The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-24
RACE 70 THE POLE.
Two Men Going North Ai,cr Great
Mcieorlte.
Exnio-er vcary ana Prof. T.. L.. Dychs
sso.a Cial'i 20 10 Owners,

T'vo i,ca. 3o,G cf whom kncw froia c,y-
;7ss.. sLe l.crils % t.ic leo bound oceans
- &c nDsst ,y..o hais travelled over this
~.s asssG ..c.0, nraanl shc pole, arc rae
ir.. tlii,r each lr,crnsncl 10 hrins
l,sc',. Il ary roNrr 'y.a 10 foard 20 -a.s,
an, t. transport Ii, chc greatest afe'oor'ro
thar .cicnce has any knowledge %.
This gigantic riass OF solid :rcn, weigh
ing at TIC least estiinate nurdrecs upon
hnrircds ss ;ons, lies on tho shores Of
Nclsi,.c bay Explorcr fransiin was tho
first white uan who 2;cr 90 eyes en- thc
marvel. Tho natives wHo slowed 20 90
h..n toli hin, that it hs', bes'n there for
ever. snd all through those northern ro-
giors the iarno cs 70 Las livei among tho
sr,hcs from t;mo immerciIaL Ihcy call
1t the great iron stone"
How bj., this monster mass az soft iron
ia not even tho EslSla,oS know, for Only
small portion cs st protrndes above tho
ground. Ii Is, judged only by what - yls-
iblc. worth a fst fortune, even in these
days Of billionaires.
The two men who have entered on this
swift race, with this hugo iron goal, erc
Professor l.. J.. Dyche az the University
of Kansas. There is dispute between tina
two explorers as TO which Is the real owner
of tho mcteorite. Lieutenant Peary insists
upon the priority of his claim, but Profess
or Dyche says that when he went 90 Grecn-
land 70 bring Pcary back from his III fated
arctic expedition the natives showed the
wonder to them both, and both spoke then
of the feasibility of bringing it TO the
United States
Now Professor DycLc has disappeared,
boand on some far, mysterious mission,
and the wise ones at the west say no has
gone 10 get tho mctcoritc. From h.s homo
IA Kansas the word comes that afGer leav-
ing there, which ho did quietly, he went TO
Chicago and then came TO New York. In
both cities he has wealthy friends who have
promised TO back him with money in his
big undertaking.
Eut the latest explanation of the whole
matter is even more startling Last win
ter rrofesscr Dycl.J said to reporter for
q Kansas City newspaper that he was Sc
cTetly planning Tor ihis sun mer a joarney
of orctic discovery which, IL IL should DO
successful, would DO one OF the greatest
ventures of the century.
Iiis rro;ralrme WAS, lie said, 10 go TO
Alasla aLd from thcrc make trip across
the Very rcrtlcrnmost boundaries Of
North America, coming ort somewhere in
La.r&dor IIc world gather on the way
s,.oeir.",s cf ruiEials, Aora and geological
fcr atlOrs fcr tic Kansas university, ard
rC- i;Tfrs III TICS vculd frirg tack u UCGs-
,rs sls..Il To Lerta t,iat would startlo the
f1lr. t...s world.
.r' lr.r.i (, ~ mind Tho declarations
ista Q icsmo lis dcTarturc about the
tet.ii :cl t,o rctc rite ard his indis-
,fil - CHA 80 tEo Icsses sion OF IL, the
st.ftl i,,s fricnds CGIo.t may be tie
srrc, is Lat whilo lc IL journcying
8 ccriiaul,t irol.l Alaska vessels
~ : - wealthy New York and
Y.,lcs cfs to 10 taken 90 tho
~ }r e-G LIS party arc to join
cnc az rccc'a 10 tho site OF the
ya",y f'.e cr'i -. = right by Il az any cost.
:. vi,.c l4ci,,cccnt IearY Is ret re-
.sf = r .Gic. Fc is ccrscrirtirs n party
a. 9 ss.. III. tie Ncr.. If equipment for
s.dN.ta ~ tie fgsie consistent with
fcrri "a. Ne c..fc,is 80 ic ready 10 set saii
trrstrtt1h scrt time early in July
low lei-. Journal.