Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-20
NEW ISLANDS.
n-zntlrhI Nature Providing SeE Lznds for
Man 70 Conauer-

Man 70 Conquer
Ge0graphers complain that soon there
will be no more worlds for them to con-
quer. and the Danes have ever since the
loss OF the duchies, looked forward with
dOleful forebodings 10 the time when
their country win be still further shOrn
of its fair proportions. Nature i, low
ever. bountiful. and now, by throwing
up a new island of the shores of Ice
land. il has added in an appreciable de-
gree 10 the territories Of King Christian
and 10 the regions which still await the
explorations of the traveller. II Is true
that the new land Is only a volcanic
cone. and as it was the result of subter-
ranean fire. NAV. like 50 many Of its
predecessors born of the throes Of
mother earth. sink sgain into the ocean
from whence 1t sprang- At various
times. especially after some severe dis
tsrbance Of Eekla. similar islets have
for a brief period skswn themselves
above the waves. hus generally. with
the exception OF NsOe. which was
thrown up last century. have been worn
away by the action OF the surf before
geOlogists could accurately examine the
volcanic scOrie and ashes Of which they
were composed In 1911 Captain Til
lard Of II. ". :. Sabrina. witnessed
such an islet arise during a volcanic
OI;burst in the Azores and proudly
named II after his ship. But when he
returned a few weeks later 10 survey
and annex his acquisition not trace of
Sabrins Island was visible Tho rea
had reclaimed il. In the volcanic
region of the Mediterranean several
similar births of land have be-a re-
corded bv ancient and modern writers.
But the most notorious Of them was
Graham Island. which arose in the
year 1881, sOn-e thirty miles JE the
southwest coast of Sicily. For u few
weeks much ink was shed over i;. and
Al one time It was feared that giiEpow-
der would be burnt in the assertion of
the angry claims which were male for
thi; wreiched $500 wards Of Etnzic Gin
ders- The names Of Sciacca. Julia,
Hctham. Graham and Corrac weie sue
cesssively given to il by the fiery mari
ners who crllised around IT ready TO
land and hoist their countries flags the
ulolutLl ttle -t-urlst tooitl- Dul before
Europe vas embrOiled in war about il
Graham Island vanished and so settled
the dispute n lis Oxn simple way. Aft
er the destruction of krakaf0a BY thu
great Java earthquake in 1855 twenty
one new isle;s appeared in the Sunda
strait. and only last year one hitherto TN
known rose above the sea of the shores
of Alaska In all Of these cas.s vol
canic action has been the O-.ensible
cause Of the formation of these specSs
n the ocean, But in lS7l Captains
Lusea and Mack discovered 70 the north
of Nova Zembla n group Of is.eis just
above the sea. on the very spot where.
in 1894. William Barents had found
sOundingS. On the two largest. which
were named Brown and EellEald' :
Islands. tropical fruits were picked up.
tossed thiihs.- by the northern extension
Of tue gulf stream Hence the grOGp
was named the Gulf Stream Islands;
and as the land in this portion cf the
polar basin Is undergoing slow secular
elevation. just as in other places il is
sinking. in the course of q century OF
two the Arctic navigator may find in
that direction something worthy Of
flag and an entry on his chart---IOnd0R
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