Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-18

area r-as clearly shown This body OF
land. II IS estimated. g. 8QNDo square
miles IN extent. which g twice the area
OF Europe when q is remembered tnat
the total area Of the United states IN
Guiding the 81. S99 equare miles ot AlaaAi,
IS only 3C2sp square miles the eN1enI
OF this great south-pollr continent en- be
imagined.
Il will be the mission q Or. Cook 70
find out, II possible. something definite
about this great body Cf land II be s-'-
ce.ls. his Iame centuries hence may u'
ranked with mat o. columbus The Nor
wegian Eorchsrevfuck supplied the m
formation - the congress In lprl"l
about tho new continent. and II IS elaine
that he Is the only man Who has yel e..
foot upon II. n describing his tour OF
exploration, ", states mat &c AUG.
south O. Possession I-lani. ana w -
degrees latitude slshtel new promeh-
torv. which h. named Cape oscar ne
point az which he landed was . peninslIa
which formed . tr-allwater for an inner
hav The temperature was hiE-. re
minimum &c. ns e drgI- .. ana tne ii"N'-
mum - degrees. Vest swaims 1i pm
.uins alrnlst covered the peninsula anl
signs OF vegetation we're diseoV-ItN-
DR. Cook may have plenty OK conn., any
IN his Antarctic journey es ne slAl-,
- talk in London Of organizing tntr7
south polar expeditions. each one Of when
VIII try and reach the pole from diu-rent
directions Specimens OF rock displayed
bv the Norwegian indicate tho presence OF
great mineral wealth n The new c,Hu-
nent, and English commercial er'ti p'-''
,glu ,ah, "a hand IA pushing ths discoF-
er,ss
DR.. COOKS IDEAS
II Cook has his own ideas abon, how
the South Pole can be reached. lie lis
already made two trips % tho Arctic r.
efon lie was the surgeon am ethn9i's'7I
II Lieutenant Peary's hrst trip north' ID
I.9i-'G, and Is well ac. iliulei WIN '''1
climatic conditions ~ thr ir.slI A'n'''
II is his intention 90 make tne clp
eou,h in two sailing vesse.s or about 4'v
tons each. The vessels are u me type
employed By sealers. and are not more
than 10 feet ia length. steam "hti-.s
are the vessels usually employer ~ w.
expeditions but Or. COOK claims l.tV
they have little or 10 advantage OVER IN.
sailing craft. II win tke four m'nih5
70 make the ran Of 600 miles 4Iom ~"
York u the guifs Of Er'b ana IeII0',
which VIII bring tho eNpor,is mere ~
tb. beginning Of the Antarctic eunihsr'
The fsalers only require crew ~ h''
mon each. and the exploring party VIII
consist u five scientists. IN ndil'.oh -
Dr. cook. This makes the total only * X
ten. but pr. COOK says that this NUMB
of men can accomplish Just as much Is d
larger party.
DRESS or THE PARTY.
The frigility OF the temperature mas no
terrors for the leader Of this eNpedition.
he has had 81 large number or SUITS Hlau1
OF reindeer and i.rlskin, patternel alte1
the clothes Of the Eskimo. Ire ietf4"S
and boots are combined, AMI are nia'e on
rpindecr and sealsKn. me JACKET az
| pants arc separate an elder dlcA san .,,
! with tho feathers next % the SSH WI
be worn 10y each man, and the slesp. ,.5
bags viii be- " fur. with blankets or .rr
robes. All Of these were obtained ID w
\ Doctor IN Greenland. and ne haS . il''
them on the Inflated Miranda Wh.ln W -
sunk in northern waters lasI suii' D,s
while on an Arctic expedition. Inc S'o''
| Ing. however. was saved. ,... ,ha
Upon reaching the Gulf OF Eir"'s '"-
party will disembark. unless CIR .,,,
| b. found, IN which case inc Hes3eI' N'''