The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-09
NEW JOURNAL COURIER THURSDAY JANUARY

over each of us, even to the most pro- saic natures m our boat, as we gradu- ally drew near to the beach of this un- known land. Some few cakes of lee We're floating about, and looking over the side of the boat even discovered 8 jelly fish, apparently of the common light blue, transparent kind. l do not know whether it was to catch the jelly fish, or from e strong desire to be the first man to put foot on this terra ln- cognita, but as soon as the order was given to stop pulling the oars Jumped over the side of the boat, l thus killed two birds with one stone, being the first man on shore and relieving the boat of my weight, thus enabling her to ap- proaeh land near enough to let the captain jump ashore dry shod.
 l had painted a Norwegian flag on a large box, which we fastened on a strong pole near the place where we landed; and leaving the rest of the crew to be entertained by the penguins, l proceeded alone to investigate the pen insula and make collections. I found seaweed on the beach; but whether it. had grown on the shores of Victoria Land remains to be asoertained in the future.
 I believe that Cape Adare is the very place where a future scientific eXpedl- tion might stop safely even during the winter months. From the spot where we were several accessible spurs lead up to the top of the cape and from there a gentle slope runs on to the great plateau of Victoria Land. The pres ence of the penguin colony, their undis- turbed old nests, the appearance of dead seals (which were preserved like Egyptian mummies and must have lain there for years), the vegetation to the rocks, and lastly the flat table of the cape above, all indicated that here is a place where the powers of the Ant arctic circle do not display the severity of their forces. Neither ice nor volca- noes seemed to have ragged on the penin- sula at Cape Adare. and strongly recommend future scientific expedition to choose that place as q center of oper- ations. On this particular spot there is ample space for house, tents and pro- visions.
 I myself am willing to be the leader of a party to be landed either on the pack or on the mainland near Colman Island. From there it is my scheme to work toward the south magnetic pole, calculated to be in latitude 75 degrees 5 minutes, longitude 150 degrees east. Should the party succeed in penetrating so far into the continent, the course should, if possible, be laid for Cape Adare, there to join the main body of the expedition. As to the geological re- suits of future researches, I expect great discoveries. It would indeed be remarkable if on the unexplored Vic toria continent, which probably extends over an area of 40O0,00O square miles, there should not be found animal life hitherto unknown in the southern lemi- sphere. It is of course a possibility that the unknown land around the axis of rotation might be found to consist of islands joined only by perpetual ice and snow; but the appearance Of the land. the color of the water, with its sound ings, in addition to the movements of the Antarctic ice, point to he existence of a mass of lanas much more exten- sive than mere group of islands.-C. F. Borchgrevink in the Century.