. The head of the commissariat rushed at them. with hi gun effecting an immediate capitulation,
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