Ogden Daily Standard | 1907-12-27 | Page 2 | Unknown Lands

UNKNOWN LANDS they will be explored by a series of expeditions chicago dec 24 A series of expeditions ions constituting one of the most comprehensive explorations of unknown lands ever attempted by any institution was announced yesterday by the field museum of natural history george A dorsey curator of the museums department of anthropology will first circle the globe nany practically unknown peoples abd mapping out the lines of inquiry to be undertaken ie will sail on the on january 11 the museum has also set out to give to the world of science the first comprehensive exposition of the characteristics acte and customs of the peoples of thabet the forbidden land for this work dr berthold laufer a distinguished chinese scholar recently of the faculty of columbia university ras been engaged he will bail on january ath for a stay of three years in ane country of the lamas