The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05

Singular Dspesiss ss Or. !. the Arctic
Region.

80 .I-- ~ II f's7R "
The magnetic needle always points north,
probably to large deposit Of magnetic ore
about Is degrees from the north pole that
distributes magnetic force over our globe.
The needle IL vne Of the principal guides to
the navigator Of the>ocean.
It Is a question 70 be determined wheth.
or magnets of sufficient force to oounteraci
the ar currents, suspended In space, would
travel In the same direction. In my opin.'
Ion there Is nothing to hinder IL. II this
should prove the correctness Of my opin.
ION, the problem Of air navigation from
south to north would be solved, and great
point would therefore be gained.
The velocity Of motion would probably
be greater than that of the most powerful
locomotive, but could be regulated by the
size and shape of the airship which would
have TO carry the magnets, and the end Of
q voyage could be determined by lowering
and using them as anchors
Aside from the possibility of reaching by
these means In very short time the mag
netic deposits in the north, which would
probably prove to be of great value, and
accessible by land or water, and OF reach
ing the north pole itself, a mode of all
navigation could thereby be established
that would invariably guide the balloonisi
from the south to the north. We would
thereby be enabled to carry mail and mer.
chandise quicker than any railroad OF
steamship.
1t would not surprise me II the magnetic
force would produce velocity Of more than
100 miles an hour, at which rate we could
carry tropical fruit In less than day from
Venezuela to New York or Boston anG
distribute it by rail to points west.
Valparaiso could land its goods In less
than two days at points between the forti
eth and fiftieth degrees of latitude. Lima
and Panama products could be landed al
points in North Carolina, Virginia, Penn.
sylvania and New York.
Chicago could have its depots of trans.
portaton to Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Hon.
duras, Louisiana and along the Mississippi
as far as st. Louis Omaha could establish
direct communication with Mexico, Texas
and Arkansas Denver could be In direct
communication with points near Acapulco
and Colima.
This mode of transportation would open
immense fields for all Central and South
American countries. 1t would remove the
expensive and difficult transportation OF
the product from the inland plantations to
railroads and seaports.
Enterprising North Americans would &c
south and cultivate on fertile soil such
products as would pay them best They
would carry their harvest by balloon to
home markets, and send the airship, ex.
hausted of its gas, back by rail or steam.
ship to fetch new cargoes.
New distributing centers would be estab'
lshed in the north at such points as are In
a direct northern line with large distribut'
ing centers in Central and South America,
and many a northern town with a small
population may become by these means a
large commercial city.
Not alone would we be benefited by an
increased commerce with these countries,
but we would also use this magnetically
guided airship at home We would use il
for excursions and for the transportation
of mail and merchandise on short trips, as
well as on those have described Boston
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