The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-12
LIFE On 'rffE MOON.
Almost Conc4u>ive EvEss4ncs Of kNhy-
sncfl life ss4 osar Pale satellite.

Almost Conc!ta>iye E1vEssenCe OF Rhy.
srcssl Eise ia oszr Pale Satellite.
\ : Delaware astronomer has just nlH,lt
an extraordinary discovery OIL the moon
jsui1:,ce. wlIith is likely 70 create i Spilsa-
tioil iil the scientific world HnGt 50 to speak
destroy q few weIi set theories III regard t(
that terra incOgnitH. Oh The 18th ot !as
May the gentleman in question, vi Il. j
! Jackson, OF iie,.kts&i1, Del. wlln has Deei
tor years Il close observer Of celestial E,Ele-
iiulntnH. tnltlIl il looking III lie new moon
shat Il W;;i}e u1jsf Was tioati: z Owen. :; por
4 group Of volcanic formations NefI knOr,'i
il ID ASTRONOMERS 10 (e l}rArticeli eve stl,i!
! !: discovery could nor fail be exceeding
/ II interesting iii Fact, Iit1;e less nan stst-
/ ling For Hu i,nul MIR. Jackson kept ha
telescope 'Ifu,n rlH sIn,f Es.t!!>ng J'ts clear
" = Large r!nnd Of FIptr arising several
i:untied teeG ahoV| t!it pFf.,:on5oEiuni
;.e lr,,!n. ~iill, l. ii f}ie base ii 'i.e mare
rrisitim. O.,,i!,g ;1 Tie ft". tina; the tvrGn~
in;etor iati moved over h=yus:3 HE lr9are
cri~i1lln, Mr.. j Jackson Wi< tla;th:c ~ witness
the phvnonlet!ui nn ,he toI)owiliy night.
IIc said nntlin& 1T the time, fearing tliat
he might have made u mistake. but he
waited patiently tor ht: next new moon,
Which Occurred Ji,ue II. At tIlis trial it
was bHt1lcd on account of the cIouliless of
tho weather. On lasC lSnutlay, however
Ill the conditions were favorable. aud he
watched eagerly to test the correctness Of
his original observation. Sure enough
the teathpry mist WAS there again on the
westerly edge OF ;be mare crjsinln against
the proDont"fi'lln agArunl, as 1e had seen
ii on May 49, He WATCHED :i&ai;, Hnib the
moon had gone down IN The west, and was
fully confirmed Of the extern and iDlp0T
taEre Of tie phenomenon aS affecting eNiSz
ting theories segi! ding the physical contilt-
iiis noilol il that Jhi< cloud forms by
volcanic actiol. during the ;unai night
Of every mouth, and caii only be seen fDr
one pa ticul:r evening, at about Is hours
after conjunction (4ew mo3n], ijss as tI!;.
rays Of tie morning sun, in rlsi2lg over he
mountain Of me pHomniJortunl :gartsln,
become sufficien; to illuminate the Inists,
but NOT yet iutens" euuagh to disTe Or
evaporate IT, Tie fact that the moon is
then but slender crescenr, generally low
III the haze nt orr horizon, seen but an
hour or two before setting, Mt. Jackson
thinks must be the Only reason Why i has
not been oftener Witnessed.
THE iInporta' ce..of The Discovery consists
III that it establishes fait promise fol- be
Iieving that The moon is a dead world is
incorrect, and Nouldappear To SNOW, what,
has for years been denied by nearly Ill
astronomers. that the moon E;iS an atmos-
ptere.
On Thursday night jast Mr. Jackson
claims he made another discovery in con
nectiof Niti. this wonderful cloud He
distinctly saw 1t the apex o. the prom0n-
turium agarus, above which the cloud has
been seen, three volcanic clat,srs which
have never before been discovered hy az
AMI he think that he ,lonti i
produced b. tnn bursting of yo!rttti. tires,
which openet these lew craters. thus
further rfent'j'sg to establish the theory OF
lil.. OF the moan. Mr. Jackson
says thai "hen The great telescopes OF the
Wnrls' are directed towards Investigating
this startling phenomenon. he has 40 doubt
that discoveries o5 iftcalc,lable importance
will be made. which, may aeeyotltjonize
some Of our present theories q . lie con-
tli1ion VI .Eir eartll'. Satellite. |r. jack
son il 4 most careful a!stI ptinsIikiEIg
scholar, i,nt' i,HS iaa,sii Ill astrouataer for
aessr!s ;,Alf 4 r"riuy. l'i:..t,E5-e#ts. ago M
a'tula1td exactly ti'c transit II Venus
svIisll ocrtua:1 il. 1874, anti IHts been y
student Of celestial phenomena eter since.