Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

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immediate Etey fodv at got
up aud seemed auaut 90 rusl away to
pack their trunks. as il President Barbi-
cane had vessel ready to take them di-
rect TO the North Pole. But a remark
made by Major Doneilan in a clear and
loud voice brought them back TO reality
and stopped them at once. Before
starting he asked. Il would like 70
know by what means we can reach the
North Pole?"
Either by water or land, OF by air"
quietly answered President Barhicane.
All the people present sat down and
il may readily be understood with what
a feeling Of curiosity.
In spite of the devotion and courage
Of previous explorers, the saith parallel
has thus far been the northern limit
reached. And il may fairly be supposed
that that is as far North as anybody
will ever get by the means employed at
the present day. Up 70 tho present time
we have only used boats and vessels to
reach the icebergs and RATS to pass over
the fields of ice People should not
adopt such rash means and face the
dangers to which they are exposed
through the low temperature Wemust
employ other means to reach tho North
Pole"
II could be seen by the excitement
which took hold OF the auditors that
they were on the point of hearing the
secret which has been so vigorously
searched for by every one.
And how will you reach it, demand
ed the delegate Of England
Before ten minutes have passed you
will know it, Major Doneuan" said
President Barbieane "and may add in
addressing myself TO all the stockhold-
crs, that they should have confidence in
US as the promoters OF this affair. for we
are the same who have tried TO send q
projeetile TO the moon"
Yes, cried Dean Toodrink. sarcas-
tically, they tried to go as far as tho
moon And we can easily see that they
are here yet.
President Barbicane ignored the in
terruption. Struggling his shoulders,
he sad in a loud voice: Yes, ladies
and gentlemen, in ten minutes you will
know what we are going to do
murmur, made up Of many "Ahsr
and "Ohsn followed the remark II
seemed to them as If the orator had said
in ten minutes they would be at the
North Pole He then continued IN the
following words:
First Of all, il is a continent which
forms this Arctic region, or il Is an
J 4 ts1fsts InnrN
right in calling il 'paieocrystic ocean
which means an ocean OF old Ice? To
this question must answer that ! think
he was not right.
This is not sufficient exclaimed
Eric Baldenak. 1T IS not the question
Of supposing, it IS the question Of being
certain
We'll we are certain, came the am
swer TO this curious inquirer Yes, 10
/ is a solid continent and not an ice ocean
which the ~ f. r A. has purchased
and which now belongs 70 the United
States and which no European power
has the right TO touch.
A little murmur came from the neigh
borhood Of the delegates OF the old
World. Bah" they said, 1T is fun
Of water a regular wash-basin which
you will not be able to empty" Dean
| Toodrink as usual made most of the
remarks and met the hearty applause OF
his associates 'No, sir" answered
President Barbicane, quickly. There
is a regular continent, platform which
rises like the Cobb desert in Central
Asia, three or four kilometers above the
surface of che ocean. This is very easy
10 be seen from tho observations made
in the neighboring countries, Of which
the Polar region is only an extension.
After their xplorations have not Nor
denskiold, Perry and Maaigaard stated
that Greenland gets higher and higher
towards the North Pole?
Besides, they have found birds, differ
ent products and vegetables in the North
ern ice-ivory teeth also which indi-
cate that this region must have been in
habited and that animals must have
been there, and perhaps people as Well
There used to be- large forests there,