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HOW THE LOST WORLD WAS CONQUERED

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Tol. 27778-9 over

By Professor Walter A. Wood

TEREOSCOPIC examination of aerial photographs exposed and around Shiva Temple had disclosed two lines of approach which ap- peared practicable for a

Hongkong Telegraph. party approaching from the

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1937.

This Picture And

That

North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

The Temple's principal line of defence consists of an abrupt wall, encircling a "Mess," of coconino sandstone, and above this of kaibab limestone, which, badly broken down, though from

Dr. T. G. Masaryk passed out of public life nearly two years

when ago

he retired

the Presidentship of Czecho.offers a final obstacle to the Slovakia, the little country that climber.

he liberated and established on The Temple is separated from a firm democratic basis. His the rim of the Canyon by a recent death at the ripe old age gap 1,200ft. deep and more than of 87 will therefore in no way a mile wide, and over the Sad- add to the many troubles of dle thus formed we planned to Europe.

make our way.

Yet his passing deserves very special record, for any one seek- ing a figure to symbolise the

BEFORE the scientific party advanced

to

that

One of the Climbing Party

The Temple is separated from the rim of the Canyon by a gap 1,200ft. doop and more than a mile wido

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd. the late Dr. Masaryk as that should be made by a climbing nine wall, and a short flanking

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Chater Road

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Sailing Wodnesday, 3rd- Novomber

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new age which the League of

Ascending from the Saddle camp on the Saddle and in relay. were waiting to begin à deries of Nations is attempting to create begin its investigations it was towards the Shiva Temple, we ing supplies to the party once "parachute drops" of water and food to the Mesa. By such could hardly do better than take decided

reconnaissance soon reached the base of coco it had reached the Mesa.

methods packers would be al- Occupation of Shiva Temple

most completely, relieved of the was accomplished on Thursday, necessity of carrying supplies to September 16, when a party Dr. Anthony's party and a task consisting

Dr. Anthony, most arduous and dificult even George. Andrews, M. R. Tillotson

at best would be eliminated. (superintendent of the Grand Canyon National Park), Edwin D. McKee (Park naturalist),

loose and injure anyone ap- Chim- proaching from below.

of

MANY people, without stopping to think

typical figure. In the

first party to determine the most climb brought us to the base of place, he represented in his practicable route for personnel a series of chimneys in the rock, person the small state' at its and supplies to be brought to the which apeared to offer the possi best, and it has been one of the top of the Temple... Accordingly bility of ascent.

After roping the party to- purposes of the League's George Andrews, Elliot S. Hum- Covenant to give to the small phrye and I left the North Rim gether, we began the ascent. slate exactly the same security and descended over rough slopes, Although it could not be classed and freedom for self-develop-made disagreeable by the loose as very difficult, the climb was Mrs. Wood and myself reached ment that hitherto had been quality of the rock as well as interesting, requiring extreme

growth of thorn caution due to the rock, which the level surface of the Mese twice, condemn the use of planes enjoyed-in spite of the theore- by a scrub tical equality of alt sovereign bushes and cacti, to the Saddle, everywhere threatened to come early in the afternoon, having and parachutes in supplying camped in the Saddle on Wednes, isolated parties with provisiona nations recognised by earlier Thus far we benefited by the

day night.

as being "de luxe" and "soft." International Law -

by the excellent co-operation of the Great Powers alone.

National Park Service, whose ney after chimney was scaled Leaving only Dr. Anthony, It is nothing of the kind. Any In the second place during all officers had secuted the route

until, after an hour and a half, Andrews and McKee, we de- well-organised expedition- will the stresses and strains of very and saved us considerable time, we passed from sandstone to scended and met the packers at work for efficiency with a capi- limestone and thence on to the the base of the coconino wall. tal E, and no one can deny that difficult times Dr. Masaryk

final slopes of the timbered rock Then began the arduous task of an aeroplane supplies that "E." never yielded to the temptation | Masaryk the Jender in 1

relaying supplies up this pre- In 15 minutes 85ib, of équipment, below the top. to transform his position as truly democratic State. The

Having solved the climbing cipitous barrier. Loads could supplies or whatever may be leader into dictatorship. A reasons for this difference of

problem we hastened to return not be brought up on the men's necessary can be delivered safe well-worked-out comparison be-development are doubtless to be

down the limestone wall before backs, but had to be hauled up and intact to a needy party, tween him and Herr Hitler found in their respective charac-;

the same quantity should be extraordinarily Inters and the details of their life-nightfall. Even greater caution on ropes let down from above. whereas

was required on the descent A single mishap marred the would require about six hours teresting and valuable. There stories.

Яuccess than on the upward journey, complete are many points of similarity.

Only a hint can be thrown out but the Saddle was uneventfully manoeuvre when a 50lb, sack of it on foot. floth wore subjects of the ancient Austrian Empire. Both here. The clue to Dr. Masaryk's reached at sunset and the long food burst open as hands were

Wero

+

of Political

the

and at least two men to transport of this

As I write, four loads, includ--

Sinco water weighs

*born in conditions. of far greater width of view may discouraging climb to the Can- laid on it at the top of the wall. ing 100lb. of food and 20 gallons. the probably be found in the fact yon's rim was accomplished in The ensuing rain of tin cans is of water have been successfully extreme poverty and had greatest diftently in combatting that his ideas were largely the light of a brillant moon. Impossible to describe. Suffice landed on Shiva Tomple by para- moulded by his academic studies (The rim was reached at 9p.m. it to say that considerable chute. in a total flying time of thor matoriul „surroundings., Both were men of the sincerest when Professor

With the climbing problým scrambling in exposed spots auc- two hours. convictions arui suffered hardship Philosophy first at Vienna, later solved it remained to establish ceeded in assembling nearly all about 8lb. a gallon, without and opprimaton at the hands of Prague. He once described Dr. Anthony's parly on the original contents in battered counting the container, the total

laughingly to himself

but nevertheless intact condi- delivered load syrpasses 26016. authority on account of their

Jils Mean, a far more cult pro- tion, and on the second attempt. In similar delivery by man- flutur: £76, convictions.

Bath were atorn reatest friend, Karel Capok, gabian than simply climbing the "a bli of n ̧ Conservativo, a bit Tomple, for not only had the

they were safely holsted up the power, at least six men would | molf-cltselpllaærlund, Both

be required and the time would' camo by force of will and por of a socialist, oven a bil, of scientists to get to the top. but

- {food, equipment and, above all, After sleeping again on the be three times as great. · sonality louctora of musos that Marxist." P. 80. Building on lost

So the kind of intoleranco 'audwater had to go' with them. Saddle the climbing party ro- but ultimately

In this account I have re- Joltat Passeiger Ageisto---NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Itoth had deep in-fhaired displayed by Korr Mittor Affumiphort,

turned to the Canyon rim on frained from making any com night and clear vision of the fagaluat Jows and Bolshoyisis, or

this Friday morning just as the ments on the results achieved by was of their fellows and ofthe deliberately falso science of

end wo had the good packers were leaving with addi- Dr. Anthony's party. My par worn able truly in "represent. "German" blood and race that he fortune to secure the services to supplies for delivery on ticular concern has been to see

the Mesn. mdopted could find no purchaso of six packors from Kanab in

that the party is established on.

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IN accomplishing

cliff.

Yot Horr Hitler became the ground in the mind of Dr. Southern Utah. These men did ́At Grand Canyon Airport Miss the Mesa and kept aupplied with ládlspensable ellelator. Dr. Mannryk.

yeoman Borvice in establishing a Amy Andrews and her plane food and water.

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