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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1929)
OUR COMIC SECTION D Interference THERE l NOW MAYBE. HIS LAST QUESTION V El CAN Mud Watch Towers (Prepared br "e NMInnal Oeoaraphle Society, Wnlnlon. D. C WHERE In all the world It to be found scenery comparable to that which awaits the ex plorer and photographer In northwestern Yunnan province, China, and In the mountain fastnesses of Turning, In southeastern Tibet? Few have been privileged to climb the towering ranges separating the mightiest streams of China, If not of Asia. The Jole region, so geologists tell os, was once one vast, high pla teau, now Intersected and eroded by some of the longest rivers In the world. Those rivers changed this high pla teau not merely Into a land of lofty mountains, but of deep valleys with gloomy shadows and forbidding gorges never trodden by human foot. In these trenches the Salwln, Me kong, and Tnngtie, cutting through mountain ranges 20.000 feet In height, make their way to the oceans. These three rivers, flowing parallel, north to south, for some distance In western China and southeastern Tibet, at one place come within 48 miles of each other, as the crow files, and yet their months are separated by thousands of miles. It wss this region Into which the National Geographic society recently sent Its Tunnan province expedition under the leadership of Joseph F. Bock. No white man had previously had glimpse of many of the scenes photographed by the expedition, for the few explorers who have penetrat ed these terrifying fastnesses have done so when the snow-carped peaks were bidden from view by the en reloplng monsoon clouds of summer. All three of these rivers have their origin In the high plateau land of Tibet, but their ultimate sources are still unknown. The Salwln. which flows for a long distance through Tltiet proper, enters Tuonan south of Tibet In Its south ward course It becomes part of the Bunnc Siamese borders and finally en ters the Indian ocean at Jloulroeln. made famous by one of Kipling's poems. The Mekong parallels the Salwln to about the twentieth degree of lutltude; then turns westward, forming the hor- der of three countries Burma, Slam, and Indo-Chlnn and Anally enters the tropical South China sea near Saigon. Twists of the Yangtze. The Yangtze, the mightiest and longest of them all. Is also the least consistent It flows parallel to the Mekong to a point near Shlku, snd thence maker a sharp curve, turning directly north; describes a huge loop which adds hundreds of miles to the length of the river; returns to the south, then turns to the east, becom ing in port a boundary for the prov inces of Yunnan and Szechwan, and at length bends to the northeus: and en ters the I'aclflc ocean near 8lianghal. Of these rivers, the Salwln Is the least known, It Is navigable for only a short distance above its mouth. The Yangtze, on the other hand, Is navig able for distance of some 1..HI0 miles, to Chungking, and thence by small boats as far as Sulfa. Beyond that row boots ply as fur as Muehang. In eastern Yunnan. In the north, near Iiutung, tt Is navigable by skin boats or coracles, hut only for short dis tances. Extensive stretches of this river, which is more than 3,000 miles long, are unknown and purts of Its course appear on accurate maps is dotted lines. Much lias been written about the Yangtze gorges la the vicinity of Ichang, so well known to tourists, but very little has been said about the murh grunder gorges north of Llklung. Few have penetrated even part way Into this most terrific of all canyons, among the first being J. Ilucot and Doctor Hundel-Mnzettl, who ventured as fur as the hamlet of Djlptilo, while Itock continued the journey to near Taku. That long fctrcteh of the eastern most arm of the greut loop, from Fungkou to Tsillklang. has also been unexplored, epeclully south of l.apo. Tills the National Geographic society expedition followed loarly all the way, bringing hurk the first photograph of Hint part of the Yangtze which flows through arid gorges, the walls of which are partly covered with cuclus, a species of opuntis native to America, but now widely distributed In Yunnan by birds, which feed on the succulent fruits, disseminating the unharmed, undigested seeds. Great Mountain Ranges. The grandeur of the deeply en trenched rivers Is enliunred by the Mighty ranges with anow-clud peaks whic h separate them. One of the flnest Is undoubtedly the Kniikerpil range, separating the Kulwln from the Me kong, und which must reach an eleva- In Mekong Valley. tlon of 2-1,000 feet, the highest peak of that range being Mount Mlyetzlnm. The Mekong-Yangtze reache Its highest points, some 20,000 feet, In Mount Telmashan, while the Salwln- Irrawaddy divide culminate In Mount Kenylchunpo, nearly 20,000 feet In height, the eastern branch of the Irra waddy flowing parallel to the three greater streams for some distance. especially In the Chinese part of It course. Lured by the magnificence of the mountuln ranges and the weird and little known chasms In which these mighty rivers flow, as well as by the strange tribes living on the slope of their gorges and In their valleys, early one October the expedition lead er left his headquarters In the little Nashl hamlet of Nguluko, on the Ll klung snow range, to explore and to photograph. The monsoon rnlns were not yet over when the party of fifteen men set out accompanied by a large car avan, which carried supplies for more than three months. The trail took them down the Llklang plain to the hamlet of Poshakal; thence over small spur, on the top of which the noonday meal was taken at a Nashl wayside kitchen. The paved road was execrable and the rain made the much-worn rocks so slippery tlint whenever possible a narrow track beside the pavement was used. Thus, roads In this part of the world are often entirely abandoned and new ones made by the constant trot of passing caravans, The following day the party climbed high spur, reaching an elevation of 10,000 feet and passed through eoun try where enormous sinkholes filled with shrubbery afforded excellent hid ing places for roving brigands. A well graded rock trail led down Into the Yangtze valley, and along the left bank npstream to the hamlet of Shlku. or Itock Drum. It wos market day In Shlku and It single street was crowded with men, women, mules, pigs, dogs, children, and what not The crowd was com posed mainly of Nashl, Lissu, and Lolo trlbespeople, who brought vegetables, pigs, etc., to the market. In the central part of the town, built out into the main street, I an open air theater. Since there are no step to the stage, the photographer of the party climbed over memorial tone giving the names of the donors and the amount of money donated toward the building of the theater, and took pic tures to his heart's content, while the crowd at the foot of the stage looked on. Funeral In Budtuolo. At Budsuolo, Nashl Tillage furth er up the Yangtze, some one had given up his mortal toll; mourners were parading around In graylsh-wblte gar ments and headdresses, while leaning against the wall of the deceased' house was a long row of almost life size human efllgles made of bamboo framework covered with paper. There were also huge paper hones, sedan chairs, castles, and tower of paper, all to be burned at the grave. These Imaginary servants, horses, etc., were to minister unto and comfort the de parted In the shadow world. The fifth day from Llklang the party reached Chutlen, on the banks of a tributary of the Yangtze, along which the trail now followed a mountain range, op end down through valley and villages, till It led out upon the plain of Lutlen and a much-acattered village of the same name, nestling on the slopes of the Mekong-Yangtze divide. Below lay a beautiful amphitheater; to the right an Imposing building on the hillside, a lamasery, the first out post of the Tibetan church. The way now ascended through pine and spruce forests to th summit of the Yangtze-Mekong watershed. Lltl plng, as the divide Is known, I one broad, undulating range of alpine meadows, some 11,000 feet In eleva tion, bordered by a dense forest of the loveliest hemlocks. The undergrowth consist mainly of a cunehraku (Arundtnarla), while a thick carpet of moss cover the ground. The meadows were one sea of blue and white, for the gentians a well as the edelweiss were all In bloom. Rhododendron bushes, tall anemone, and Irises formed a border on the out skirts of the hemlock forests. The air wa bracing, the sunshine glorious; birds were singing and all seemed glud for life. The view toward the Yangtze In the east was wonderful, the long range stretching from north to south a fur as the eye could see, while below lay the scattered hamlet of Lutlen, still enshrouded In morning mist Egg Bring Relief. . If the while of uu egg Is applied to burn or scald as. soon a the acci dent happens It will euse the pula. The tourist guide was getting tired. He had to answer too many dumb questions. And Just where did you sny this boulder came from?" Inquired one numbskull. The guide politely replied that a glacier brought It down. Then up spoke the Inquisitive one again: "And where did the glacier gol" "Aw," said the gfllde, "It went back after another boulder, WORST THING ABOUT HER "What 1 the worst thing about berr "That Insignificant little fercy Snlpp who I always at her side." Individual Efficiency "Efficiency" reward must win. As 11 fo goes on, throush thick anil thin, For any man with courage bint. Who com ahead and does his beet. No Credit "Bufus, aren't you. feeling weUr "Nossuh, ah sunb ain't" "Have you consulted your doctor?" "Nossuh, and Ah ain't gwlne to." "What's the trouble! Aren't yon willing to trust him?" 'Oh. vasauh. but de trouble I dat he ain't altogether wlllln' to trust me." Milt Chameleon First Merchant 1 have a bookkeep er In my offlc who has gone gray In my service. Second Merchant That's nothing, old lad. Miss Smith there has gone brown, blonde and Titian red In my service. London I'asslng Show. The Girlt Marie Hello, Jane. Jane Oh, I Just yesterday heard of your marriage. I hop I'm not too late to congratulate you. One Not Often Accepted "Fa, what I a standing Invitation T "The look a ,lred woman gives the young man who Is sitting down In the street car. son." LEAD UNNECESSARY Wide George, there's a burglar lu the pantry eating my pies, I do be lieve. Hubby Do you think so? Then ll wont' be necessary for me to give blio a dose of lead. Happy Hiitrioa A sutasman has to take a chance 1 In spoakln for a cause. The kid who does a son and danc la sure of hie sppleua. ; Not a Timoroui Girl Lady (engaging maid) Itegurdlng your evening out, I'm quite prepared to meet you half way. , Maid That'll be all right ma'am; I ain't a bit worried o' coining borne In the dark. Gathering Hit Own Constables-How did you come by that pot of honey t Tramp Well, I admit I don't keep bees, but wol's to stop a bloke iiee In' it out of the (lowers liUrelf? Now, Youngtter Ardent Swain The first time I looked Into your eyes you set my pulses racing. 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