Show SEEK LOST CITIES SOUTH OF MEXICO tulane scientists to explore mayan wilderness i new Orl orleans elins la plans for an expedition tion to unexplored regions ot of central america and mexico are being completed by tulane university ic according to announcement by dr frans frana niom blom acting head of the department ot of middle american research the expedition Is made possible by a fund and will be known as aa the john ged dungs gray memorial expedition the expedition staff which expects to set out in january will travel about 2000 miles seeking ruins of old maya cities studying little known own tribes and venturing into the great unexplored forests of the dalea dales region in these forests are thousands of square miles very little known doctor blom states fifteen hundred years ago he says this forest was under culture and scattered throughout the area mint be a series of interesting cities in ruin the 1025 1925 tulane talons expedition found many ruins on the southeastern side of this athla territory the austrian explorer geobert maler discovered many magnificent cities along the river and as the country between the territory explored by the tulane expedition of 1025 and the aforementioned river Is quite like the area already explored there Is little doubt but that we shall make some borne remarkable diff verles tho the La Lacon condon doo indians nho inhabit this forest speak of several lakes which have never been placed on the maps and it will be one of our objects acts to locate those the La condon Ind indians lans to this day use lunt flint headed beaded arrows for weapons they dress in bark clothes and they worship the sun and rain gods their life lias has been studied by professor of harvard university but the gray memorial expedition will be the first to take moving pictures of this strange tribe As the tribe Is in rapid decline and dying out these pictures will probably also be the last to bo be taken of the Lac the expedition staff will consist of three or four scientists headed by doctor blom |