MOUNTAIN MEN OF DUTCH GUINEA

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2010, 18 March 1914, Page 7

MOUNTAIN MEN OF DUTCH GUINEA

STftA&fiß SliOlVllSS, . %lr. A. F,"jR, iVnilaston-, tiho iv# liiibwu traveller, tflio in 1013 made itii oxpcd-itioib 'io piiteh iKew Guinea, gave i sH\ a.ecQUtVt of; ;hiß trails befo.ro tho I members, of tlie Hoj'».l tlecsrivjihieivi Soviet;? rtpciitty. A-ft'ebjfc®t of tlio pm- : pedi.t.i.p'u. \Vas to asceiui,. if piissjblo, id tlw watej'she'd of tho Cartma lliiiig<j., ivjth « VioM' te tho pxteftt of the siiiiw jnifl icls and ;tlio t'Bnii.i'Gtionof Jlpinit Cftrtclisz With tilts st* pciiks : to tlve west of it, anil .to oIK-iiitt :ji <!f i\ie ifiiiitiiawii ctfiMliry lying inured.]*--■irt# tti thev ■north 'of th.e After .■miW'eoMiu'li iiirtil* obsttic!c& aiid uiidei.gtimg .■grcifi. liwrasltiptt, Sir. Wollpstftw, ; Svho .J.vS.s .a.ceoi.npaivk'tl by JJl\ C. .jin/lcii ivloss,., ■iptilngisb. .ami iolaitist, attained j;a;n'attauae^f'l4jß6fii;t. I. At .th'iiji .p'pi-iit.'lXirther progfepp wiis, liarred oii. tiio jjjvc iiaii<l. by ia-pc-rp.i'iiiffis fiOJiks. ■■■and ?>ii tiie other- foy a Stoiifi wait qf jccj the jito'iipt t6nu.i.i.uiWoii,-.o'f ■Jue--itji!f. M'V. WSllaijtpir saitl ■ithat'MiOf; ■ poiitt reii.e,iif.(l ytai iieai , tho dip betwceii tlijj eastern ai.iilivostct'.n.'pralis ef tjis ftvriiintaifl,. and Ws ■eon.side'i'ii'bl.y le'sif voifttiidtcii Tert beljjw the .suiiiinit • .ridgA., ~l??tttte : a Hepot/ciWurj'g't an jiltvtu'd&of : 3.9t)0ft.., tlis *>:sj>)d.rpr finine across IhS first native ilivirf.lj.iis flint %\wy had seay ih thft; coiiiVtry. i% \\m reeiniicflkit woedai iSfi'tetnre rniseci o:ii poles abdltt 1 ij'fti iroiili the gjoinvd, a , , slopiiii* .hidder tit' tivo Sv , throe j)@)e? tic.d lftjt-U ■ ii.ip to.a, liiirrg.w pi.a.ti'o.rlin., bfrliind ivhjdi : Bras jhoyliviiMi! wibjn., ahont 1:0 ft, <tt Kit; aquflri* ; lii ilia ijilddfe of tins Jfewr fl aijjvni-e :fii'o])l;»n(i, lined avjHi gfnsil-w sin.rfi sfones*; ThtV-wiills ■«"«!•<* Jivacl'o'yl spfifc .])ol«9 pliice.d e:lo:$(?ij' tugptb.e.i', and tlio »<)| rt-iiS Hrailq- ■oi' : K':ayea :: <if jtniiidiima b of of a iuftoK' i' «"■■ ■■' ' .. ■■'

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