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Show GUIANA SNOW PEAKS Dutch Expedition Finds High Range of Mountains aon Island. Existence of Glittering Ice-Clad Summits Sum-mits Prove to Be Fact Other Explorers Ex-plorers Hitherto Unable to Penetrate Wilderness. Tho Hague Until recently nono or the many exploring expeditions sent out by England, Germany and Holland had evor succocded In penetrating into tho heart of Now Guiana, tho groat Island which Is partitioned among tho threo nations. Swamps, forests and many other difficulties stood In the way, to Bay nothing of tho nntlvcs, who wero reputed" to bo Bavages do-votod do-votod to head-hunting and cannibalism. cannibal-ism. Some progress, howover, was made. Tho coursos or soveral rivers woro do- icrmincu nnu mo cxisionco or a louy range or mountains was verified. Tho goal or several "Dutch ""eXpbdltlbfis had been the Orango rnngo, tho highost ponk of which had been unmnd Wil-hclmlua, Wil-hclmlua, and Consldcrnblo Information about It had boon obtained. Sevorul of tho explorers claimed to hnvo seen snow-covered BUiumltu, but about this thoro was a differeuco of opinion, soma saying that tho whiteness might bo duo to chalky formutlona of rock. Last year Professor Lorentz and a small party of Ncthcrlandors set out to reach theso mountains which had seomodso elusive. The professor wns familiar with tho coast regions nnd tho langungo of tho natives, and ho also had the asslBtanco of the government govern-ment Following a river Into tho Interior, In-terior, tho party succeeded In reaching reach-ing n high tablo land never beforo visited by white men, but tho snowy rnngo or mountains could not be seen on nccount or tho proximity of tho foothills. i Fooling suro thnt they woro proceeding pro-ceeding In tho right direction, tho pnrty pushed on In splto of Innumer ablo difficulties and at Inst saw tho glittering goal of tliolr Journey In tho far distance Ono of tho peaks they discovered was christened Juliana. Though most of tho mombora or tho expedition woro suffering from fover contracted In tho Jungles, they continued con-tinued on, leaving nil unnecessary articles behind nnd establishing supply sup-ply depots for tho return trip, Tho doctor n tho party was too exhausted ex-hausted to proceed and had to bo loft nt ono of tho depots with some natives. na-tives. Doctor Lorentz, J, Van Nouhuys and four natives mado tho final dash and |