Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-05-15
A MILE INTO THE EARTH.
a GREAT HOLE THE FEATURE OF THE
NEXT PARIS EXPOSITION.
Tropical Heat May he Found--From Arctic
Zone to Tropics-InGenious Methods
of Making the Hole Attractive.

a great hole a mile in depth will be the
most striking feature of the next Paris eX-
position. 1t has been held essential that
the exposition should have a central at
traction as original as the Eiifel tower.
Many Will see a singular appropria in
making the new feature exactly the oppo-
site Of the last.
The idea Of making the deep pit is that
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the exposition authorities. Its great merit
Is that 1t VIII throw light on various prob
ItlnS OF scientific interest. as well as excite
me curiosity of visitors in an unparalleled
The hole will be altogether more re-
malkablG than the Eiffel tower 1t will, of
voutsel De many times deeper than that
wa. W. 5, HiEn. tab me ne tower only enabled people
u not surpassed. by that to be had from
Montmartre. Almost everybody who had
Eone up IN balloon or ascended a noun
tain had been to greater height than the
Top OF the Eirel tower. How many people
nave descended mile into the earth% / is
of course very fitting that the next eXpo-
I,uoh should show such an advance on The
The preliminary work will consist in the
boring of eight vertical shafts, each begin
HihE Where the other ends. Two passenger
rttN1torS VIII afterwards be run in each
shait There VIII be gallery at -.e lower
Scientific invest stigation has shown that
thT temPerature below the earths surface
ltlIs slEhly, as the effects of solar ana at
depth of about siy IRE are W9akeRhed ugt
that It rises at the rate of aeg. In seI"nfv,
iiNe ,h. feet The theory commonly accepted is
to the center Of he eaFtb wbicb bbohtHHes N
molten condition.
II has been calculated that the boiling
point would be reached IO,O00 feet below th,,
surface In the ParI,I4n eXperime1t ths
ssnecr SHAFT in orlcr ly'Hgu to to Df'GT me pas
IN any case, q temperature at least tropi-
c1t IS expected at the bottom Of the pit
from the point of view Of the curious visit
Or, Or, ana Hnd learn what he may hope to see in
Before bidding farewell to the light Of the
sun ne may look AT the surlace attractions
IL Tarrs me ,S,TNp9iltion There VIII be the huge
Ih!eaEo' a captive balloon, a captive nv
drSI IN t,," nn Ian5 NJ tng @ ar; Erea shin hgh ana
lis lrst trip on the elevator viii be long
v,ui fTan i,, "nS ~ u ~ now possible 10 take. 1t
Wwi iinq nT saiH nt on Ge me rsi galery where he
f,I.t,, ne htHHfntiops natnra! phenomena OF the
tloEIth I tiGEoTLh HiA De represented. The
SgSHe VIII De lald on the site OF the North
.TrGbieer. iii iII h!anlsnt sun Will light it.
i,nte mere VII De stunned polar bears, seals, lei
mas; na5;;x 'cf,pitLss' reindeer and an Esqul
HauA SIe4Sh, with ITS pack Of dogs. 1t is
near the pole, but hat is only an apparent
Inconsistency, a various Arctic regions are
represented, Coli beer and iced drinks, not
Always easy to obtain In Paris, will be pro-
nlIyl, naIi,l, Ihg low, temperature will, of
course be pr2daeed by arthcia means.
,Ihe, light throughout the shaft will be
titeoaidI4ii u IS proposed to yentilate II
thofoushly from top TO bottom by an elah-
oraJe mechanism.
IN the next and second gallery the visitor
VII VII h4h startling contrast. The gallery
ana adjacent chambers are TO be devoted
10 me amus@ments of all nations. This
WIZ pe a most catholic gathering.
Ihe thlrd gallery viii be given IN To
smokers Here # VIII be poss bile to use
tobaceo IN az OF ne principal ways known
probable that French public morality viii
forbid Indulgence In opium.
At any rate, YOU Will be able to smoke
cigars, cigarettes and pipes Virgnian TO-
bacco;, Cuban tobacco, Mexican tobacco.
Brazlllan tobacco, Turkish tobacco and