Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-20


.7mlefst, Nor. 10, 1881
To he ElitOrS Of the Virsintan
by the winds send you n morandum Of my
travels.
My place of residence is at Quito, on the oqu
noctlal line. travel by the magnetic needle direct
mouth TO the north pole where my needle will not
work, and am lost. resolve to start home by
chance; whereupon | shut my eyes, and turn u.
'oohd TN AN fausuedi then open my eyes and
| novedrcctly orward TO any object which may be
IN my front at which object stop and set my
compass back to the north pole and find that | have
moved directly toward the south | 20 back and
try II twenty times over and find that start south.
ward continually; yet Ut the pole there Is south
course to be found or started. But ! am no, salts
ned with tins manner proceeding, and return TO
the pole. resolved 10 make the north star my guide ;
when coming hther, | was constantly moving
| towards the north star and now turn right back
from the star shall go home again; but let me
turn winch way may, the star will not get behlnI
me SO can't start yet.
Will try AGAIN. When was at home. oil the
stars ran westward bu' so soon as had travelled
Tar enough 10 see the stars below the north star,
these ran east" ard-then, as am now at this pole,
one hall OF the stars must run westward and the
Other halt eastward, and but how IS this o nc
hall east and tho other half west Then there wi,
be general meeting of the stars presently and that
won't do; SO mnstuy again When was In
Cana ia stood with my face toward the east Their
all the stars above me ran head backward all to
my right, rIn rfght-hand backwards and all un-
DEF the north star ran left-hand forward but as
am here at the pole ono half of the must run
rlsht-hani backward and the other half elthand
forward so if only notice this, and take right
across all then runnInss, may get start yet
1 | he ST. nd
all the stars whereabouts were making circles around
the north star. Then viewed about The horizon |
and al! these were moving parallel to the horizon,
and parallel with the rest OF the stars consequent
ly all were moving around the north star right |
handed. We'll no chance TO get away yet. | will |
climb the pole and look and though it is turning
round consequently, anO may make my head swim |
yet vii, try It. No sooner than | furry u |
hoard the pole than 1t stops turning, and tie earth
commence tutntn. ri~ ~..-- The hiohar I
travel the further sec, and the nther %
ftstor the earth turns round I'LL can 'e "'e''
any thing IS but the stars, and they haze all STOP
ped still | stop climbing to wonder! w hen
started from heme, | stated for the norm, ana
thought had got there but now hnd haa ho'
travelled one step moth I'LL | mounted THIS Po'e
and il | have been gong wiong al this nme, II
may be that am gong wrong yet, SO Will go
down and wait I'll the sun rises, aud then can
start.
The sun rises, and wait FOR him to 90 down
tina, NAV make a calculation, but 10 he wont 90
down! But the sun rises IN The cast any how, ana
| will set the sights Of my compass 10 the place
where he did come up, and then move oil 70 my
right at an angle 100 and surely shall Ind the
south somewhere. But suppose this course, when
have determined on stating, should take me TO
Frnnco then sunrise would take me to CHINA 'hn
is China cnst from the north pole 7 Ce'telnly nov
a nj h,
Well cll-wcli-I must 20 home, any how so
of st 1T the course which bad found by guest
to hc south Now, although came from the south
directly north, and returning from the nofih
directly south AGAIN yet 1000 to # | strlSe IN
| 1000 miles of home and If mss the settlement !
shall got to the south pole Will take one more
look at the stars can't the oorth star and all
| the rest arc running round efth nndcd The STARS
are ALI against me, so viii mind them more
but 20 north again I'LL get the sun over my head
on the 22d Of Seplember then Will travel wcS
till | fad home.
| Nov YOU see that nave been 10 the north, and
to the SOUTH and am about to start to the wesl
now if there be no west pole, query Isl How
shall know when | get TO the west "a, bu
another lost man comes, and we determine that
v,ll 90 westward and he eastward required tt
know if, when we meet on tie opposite side OF TN
earth VIC fnd and both climb 1t, which way arr
we both eong4 81 Required to know, II, whef
w get to the pole, II should be dark, and we are CD
lpcd TO lake each torch 10 see how TO climb, whe
Their if we lump off the pole from a great height
we or our torches will ever fall, or 60 out, or whe
Their we shall become comets 4th, When we TIVE
lost men meet, we find polc and find home
: bu, bv calculation fmd that the home OF my man u
near the place we started from; & that he may hav
short trip of ii, we pull olt the pole that he ma!
90 igh, through the earth, now, to Keep ms DOC.
perpendicular, required 10 know which side or en-
of him must start foremost; and # he will have 4
change ends before he gets home 9th, Require
. to know what course by the compass my man !
=, travelling when going through the earth o'f
Seeing that the centre Of the Garth is the centre
- gravity. and seeing that the pole which my ma
= and found, did pass directly TO and through IN
= centre Of the earth, was 1t not an easy JOB lot
y :, To puu it out 7lh, As you see am ta"e''c
y and no telling bu, may 90 back TO the norm POI
" ,eoulrcd 10 know, if, when get there, de'ermit
o. to travel s. As E. whetherl would get back 10 u
mole again by continuing this course ana IL "a
W M, then where will be when my course Is on
III, s,b, Required to know if the er'h turns ike
81 sn,pnino wheel or a cart wheel o. both, or M
,hcr 4 OH, Required TO know if any point on 4
earb moves farther than its opposite point and
60 whether the winds and the waters are nuec,
. hereby and if affected, howl 10Th, AT 0ul
NV magnetic needle stands perfectly level win
' 20 ,or(, ct " level With nv compass, O