The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-27
REGION ABOUT rnE SOUTH POLE.
Preparing for xxpleratiea Of the Ant
arctic Zo0Gs
Ioudon Later

Preparing for xxpleration Of the Ant
arotic Zone.
London Letter.
Admiral Ommaney writes to the WNses
expressing his satisfaction that the spirit
for prosecuting research into The Antarctic
region il rsviying under Australian aus
pieces and the generosity OF noble 6vede.
Unfortunately. says the admiral. the
project met with no support in England.
Communication was sntered into with
Australia. New Zealand and Tasmania,
and they responded with unanimity and
anxiety for exploring their neighboring
pole; but the only colony that manifested
any tangible proof OF its sincsrity was
Victoria, BY voting $4,000, ON condition
that our treasury contri buted similar
grant That application was declined, on
the ground that the sum Of $1,000 was
totally inadequate to provide for the In
tended purpose.
The celebrated expedition under Sir
through the fundamentally OF the British
Association. supportedhy appeal from the
leading savants In Europe Of that day,
leaving 10 England the honor. then 20 FAM
ous for its Arctic navigators, to provide
already granted BY parliament and right
nohly Was the service conducted, r.
sulting in the discovery Of land g.
sumed to form part Of the Antarctic
continent from Whence arose two volcA-
noes, equal In proportions and elevation 10
Gtna or Mont Blanc. imperishahle monu-
nlents to the achisy sments Of those intre-
Ersbus and Terror. altar the ss.sps which
bore them. The magnetic pole Was APP
proached by estimation at about 80 miles
from the ships. and the highest latitude
attained was Is degrees south.
Halt century has elapsed without any
further attempt being made BY this oounA
Try TO complete the work opened to our
which in the present day would be
pronounced o. unsuitsd to glacial
navigation. We can now By the aid
Of steam propulsion and an Inn
proved form Of ship contend with the
perils In polar seas with far less hasard
than formerly: exploration can b pursued
the old navigator helpless win now b very
advantageous from the agency Of steam
With regard to the proposal for landing
party 10 pass the winter ard 10 b picked
up again the following summer. let no one
entertain such IN idea. Take warning by
tuo HuOcklu8 olooototU Wu1c0 me 0f0oky
expedition underwent No human being
has ever passed winter within the Ant
arctic zone, and We have yet to learn
whether any land animals exist theraL
Therefore, II = secure harbor could b.
found wherein : ship might winter II can
easily b imagined what : great importance
would b derived from the information on
phenomena that would b collected under
such novel circumstances.
To circumnavigats the limit OF the polar
glacier il perhaps the desidefatum for GO
complement In order to Get ct rest the
question whether the great 10y barrier
which frustrated Ross il continuous and
forbids penetration towards the pole ct
every meridian. Under favorable cjicum-
stances this question might b solved In
one season.
In default Of . national expedition sent
north under naval organization, let m hope
that oil the colonies in Australia will co-op-
crate with Victoria and provide the means
to equip an expedition competent to under
take this desirable research. This nation
stands alone in the exploration Of the Ant
arctic feas actually within the Antarctic
zone; loo rs now complete the work which
naturally devolves upon rs, - heing the
precursor Of al polar disoovoriea