Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-28
An ANCIENT BOOK COMING.
How Tho "fllioboson' Hill DO Car.
f.5i 10 The Worlds Pair
rHr SORTnMES IN AMERICA.
Record Proof Ria, Erie the Fortunate
Came Yves, Before Columbus.

/ HtAN ''fHt NNNAN NNNNHNANs
IL is now generally conceded that
about tho year a. p. 1900, Lcii Erik.
son, or Eric the Fortunate, end other
nrrthmen visited tho coast ~ North
America. somewhere ia the noighblr.
hood o. Nova 5rolia. This fact give
special iuteresl 10 tho nnciont record
now being broushtto the WORLDS Fair,
a. describe ia tue suIj lined article
'rom Danish publication. Tho trans.
iaiion Of the article IA uod il a. FOL.
lowG
Copenhagen, Jan. 10. ls93.-It is
| mol gUnmuuly known That ia the great
| royal iibiafy IN ,his city can uo fuuuu
book IN aiide-scift, wnlou glves the
only true iuiOIm ,tlOn r,Eatdiug the
| ufisiusl discovery Of Atuurics. 10 L.
! ifJm i1uftvuuth century aud was
! "itiou Dy two IaolanIef prlests. 10
| coma nu the Norwegian Eing'l ancient
history mixvI ditn iuonud'a hit, ~.
! Ihis old b00s or WhtiuE viii
! nov uo bought conspicuou-ly
osiore ihe pubnc. II Will bu sent
| 10 tue NOrlI's Far IN Chi.
! cas2. This Old book, which ~ nRmcJ
/ tiatubI gCn or lne Flaio b1 u. h. writ.
/ ton on rue very finest pIrch ncnt, with
/ hoe lftistlcnl drawings. The took h
supposed ~ have boon written between
tie year. 1870 aud l3sJ, over loo
| years before Columbus disco vored
| America, AMI the authors Are two
| p1eats from the island FlatO, located
Ia tbs sO.c ,lleI Brede0OrIen IN West
/ Ivtliuu. rhsir nRmb5 were Maguus
lnDrhuilsOu sud J,u rhocdars0n.
! a. said, II contains the ancient HE.
| tory Of tue kings VI Norway, bat the
/ most interestiug II the ancient history
| VI Irygy-sIn, to EhiGu ~ added Ihe
! history o. Erik the Ru4 uul IN, s,n,
Left ErIksyn, commonly called Erik
! Tie Fortunate.
H. inc yea 9i1 Erik the Rod s.af,o
out nom Iceland. lie S;eercd vest
ward anu Il scJvsrei Gesnlgn /, bus
his son Etib, with tho name later
given him--thr fOftuaato-wtnt back
- icelanl anu tJOE an,tnor voyage to
NORWAY, whore ne,by Omy frygvtsou,
was converted am becime Cnflsu au.
Ga request Of kiug Olsy, hea ,r.ou to 10
LnVk 20 Greenland iJr tue putpl Of
converting tho hsalhen, but on hi
vUyngus strong wind drove him south.
wnri, anu iI tie year 1000 he discJv-
cred, BOO yesTs bulyr1 IolumbU-
landed, what he called "tho vine
laud." The exact spot whore Left
lan led has bsei u sOmu extent u uit.
putcu question among learned men,
blI Il 10 nov almost certain that II
c1ull no. have beun more than 80 10.
UFH H.aH "a. ~
taucu south VI Newfoundland. Two
professors, unknown l. one another,
nave both come % this conclusion.
The two scieuulu men nro q professor
Ia astronomy, Gecimuy ivu, OF Chtla.
tipuia, Norway, ana n captain Ia the
l nitsJ states marine au4 supcrtn.
tsudent Of Ihc observatory Ia Wash.
iuRtun.
There 10 clear proof ( Left the For.
tuualo's discovery OF America aui II
Will tc OF great inlerust, especially %
the American people, ~ they Gan now
eco Tor thcmsulvus when tns old book
arrives NJ the Worlds Fair In Chicago.
Many American prof. ss0ts In science
have doubted the gAisteuCe OF that
Rrpnl book. The Worlds Flir win bo
opened with Jubilee Tor C0lumbus and
Grent preparations are made FOR a poe
igl tEhiUitiOn Of articles iOfmru,
belonging to him or In Any way con.
nclled with him Hud his discovery. A.
IL no WuudVrthen that it was general
wish 81 honor tho original discOyvrsr
OF America amt briuy rs complete an
exhibition IA possible concerning the
Eame. Bus IN order 10 have the "a.
htniJi0u complete, II was absolutely
necessary % have the said Fiato book
represented, and tEe United States, |
through correspondence with the nu. |
thOnties ia DvnmaIk, Attempted g. |
secufp tho lOhu OF the hook, The /
nprarisn, Lord Bruun, refused 20 have |
it 30 our OF the library, but through |
the KultGs ministry the request was |
granted. An American mau-of.war
viii be sent, the ohvet being 90 bring |
the FintO book.
Or. Pnil. NEltyr Gudmundson has
agreed TO accompany the Americana
over, and viii 40 10 Chicago. All his
expenses will be paid by the United
states government. Ao will have 10
give iull explanation Of the contents
Of tine great book. At the Chicago eN.
hiultiOn It VIII DO watched with grent
oIro, ant DO placed Ia u building erect
ud especially Tor that purpose, sur.
Founded on tnleo Sides b. Lake Michi.
gan. Unitei State s0luier7 will be on
guard night ana day. Tho book 4.
insured 10y the United States govern.
mcut Tor 7j,OOO kr. When tno United
Ststps man-Il-war arrives IN Copeii-
hagen the trans or Of the book wal be
done IN this manner From the great
royal library II viii be HANGED 10 the
ku.tus ministry, and rom ,here TO the
ministry ON foreign affair. Tney will
hand u over 10 the American ministry
to Denmark ANA he viii turn It over 10
lhe captain Vi the ship.