Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-20
q Nosrn POLE

fnE N0RfH POLB.
The latsst ship sent to tho frozen 70
elous Of the north 10 e1plore. and search
for preceding explorers. was the Arctic
relief steamer Rodgers. fitted out from
San Francisco . few months ago. Au-
gust 18th shs was at 81. Lawrence Bay.
getting ready 10 push forward into the
great polar sss. all we'll on board. Far
In advance In that direction was Captain
Hooper. the account Of whose landing
upon and taking possession Of Wranssl
Land W all read . few weeks ago. Hs
had succeeded In crossing the broad
nslds and masses Of Ice which have
always in,srpossd - an impossible bar
Tisr. and With his brave companions
landed upon that great. mysterious cen.
tinsnt. probably never before troddsn BY
the foet Of . white man. And II was
net covered with eternal snow; bat they
walked for miles on bare ground covered
with stuntsd vegetation. Even the
mountains were bare and brown. and .
marrow. deep and rspid river flowing to
the ssa could be traced In its winding
course for forty miles or mere away into
the mystio interior. Stretching to the
north. far beyond their viaion. extended
the ies-bound coast Of this UNEMPLOYED
continent. perhaps extending even to
the North Pole itself.
The discovery OF this new continent
was not original With Captain Hooper.
1t has been seen at . distance many
times and for many years. bat he vss
the nrst to pass over or through the Ice
and land upon Il. And perhaps In this
very landing may lie the solution Of the
great problem. Some more favorable
point for landing may DO discovered
hereafter. where . base Of operations
can DO established. from whence prop
sriy prepared szpsditisns may explore
the country. and perhaps and bare
ground farther north than where Captain
Hooper did-psrhaps wen to the much
coveted North Pole itself. The intense
cold may block the ocean with eternal
and impsssabls ice. bot the land may bs
at times. q Captain Hooper found IL.
free from snow and easily travelled upon.
Perhaps IL never SHOWS ct the Pole.
snow not being particularly needed 10
that Indictment and inhespitabls locality.
We all remember the theory advanced
many years ago BY Symuss to the effect
that beyond the 10y barriers Of the north
exists . genial. temperate region. with
an open. Polar soc leading late the in
terror Of the earth. which II found to
DO hollow. and aboandius in luxuriant
vegetation and animal liie-a fair. Otto.
plan region psopled with wsll.sshsvsd
and civilized human beings. Symmss
died years ego. but he has . o living
In Kentucky. who appears to have In.
hsritsd the philosophical traits Of his
father. His name IL Americas Symmes.
and previous to the sailing Of the Rodgers
from San Francisco. be wrote TO Lieu.
tenant Berry, In command Of the sxps-
dition. . letter giving his peculiar idsss
and indorsine his fathers theory on the
subject. In which be says:
When the eishty.sseond degree II
reached zen will ind much open water.
and the needle will have reversed its po-
sition, 20 that the north will BE- behind
you. When the sishty-third degree IL
reached you will And the Polar region .
warm and genial climate, and more water
fowls and wild animals than Q 30
found anywhere else in creation. The
Synmes theory further teaches that II
you steam out into the open sea and run
solth BY your compass you will End .
rich country. we'll timbersd. large rivers.
and Q people such ss Virgins and futile
found, that lo0k like Jews and speak
Hebrew. Symmsonia Is the name my
father intended TO give Il. and II you find
1t please give II that name.
He wished to 60 with the expedition.
and tried to get . chance. bat was not
allowed. Perhaps his iathsr's theory
and his " ideas on the subject are .
"littls or" They probably are. One
thing. however. 10 certain. II wransel's
Land extends to the North Pole. nothing
further need b ascsrtained on that
point. Just discover. or report the dis
oovsry Of rich gold or silver mines In
that section and the whole Polar region
would b located. actively worked and
fully occupied In less than Ave years.