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...South American topics to magazines. In 1907 he was sent by Harper's Magazine to South America in charge of an exploring expedition which was the first scientific party to penetrate the heart of Tierra-del-Fuego. Mr. Furlong's best-known book is "The Gateway to the Sahara," which was published...
...Charles Wellington Furlong, F.R.G.S., writer and explorer, will give an illustrated lecture in the Union, Tuesday evening, on "Tripoli, the Gateway to the Sahara." The real purport of the lecture will be to present to the audience a clear idea of the existing situation in Tripoli in regard to the Turkish-Italian war, with its causes and effects. In addition to this fundamental topic, however, Mr. Furlong will give an insight into the most typical of the Barbary capitals, the focus of the great Sahara caravan routes, with pictures illustrating the primitive tribes who inhabit the oases and tablelands...
Besides being used for pleasure, balloons can be employed for exploration. Several people have crossed the Sahara desert and have attempted to reach the North Pole in this manner, though without success. In the future, balloons will be used for reconnoitering in times of war, and for this purpose the French have built the "Republique" and the Germans are helping Count Zeppelin construct another dirigible balloon. The great advance that has been made in this line is in the fact that these balloons are driven by motor power...
...Professor Alexander Agassiz director and curator of the University museum, in Liverpool. Professor Agassiz is on his way to Africa, where he intends to thoroughly explore most of the territory not entered by Stanley in his search for Livingstone. This portion of Africa, lying just south of the Sahara, and occupying, as it does, the central part of the continent offers the greatest difficulties to explorers...
...change somewhat. Three hundred row, net the same three hundred always; four or five hundred play cricket; hundreds play tennis; and the rest go punting on the river, ride out into the country, or do something else for a couple of hours. The college halls are as deserted as Sahara. A man is seldom found, is almost ashamed to be found, is almost ashamed to be found within the quadrangles. He is out of the swim. If he can't do anything else, he takes a lonely walk or a lonesome trip on a bicycle...