The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-11

NNNts"" ~ WA "a W. NANN'ff
writer says.
We landed at Cape Adarc tina, might
dan. %. 1880, being the nrsi human
creatures TO put TOO, on che mainland
A peculiar feeling OF fascination crep'
over each OF rs. even TO the most
prosaic natures Ia cur boat, as We
gradually drew near to the beach Of
this unknown land Some few cakes
OF Ice were loatlng about. and looking
over the side OF the boat, / even dis
covered a ielly-hsh. apparently OF the
common Hight blue. transparent Kind
] do not know whether % was to catch
the ieily-hsh. OF from a strong desire
to be the first man 90 pat foot on thi,
terra incOgnlta. but gs soon as The or
DER was given TO step pulling The oars
! Jumped over the side OF the boat
! thus killed two birds with one stone
being the FIRST man on shore and re-
loving the boat OF my weight thu.
enabling her 20 approach land nem
enough to let the captain jump ashore
dry-shod.
! had painted n Norwegian Tag On o
large box, which We fastened on o
strong pole near the place whore We
landed; and leaving the rest of the
crew TO be entertained by the perguins
! proceeded alone TO investigate the
peninsula and 10 make collections. I
found scawecd on the beach: bur wheth.
er Il had grown on the shores Of Vic.
toria Land remains to be aFceriained
In the future
! believe that Cape Adaro o. the
very place where n future scientific cx.
pedition might stop safely oven dur
ing the winter months. From the spot
where we were several accessible spur
lead mp to the top o. the cape. and
from there a gentle slope runs onto the
great plateau OF Victoria Land Tho
presence Of the penguin colony. their
undisturbed old nests. tho appearance
OF dead seals (which we're preserved
like Egyptian mummlcs. aud must have
lain there for years.. the vcgation e
the rocks, and lastly the nat table OF
the cape above. an indicated that here
Is a place where tho powers Of the
Antarctic circle do not display the Who'll,
severity Of their forces. Neither tee
nor volcanoes seemed 20 have RACED on
the peninsula NJ Cape Adarc. and !
strongly recommend n future ientInt
expedition 20 choose thar place Gs q
center OF operations ON this par,icu
Tar spot there o. ample space Tor house
tents aud provisions
myself am willing 10 o. the leader
OF party 90 De landed either ou the
pack or on the mainland near Colmln
Island From there % o. my scheme 10
work toward the south magnetic pole
calculated to be 10 latitude O. deg. 3
min. longitude $50 deg T.. Should ths
party succeed IN penetrating 30 lar lnic
the continent the course should. o
possible. DO laid for Cape Adare. there
10 Join the main body OF thc expedition
As to the geological rcsul OF future
researches. ] expect great discoveries
u would indeed ho remarkable ii on
the uneyplCroi Vi'toria continent
which probably extends over au area
Of 100000 square mi,oa there should
not be found animal NE hitherto ua-
known in thc Southern hemisphere !,
Is OF course possibility that the nm
known land around the axis of rotation
might be found 20 consist OF islands
joined only by perpetual tee and snow
but the appearance Of the land. tho
color Of the water with Cos soundlngs
In addition 10 the movements OF The
Antarctic Ice point 10 the existence OF
mass Of land much moro extensive
than a mere group OF Islands.