| Show < onririiliiK MliiulutnU An Interettlng fact In connection with I the famous Rchomburgk line which boa escaped obncrtatlon It I that tho man who provided the nrltltli government with that boundar > came to Vila country coun-try from lermnn when he wn 22 year old 1 and after working I for como time at II 700 n clerk i In lloilon and Philadelphia I bo rnnie n partner In a lUchmond Va to Imico manufactory In 18Z8 The factory wn burned and Schomburgk drifted to the 11nt Indlca where after uniuc rranful ventures his botanical work at marled tho attention of the London leographlcal society and he teciircd iiifano to explore the unknown region of Iho Orinoco Ho remained there from 1833 to 1839 and discovered the Victoria llegla Illy and many other plantt 1 Tblt work led tho Ilrltlth KOI CTiuucnt to commlitlon him to tuggeit a boundar between Venezuela and Qulanu nnd to make further explora tlont The line Will drawn and ha wai knighted by the queen for bit tcrvlcej Philadelphia 1 r Pat |
