Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-31

the temperate Atlantic zone.
The second section. east Of Eilimsn-
isro, would include the greater part of
Europe from the Black Sea to Sweden,
European and Asiatic Russia. Arabia,
nearly the whole OF India, Persia. Be
| loochistan, Afghanistan, Turkestan, the
Celestial Empire. Mongolia Japan,
| Corea, the Black Sea. the Caspian Sea,
the greater part Of the Pacific Ocean.
| the territories of Alaska in North Amer
/ lea and also the Polar region which be-
longed 70 the American society North
| Polar Practical Association.
The Southern hemisphere would en-
| brace the third section east of Kiliman-
| jaro, which would include Madagascar,
the islands Of Marion, Kerguelen,
Maurice, Reunion and all the islands OF
the Indian Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean
las far as the new Pole), half the island
of Malacca, Java, Sumatra, Borneo the
islands OF Sonde, the Philippines, Aus
tralia, New Zealand, New Guinea, New
Caledonia all the northern parts OF the
Pacific and It's numerous archipelagos,
nearly up 70 the Tooth meridian.
I The fourth section west Of Kiliman-
| jaro, would comprise the southern part
of Africa, from the Congo and the
canal OF Mozambique to the Cape of
Good Hope, the Southern Atlantic
Ocean TO the S0th parallel, all
South America from Pernamhuco and
Lima, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, the
Argentine Republic Patagonia, the
Fire Islands. the Malomne Islands,
Sandwich and Shetland Islands and the
southern part of the Pacific Ocean east
Of the present Tooth degree Of latitude.
These would be the four sections,
separated by the line OF zero in calculat-
ing the sea-level changes. Now, the
question WIS TO indicate the effects pro-
duced on the surface OF the four sections
in consequence Of the displacements of
the oceans,
Upon each of these sections there was
q central point on which the effect would
be at a maximum, either by the oceans
rising up or by the waters retiring en-
tirely. The calculations Of j. r. Mas
ton had established without doubt
that at each of these maxima points the
greatest height obtained would be s.
AIS meters. 1t was therefore certain
that the consequences woUld be most
severe against the security Of those
points through the operation carried
out by Barbicane & Co. The two effects
may be considered separate in their &C
tion
III gsgo or the sections situated oppo-
site each other in the Northern hem
isphere and in the Southern as well, the
oceans would retreat and invade the
two other sections, opposing each other
in each Of the two hemispheres.
In the first section: The Atlantic
Ocean would be nearly entirely emptied
and the maximum point OF depression
being nearly at the region of Bermuda,
where the ground would appear, if the
depth of the ocean was inferior at that
point to s, AIS meters. Consequently be-
tween Europe and America vast terri
tories would be discovered which the
United States, England, France, Spain
and Portugal could claim, according to
the geographical situation. as these
powers might wish to do 1t must be OBJ
served that in consequence of the fall
ing of the oceans the air will also fall
equally as much. Therefore the barom-
etric pressure OF Europe and that OF
America will be modified 20 such an ex-
tent that cities situated even 20 or so
degrees from the maximum points would
only have the quantity of air which is
now actually found in height OF one
league in The atmosphere. The prin-
cipal cities, such as New York, Philadel-
phia, Charleston, Panama, Lisbon,
I Il ,,.rN
Dublin, Cairo. Constantinople, Dantzig,
Stockholm, on one side and the cities
corresponding in latitude on the other
side would keep their normal position
with regard to the general level Of the
air In regard to Bermuda, air would
be missing there the same as it would
be wanting to aeronauts who go higher
than S, 600 meters Therefore il would
be impossible to live there
The same effect would obtain in the
opposite section, which would contain
the Indian Ocean, Australia and part
of the Pacific Ocean, which would be
thrown partly on the southern sea-coasts
of Australia.
The air into which they would be
thrown would be very clear; there was
no doubt on that point. but it would not
be dense enough for human wants
These in general were q part Of the
notifications which would take place in
the two sections in which the oceans
would be more or less emptied. There
would undoubtedly appear new islands
and mountains in such parts as the
water did not entirely abandon.
But if the diminution of the thick
ness Of the air did not bring enough in
conveniences TO those parts Of the new
continents raised To the high zones of
the atmosphere, what was TO be the case
Of those parts which the Eruption Of
waters put below the surface? We may
still breathe under the diminished press
ure Of air below the atnos phcric press
ure. On the contrary under very few
inches OF water We can not breathe at
all, and this was the condition in which
the other two sections found them
selves. In the section northwest Of Kill
of