Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-31
,yrARCTlC EXPLORATIONS.
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a Europe.

'st,,pbiect "Uncle Nooef' N'''VN'
Isis.ys has deep interest In nap
Wny connected with the people OF
.,,on England, call. our s''rh-
The following, In tho latest i''us
WI n. l. ws,,oft Journal to hands
rm tia International Geographical
lll ,venei last wesA, pfOhsoly
congi "a, members had heard Tue
itN Mr.. q. l.. BoTcbgrovinki but
psn' "a. remarkable voyage TO tue
hoN 5,,tbofp continent - Niu1ofH
EH sitvRs chtlstoued 81 yesrs ngo
h'nv g,ilaut dlscoyefef hjsr, In
-, oi tue young queen VINO hai
~ ~" hi recently ascendrd the 'n,oho
"sn ling discussed on every hh d "
,snplpu geogrEphufs. MI. botct-
u,i,,t Who IL young Norwegian,
.,5iy,d Ia L1nJOn early last
VIZ snIni once placed NJ the diaposhl
1900 Tougrtss the record OF MS
o. wy, in tpe steam .whhlef hnlatotic,
agJiug yhicn no aud Ills oohpsnlOns
.'cs,lei 10 affecting Iahulng o.
gsgo Aialf, And thus Hon Tot 'heiH-
80. tbe dttinCiiln OF being the h'ti
~ p1t f.ot up0u that great Hn,Afe'io
,,,,nept which gUOgrnphufs ts!im''u
- pot implODaDly ue twice the siE3
" t,Isse. iIt VI which We a. pfosrn,
80 sn.o.utely nothing. From At
n.,ctst,vlnkis ptpor We make tie
,T',,i,,y excefpts. At tho UuiH8t 10
....,ntsJ sclentific criticism % tn
.i, N bt. observations by explain
.'t',st ne bsi been obliged Go i1iu
~ A utnTtic, wniCn was - whgloFi as
.,l.r beiofe toe mast, a. rlhetWlH'
s.r.tli not nave gone at all. 10 IN"
a',s,,,psiancg- be was unable tn iaeo
80, Than y hg Instruments. Tho
.si,,leit Melbourne on Srritmu Dor .O.h,
~ un December bth, the pissunCo
,1, elegant white petTol gave u,-
,,,,t,tab,s evidence tnAt they now
ri bsi9fe them those vast itt-nslds
An which the gallant BrllOb, Sir
J,nVs Euss, on January ON 1881,
,uc,ss.iulIy entered win bis famous
,g'fs Efebua aud Terror On Deem
p,t IAN they hsd stormy weather, but
bsrypuiug was beautiful aud the suu
iu,t tyuoho1 the hOuz0u on iis lowest
ge.r.pL lie believed thoy were tbs
gsIy prop,e who ever saw the
Midnight sun on Christmas Eve.
18 Wsdpe.lay the 2jlh, thgy
g,a,,,I TIC Antarctic cifcls, On
NsW Ysats Evo they we're IN lati-
mo Cd a., longitude liT at twelve
oI,i.r.. While tho suu was shining
brgbt tbcy rang the Old year Out anu
tbe new year IN, aud saiuted with their |
.glps an honor Of tho occasion. Csls
&I.Ic. on Victoria Land, was sight |
Non January 10Th. Tho Cape, whIoh |
was in II - ava 100 90, fUae TO
height OF g77gn. ana consisted VI . |
l,fss. ,uuafe bssiltic rock, With pHI- !
tsntiruiat sides. From thefe tney /
law Inc coast Of Victoria Land 10 the
west and south o. lar ~ tho eye could |
reach. Itr0te from dark, bsro rocks
into peaks u perpetual Ice anG snow,
900 feet ABOVE the level OF the sea,
Mount sAbinn, hbo e the resi-, stand.
Jog Out shining In the rays OF tbs mid
uighl sun. Como tops covered the
llAleau anu ran over In mighty glG-
urfs. Ho counted 40 many hs twenty
10 them iu tho Close Vicinity Of the
Bay VI Adaif. GA the 18Th they slen,-
81 P1s,ssliUn Island, with lie peculiar
contours standing out sharply sgAinst
The bught sky. They effected n laut.
ins on lbe moth island, pulling their
bJals upon tho shore, Aud they were
u once iutiously attacked 10y the pen
guIus ghlCs covered the very grounds
uitho island, aud seemed much al.
n0ytl by seeing the Foreigners inlfu .
log on their domain. Their hOEfas
Icfysms Il led tho air. and II was with
b considerable strain OF his voice, that,
on landing, he addressed his country.
meu in few words, informing them
,bA. they wrrs the second Ia number
10 set foot on that island, aud thut Sir
lamFs Ross mai preceded them, hav.
ug % years ago landed there anu plant
"a the English dag. They gave three
'heefs for that great English nAvi-
.al0t aud also for Commander Captain
5y0n1 r yn, who ~ bravery cent out
hat present Antarctic expedition. The
,fluul ou tue Island was covered with
dstp layer Of guanO, which, la time,
nlght prove VVfy valuable u Autlral.
sia, The ISLAND consisted Of volcanic,
'e'culaT lava, rising In the southwest
ni1 Two lOiutvu peaks Ol 800 isetiu
eight lie scaled tbs highest OF thee
.ug called Il Peak Archer, sitter MA,
Archer, NJ. l.. A., OF Rockampton.
lIesuslind. To tue west tho ISLAND
0se gently upward, forming bold
MI conspicuous cape, which, not b..
ng named by Sir James Rlts, II was
az 20 him Mr.. BOrohgrevink) T.
hfbtel. lie gave II tue name OF sir
red yIn Mueller, whose scientific
amv be already ~ \ boy had learn. to
az a.HHaF al "a Al
Epsclnily found vegetation N the
.oEs about 80 ,eut aboye tho sea level.
'tgeIallon aevef wA1 discovered Ia 10
lulhu,nly lalitudeB before. POssession
AMI was situated IN latitude Hiss.
lugiluue l7l.l0. II was remarkably
er ION snow. Ho judged II To 10
om $40 10 $50 acres Ia siIp, And they
ave ig IHu Iame NJ Sir John np -
laud. On February 20.h they steamed
'ulhNATlt, aud sighted Jrlu.u
.hnl On tic .lst nj mldn ght. Find.
q Tue eastern cape Of this large L..
'nl unnamed lnry called % Capp
scar lu honor VI his mHi,sry trp
lng u Norway, whore ulT,llay
~. elud 10 he un that dAy. ~ no.
eel great Irregularities N tatIr come
Nd NJ C0lman island, Undoubtedly
,a' islaud c0ntsined secrets VI seien.
No value when would DO VOL
1'ih tho ationtion Of future Autaf,.
researches. On the .7tu they wore
~. No whales appearing it xas
.',Isu W heal notih"aFds again, nj.
l.ush iheY Ill regretted thst CiINum.
aNttb Gld not permit them & pruCsed
.I,"rr south. On tie 23rd thsr were
'alh al Cape Aiair. They iAugsI
ll u gut being the ffst human craa.
It' VINO ever put foot on tho main.
nl' ms pbugulna were, II purib'.,
.o' more numerous hero tuau "a
''e'sl'n Island, aud taOy wsr. dA.