The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-10
MELANCHOLY RESULT OF TOO MUCH
ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES.

In 1881 the North Pole and E,ua-
tor Navigation Company was chartered
oy the Continental Congress of that
section OF the globe known as the Uni
ted States OF North and South America
The object of this company was to
open and operate g canal between the
polar land and the navigabis waters of
the Gulf Of st Lawrence.
This plan was considered feasible be-
cause cxplorstions had been made by
means OF aerial conveyances which
showed that the North Pole was the
center OF vast continent, the climate
Of which was productive of the most
nutritious grains and deIieious frniss
Its land was covered with vast herds
and droses of edible four footed spi
mails It's waters svArmed with wild
fowls OF the choicest kind, and were
stocked with fish OF the most delicate
flavor.
In order to utilize these seemingly
spontaneous productions and make
them beneficial TO mankind, this COM
pany was organized. The exploration
parties sent out bad further discovered
that the North Pole was surrounded by
sn open polar sea, the southern limits
OF which were vast precipices and
ridges OF ice ranging in hight from
one to two miles. These ice cliffs were
situated in latitude 80 degrees north.
A capital of 500. .OOO, 900 had been
subscribed. Operstions were commenc.
cd. and. according to estimation, ten
years would elapse before the work
would be completed. II was thought
that vast amounts OF ice from the bar
rier could be transported to the torrij
zone and sold TO the inhsbitopts nj
rates which would yield the CON pany
great revenue.
The work progressed rapidly. and
the stockholders were joyous. anticipat.
ing heavy profits which were to arise
flom their enterprise.
At last the work was completed, and
the day was named when the mar.
riage OF the waters OF the Atlantic and
Arctic Oceans was TO be- consummated
BY the agency Of man. TIE tat bar
rief in the grand canal was to be re-
moved. =EE
Grand aerial excursions to witness
the ceremony and return were arrang-
ed. All the grandeur which modern
civilization could suggest or contriye
was to be displayed on the occasion.
Everything passed OF according to
the announcement. The final blow was
struck. The waters of the Arctic Ocean
poured through the chasm, not only
poured. but went roaring through, and
continued to roar and pour until the
oanal was full. They overflowed its
locks and banks. The Gulf of st Law.
renee was full. The waters of the At
lantic were raised to that extent that
the entire American continent was sub
merged. Still the waters continued 10
rush southwark until the equilibrium of
the earth was destroyed and il ceased 10
revolve upon its axis. aud the Western
Hemisphere remained in the dark.
Without the light and the heai of the
sun the intense cold CONCEALED all that
vast volume Of water aud frozs oil that
remained Of animal life which the wa.
ter had not previously destroyed. So
intense was the cold that this huge
held OF ice was rended into vast chasms
splitting itself asunder with terrific ex-
plosions. .
In the meantime the Eastern Hem
isphere met with 1 serious fate. This
side Of the globe. being continually
turned toward the sun, the heat be,
came intense, immense fires ragged. and
there was 40 one to stay the confsgfa.
tion. A few men had crowded into
caves to escape from the heat and had
met death BY starvation. so intense
was the heat that fish were boiled In
the see. and at last all water Disappear
ed. and not . ves.ige of anything liv-
ing or green could be found.
Aud TINS for centuries the earth CON-
tinaed 10 move forward as O dead
planet. @d