The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-09

writer says.
We landed at Cape Adare that nign'
Jan. -. 1886. being the nrai hnmap
creatures TO put foot on The mainiaaa
A peculiar feeling Of fascination crfp'
over each OF us. even 20 the most
prosaic natures Ia our boat. az 30
gradually drew near 70 the beach q
this unknogn land. Some few cakes
OF Ice were floating about. and locking
over the side Of the boat. even dls
covered a ielly-nsh. apparently o. the
common light blue. transparent kind
do not know whether Il was 70 catch
the jelly-ilsh. Of from a f'rong deslrt
TO be the FIRST man TO put 90 on this
terra incognita. but "a soon s. tha Or
der was given 10 step pulling the oars
! Jumped over Che side o. the boat
] thus killed two birds with o. atonu
being the first man on shore. I'd r..
heving the boat OF my welghl Thnl
enabling her 10 approach land ieat
enough TO let the captain jump ashore
dry-shod.
had painted a Norwegian nag On .
large box. which We fastened on q
strong pole near the place where "
landed; and leaving the rcss II TIC
crew TO be entertained BY the porEuins
proceeded alone to investigate the
peninsula and 10 make colectiona 4
ioshd seaweed on the beach. but wheih-
er i had grown on the shores OF Vic
toria Land rerains 70 Be ascertaincd
In the future.
believe that Cape Adare IL the
very place where a future scientific ox.
petition might stop safely even dur
ing the winter months From the spot
where we were several accessible spurs
lead up to the top OF the cape, AID
IRON there a gentle slope runs onto lhf
great plateau Of Victoria Land. The
presence Of the penguin coloay. their
undissurbed old nests. the appearances
Of dead seals (which we're preserved
like Egyptian mnmmics. and must have
lain there for ycarsl. the yeealion Il
the rocks. aud lastly the fat table Of
the cape above. all Indicated lhal herr
is place where the powers OF thg
Antarctic circle do not display the uhols
severity Of their forces. Neither Ice
nor volcanoes seemed 10 have ragged on
the peninsula ut Cape Adarc. and !
strongly recommend a future scientific
expedition TO choose thar place a.
center Of operations On this parllcu.
lar spot there IL ample space Tor house
tents and provisions
myself am willing 10 be the leader
Of a party 70 be landed either on the
pack or on the mainland near Coiman
Island. From there u Is my scheme 70
work toward the south magnetic pole
calculated 70 be IN latitude 70 deg. Z
min. longitude $50 deg. +. Should tie
party succeed IN penetrating 80 Tar into
the continent the course should. II
possible. be laid for Cape Adare. there
to Join the main body Of the expedition
As to the geological results OF future
researches. expect great dlscoycrl>a
L would indeed be remarkable n on
the unexplcred Victoria continent
which probably extends over an area
OF 100000 square miles. there should
not be found animal lie hitherto uA.
known In the Southern hemisphere. II
Is OF course q possibility that the an.
known land around the axis Of ro,silon
might be found to consist Of Elani,
Joined only by perpetual Ice AMI snow
but the appearance Of the lead, ne
color Of tho Yates with ia standings.
In addition TO the movements OF thn
Antarctic Ice. point to the existence Of
a mass OF land much mere extensive
than a mere group % Islands.