The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13

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that Of the equatorial curren Gu Stream and counter cur
TO inform you how this occurrea NAV state that after
the close OF the Mexican war In los the soopowar Preoe
cafornis to China She followed tie esSsoria Current
thirty eighty miles beyond reckoning every day. BY
un%osr n GsSs
seamen prisoncd there by the Japanese. The monsoon
east after struggle egh ten days we doubled
saS era The which done
iani and the coast OF China and fell into the cur
side formosa, while equally well tina, only
to The south OF The a'n end 81 80 the
west into the China Sea- Each OF these run.
or extent except the we're Al Known
we u the Ss 81 hs % nau
RAIN and spoondritt obscued everything beyond the DIS
'sSs three asS feet
was peree chsrted and sprlnsed with
snnasy wrecfsa As navigator the respons
mud the close o. the gale winch
should have sa or tse nj, Sea Il. "sGr,
soutnery current down the Formosa Channel ne err avs
inc the ysH
R%nsns 10 the
oil this noherv current and in going thence 70 Japan again
the Object Of our we returned from Nasssat
SnaSs the soanerIv cSrsa, the Fermosa
running with the same velocity The Prcbe returning to
found about south q F9rmoss,
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had 20 leave. It on account Of . severe epidemic
gravsisd by oss and msts that verhang the current
existence Of these TWO great running
opposite aireetions side by slde while the equatorial
angles to them, made strong impression upon MUD,
s %l s. 80 e Gns
under me o had sdna sns
professional Investigation enabled havs such
their keeping very and full meeoro
Logical records After the United States these
out far possible the location direction and force of the
Within the Of the Tia. CONN
psed the expedition The result of this work the dis
ferroa TO- ''''- u currents ~ WV ''"S "'''1 IT,
Just as 1 had completed my work or. the charts
news va. received Of Kane. discovery ne
thing possible when well known thar belt of
Ice HUNDREDS Of miles IN width sarrounds that and lies
The charts were upon my table at which was daily At
are now exhibited with their branches forxs
determined in both their width and direction this
Ice bet is sa posed to exist Now appyng the AXIOM IN the
whenever current stream of water Is found flowing
:HS equal @s s''n must SAsf flow to thar
point" and knowing } tina. Tim immense currents flowed
opening into the Atlantic and Pacific, except along the path
siwo, almost that the idea should oc
mind that there were the streams that no, only
warmth they carried with them tbs direct and sole
Oder the on SMy cr % % Ia Ss stated
i In my Official report on tho Kuro swo to commodore
D Kane called a, ones IN New York after his return
open sea he bad mos, likely owed existence to
the Gull Stream Kuro swo He seemed Impressed by
page ss admits only the possibility Of such being the
with o so many er
pedons for the Pole were spoken Of both IN this country
DAILY Of tho American and
proves the consideration OF honored associa
then hope my humble in Gods provi
dence be the OF sven The recurrence Of Some OF
May, 1870 Judge DAILY devoted tho part Of his
long annual address President OF the society TO what no
evidently intended to be crushing criticism OF my address
Professor r B. Msury had written for Puaas Gagsi"e.
parsang these reflections hs matter presents phase OF
mainly of possessing such power might place the whole
hat Europe is yd climate from the Gulf
which no one believe now aspu'esmihen to direct this
m mGs climatic nj q ne that 50 n and ~
many and Northern Europe, would become fro.
70 accomplish this the Of
M
@ o the the rae and he oesns Of
through the beginning The pa,sage Of tho
ably eapse before the channel would be large enough give
am New s,ssi nS% ROY
psnisr. =, T. s. l. s.. upon ocean currents in
my
Panama was removed admit Of The equatorial
ns S is Sss e CLIMATE
Europe be reduced 20 its normal condition similar TO that on
as, I sSe d Climate Of the British snds and the norS
oa ud %uy 10 e
aon BY which America might consider herself deferred
ized word.
the one have TO deal With that the RR OF the
COAT Of the British islands, with the Same
Gull Steam, but % norihward dow Of waters from
The ALONG % s0ss Of m nns stream rss
abolished Dr. Carpenter and his theoretical
Gulf stream 10 Newfoundland and then leave IT, They for
that s o G s ss TEF Sa
towards the British islands AS 10 the amount OF heat
quantity heat ~ he
s heat from the sun Sy saS sGsars miles
take The this total. il easily shown, Mr. Cro
inc
AsGi: pPrA[. Of e & ,ss
heat per day quantity equal onefouriSo ali the heat
the uG ~ e s: %
Arctic Circle Now, the sthmus Of Panama and Central
from The Atlantic 10 dow freely Into The Pscdc Ocean, the
cp i no O ny 2 oms few "a me
notices and reviews mat have ia to the
The s.,hss" Hrs~ 1sus1sriy ea,.sd by NJ At Bed
number ieo",
article the "Amosphers OF the Ocean" which, after
the circulation OF the atmosphere and OF the
But the current which more nearly resembles
the DUFF stream In is origin temperature and course IL
the Kuro siwo described by Mr. Burt. This IL indeed the
Gulf Stream Of the North Pacific. Like the Gulf Stream OF
the Atlantic have been long to the trading
vessels before under the observations Of scientific
America has the honor of being the first among
nations generaze the facts observed in reationo this
stream, and give them the world scientific FORM"
How happens that the greatest discovery
the simpest simpe indeed that everybody wonders
nobody had thought Of before has been long KNOWN
ever since Dr. Franklin Commissioner OF the Colonies
at British Court, IN Revolution tmesha the Gulf
stream, or least branch OF It, nowed 10 Arctic regions
by the way OF spsbegen thus pointing out TO the eIporer
the the Pole unerringy the wild buffalo of
the West points to the hunter By It's beaten paths the
easiest and best through the Rocky Mountains
'Mr Bent call attention OF scientific
world this singular and fatal mistake OF the early erpor-
and wonders why NO had thought OF be-
fore"
In Pwna,ns Mgasne OF November 1882 in article re.
viewing the address, Professor r. b. Maury with whom