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HOW THE LOST WORLD WAS CONQUERED
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By Professor Walter A. Wood
TEREOSCOPIC
exumination of aerial photographs exposed over and around Shiva Temple had disclosed two Hines of approach which ap- peared practicable for AL
Hospital, on Tursday, 28th Octo-party approaching from the Mr. C. H. Diglas, P.W.D., & North Rim of the Grand
ber, 1937, to Marjorie, wife of
daughter.
Chr
Canyon.
The Temple's principal line
of defence consists of an abrupt
Hongkong Telegraph.wall, encircling a "Mesa," of
Vismay, Octocen 28, 1937.
This Picture And That
Dr. T. G. Masaryk passed out
coconino sandstone, and above this of kaibab limestone, which, though badly broken down, offers a final obstacle to the
climber.
The Temple is separated from of public life nearly two years the rim of the Canyon by a Ago when he retired from gap 1,200ft. deep and more than the Presidentship of Czecho a mile wide, and over the Sud- Slovakia, the little country that de thus formed we planned to he liberated and catablished on make our way.
a firm democratic basis. His recent death at the ripe old agej
of 87 will therefore in no way
One of the Climbing Party
The Temple is separated from the rim of the Canyon by a gap, 1,200ft, deep
and more than a mile wide
BEFORE the scientific to party advanced add to the many troubles of
Ascending from the Saddle camp on the Saddle and in relay- were waiting to begin a series of Europe.
begin its investigations it was towards the Shiva Temple, we ing supplics to the party once "parachute drops" of water and. food to the Mesa. By such Yet his passing deserves very decided that reconnaissance soon reached the base of coco- it had reached the Mesn.
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 of Dr. Anthony, most arduous and difficult even George Andrews, M. R. Tillotson
at best would be eliminated.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd. special record, for any one seek- should be made by a climbing nino wall, and a short flanking
York Building
Chater Road
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ing a figure to symbolise the party to determine the most climb brought us to the base of new age which the League of practicable route for personnel a series of chimneys.in.the.rock, Nations is attempting to create and supplies to be brought to the which apeared to offer the possi- could hardly do better than take top of the Temple. Accordingly bility of ascent. the late Dr. Masaryk, as that George Andrews, Elliot S. Hum- After roping the party to- (superintendent of the Grand typical figure. In the first phrye and I left the North Rim gether, we began the ascent. Canyon National Park), Edwin place, he represented in his und descended over rough slopes, Although it could not be classed D. McKee (Park naturalist), person the small state' at its made disagreeable by the loose as very difficult, the climb was Mrs. Wood and myself reached best, and it has been one of the quality of the rock as well as interesting, requiring extreme
of the purposes
League's by a scrub Covenant to give to the small
those fellows.
MANY people, without stopping to think.
same quantity
growth of thorn caution due to the rock, which the level surface of the Mess twice, condemn the use of plaries bushes and cacti, to the Saddle, everywhere threatened to come early in the afternoon, having and parachutes in supplying loose and injure anyone ap- camped in the Saddle on Wednes- isolated parties with provisions state exactly the same security Thus far we benefited by the
day night.
as being "de luxe" and "goft.” Chim- and freedom for self-develop excellent co-operation of
proaching from below. the
scaled Leaving only Dr. Anthony, It is nothing of the kind. Any ment that hitherto had been National Park Service, whose ey after chimney was enjoyed in spite of the theore officers had scoated the route until, after an hour and a half, Andrews and McKee, we de- well-organised expedition wil tical 'equal ty' of all sovereign and saved us considerable time. we passed from sandstone to scended and met the packera 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 nations recognised by earlier International
final slopes of the timbered rock Then began the arduous task of an aeroplane supplies that "E.” Litw - by the were able truly to represent below the top.
relaying supplies up this pre- In 15 minutes 851b, öf equipment, Great Powers alone.
Having solved the climbing cipitous barrier. Loads could supplies or whatever may be In the second place during all the stresses and strains of very indispensable
Yet Herr Hitler became the problem we hastened to return not be brought up on the men's necessary can be delivered safo
intact to a needy party,. dictator, Dr. down the limestone wall before backs, but had to be hauled up and difficult times Dr. Masaryk Masaryk the leader in # nightfall. Even greater caution on ropes let down from above. whereas the never yielded to the temptation truly democratic State. The
was required on the descent A single mishap marred.the would require about six hours. to transform his position as reasons for this difference of
and at least two men to transport SUCCESA of this leader into a dictatorship. A development are doubtless to be than on the upward. journey, complete well-worked-out comparison be found in their respective charac-but the Saddle was uneventfully manoeuvre when a 50lb, sack of it on foot,
As I write, four loads, includ-- tween him an Herr
ters and the detalls of their life-reached at sunset and the long food burst open his hands were Hitler
discouraging climb to the Can-laid on it at the top of the wall, ing 100lb. of food and 20 gallons. should be extraordinarily in- teresting and valuable, There Only a hint can be thrown out yon's rim was accomplished in, The ensuing rain of tin cans is of water have been successfully moon. impossible to describe. Sulice landed on Shiva Temple by para- are many points of similarity. here. The clue to Dr. Masaryk's the light of a brillant
that considerable chute in a total flying time of Both were subjects of the far greater width of view may The rim was reached at 9 p.m. it ancient Austrian Empire. Both probably be found in the fact With the climbing problem scrambling in exposed spota suc- two hours., Since water weighs. of that his ideas were largely solved it remained to establish ceeded in assembling nearly all about 8b. a gallon, without were born in conditions
moulded by his academic studies Dr. Anthony's party on
the the original contents in battered counting the container, the total extreme poverty and had the
when Professor of Political
Mesa, a far more difficult pro- but nevertheless intact condi- delivered load surpasses 260lb. grentest difficulty in combatting Philosophy first at Vienna, later blem than simply climbing the tion, and on the second attempt In similar delivery by man- Roturn: £76. their
inaterial surroundings. at Prague. He once. described Both were men of the sincerest himself Jaughingly his Temple, for not only had the they were safely hoisted up thid power, at least six men would convictions and suffered hardship greatest friend, Karel Capel, ns, scientists to get to the top, but cliff.. and oppression at the hands of "a bit of a Conservative, a ult food, equipment and, above all, authority on account of their of a socialist, even a bit of a water had to go with them. convictions. Both were
stern Marxist."
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bo required and the time would After sleeping--again on the bathree times as great. Saddle the climbing party re- In this account I have re- turned to the Canyon rim on frained from making any com self-disciplinarians. Both be- So the kind of intolerance undi came by force of will and per-hatred displayed by Herr Hitler
accomplishing this Friday morning just as the ments on the results achieved by and we had the good packers were leaving with addf. Dr. Anthony's party. My par Bouality leaders of causes that against Jews and Bolshevists, or scomed lost but ultimately the deliberately false science of fortune to secure the services tional supplies for delivery on ticular concern has been to see
that the party is established on.. triumphed. Both had deep in-adopted could flud no purchase of six packers from Kanab in the Mess.
“German' blood and race that he
IN
aight and clear vision of the ground in the mind of Dr. Southern Utah. These men did. At Grand Canyon Airport Mas the Mesa and kept supplied with. 'needs of their fellows and so Masaryk.
yeoman service in establishing nAmy Andrews and hor plane food and water.
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