Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21

rAs orowins Popularity OF IN. i..as .. y
shs Midnight San.
Every summer hundreds make the
excursion along the Norwegian coast
10 the North Cape. where the midnight
sun Is witnessed and the night Is rs
light as day. The inhabitants OF the
Arctic regions seem to enjoy life as
much as those In lower ATTITUDES
They wound not exchange their coun-
try for any other The Icelanders do
not want better country than that
found In the island which Is sur
rounded by Ice half the year A few
emigrate because otherwise the popu-
lation would overstock the island. But
the natives OF high ATTITUDES never
seek warm countries The Norwegian
immigrants take kindly to Wisconsin
and Minnesota They want frost.
snow and Ice. II the lakes and rivers
are not sealed up half the year 1t IL
not a good country for Norwegians. A
lew years ago some OF these people
made explorations in Alaska with q
view TO settlement The winter climate
: milder than that OF Norway. OF
course these explorers did not find
country more attractive than the
northern parts OF Wisconsin and Min
nssota. They found a country where
the waters abounded 10 fish and there
were vast forests. But these advan-
tages are found in the Northwestern
States and Territories In addition TO
cheap and fertile lands.
DIR. hansen. who made the journey
across Greenland. was compelled 10
spend the winter at Godthaab. on the
western coast. He found winter life
enjoyable. The permanent white set
tiers did not need any sympathy on
account OF the rigors OF the climate.
Upernavik In Greenland Is the most
northern hamlet In the world. A
Danish doctor who had spent most OF
his life there proposed TO 20 back TO
Denmark and end his days But hav-
ing been gone twelve months he re-
turned 10 live In the town within the
Arctic circle, declaring that Il was u
good enough place for him after hav-
Ing seen something OF tho rest OF the
world
Arctic explorers who are not broken
by the hardships of the first voyage
are ready to make another. Life In
these high ATTITUDES has o fascination
for them. Whalemen 90 far up into
the Arctic Ocean year after year.
Captains Of whaling vessels rarely to-
tire from business 40 long as they have
sufficient physical stamina. These
high ATTITUDES deal kindly with them.
In Sweden, the terminus Of the most
northern railroad In that country Is
on the line OF the Arctic circle. How
far will civilization yet push into
Arctic regions7 Railroads may final
IL reach the Arctic circle by way OF
Alaska Life has been found tolerable
In winter even at Point Barrow. the
shores OF the Arctic Ocean.
The summer tourists are now on
their way in greater numbers than
usual to the high ATTITUDES of Alaska
Those who have made the excursion to
the North Cape and have since
made one TO Alaska, declare that
scenery along the coast OF the latter
surpasses In grandeur and beauty that
slong the coast OF Norway. The pas
sage through narrow waterways. the
placid waters, wooded islands. land
locked bays. fjords. majestic mount
aims, and forests coming down 10 meet
the sea. and further north the glaciers
are some OF the attractions of this
summer excursion In high attitudes
At no distant day. probably. these
summer excursions will DO extended to
points where the midnight sun will be
as visible as at the North Cape. Whore
the present excursions terminate there
Is only q brief twilight during the
twenty-<our hours. An old whaling
captain. being Intercepted about the
appearance Of the midnight sun In the
Arctic Ocean. declared that the sight
was not at all equal TO the spouting .:
q good-siaed whale. San Francisco
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