New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

none had been visible two or three hours before
II was noted to be about hundred feet high ana
free from At the same time large iceoers
that had been reported suddenly disappeared. One
phenomenon helped to explain the other; the zee
berg had changed It's centre Of gravity by the
action of the warmer strata of water underneath
and turned completely over. presenting new sur
face covered with earth ana stones isdh"s
claimed to have been seen In the Arctic have ap-
peared and disappeared after the same marhe'
The two mountains on Victoria Land aiiuded "
were named after the two ships; one was an active
volcano twelve thousand feet high. ana was hameu
after the Erabus; the other, an extinct voicaho
and of less altitude. named the Terror
The hope that the icy obstacles TO further prog
ress would be surmounted by the discovery OF
land rot realized either through skill, labor
or perseverance. on the contrary. the Icy barrier
became greater and faced them directly on the
south. and there was possibility of penetrating
through II climbing over IT, Mountains over
and beyond this ice barrier. which was ABOUT Two
apparently " as f FAR as latitude 49, The ships
turned their prows eastward following the line 90, OF
and then gave up hopes Of nd Ing an nenins
RR se !nfes his shps n the
tsrs either at Tasmania or the Oakland is,and he
Ss"s with he the got ice s0 SsFau OF In fact
experience with ships which run through J.. the
Straits of Magean that they 9teh meet , ony
The greatest latitude reached by Ross was. 7s'
or aD0ut seven hundred ana twenty Hhies iioii
the Pole The object of his expedition. as has
been stated, to reach the south magnetlc
roe-a different point from the south terrestrial
pole. The great Icy barrier prevented the reanZd
ION OF that hope but few years later "a
of the Antarctic circle that Rad not before peen
visited. and took magnetic observations that nave
rendered great service to science, although ne uiu
not get within 400 miles OF the terrestrial pore
The South Pole enthusiasts assert that the know !,
edge OF meteorology. terrestrial magnetism ana
ocean currents has been largely increased by me
work in the Arctic regions and that u Is uesirane
nrnr ha .htt do nj act
the corresponding conditions and phenomena In the
south frigid zone No Antarctic expedition has had
the advantage of modern Instruments ana metnods
for taking scientific observations ana II SIT james
tinent the coast of which he surveyed Tor nun
dreds of miles he could not have gone Tar. LOT
sedge travelling had then no Important part III
polar explorations. Steam vesse.s, by whicn nave
covery. have not yet been used In Antarctic eN-
petitions. and the entire system OF Work ana Nv
ing in polar regions is now better UNDERSTOOD ny
experiment. and experience than in Wilkes's ana
Ross's time hence greater success should come 70
Antarctic esesrches All that is known OF the
South Pole at the present Is this: Nobody mas got
nearer than within 72O miles OF II; icy barriers
exist which quite eclipse those of the North Pole'
mountains have been discovered of lofty aitltuacs,
some of which active volcanoes; the land IS
covered with at all times OF the year; no
vegetable growth of any moment has been seen pc
yond So; no land quadruped Is known 10 exist De-
yond &C..
The geology alone Of this land of mystery and
tanning instruction. for N no other part OF the
world do frost and fire hold such undivided sway.
The volcano known Mount Terror belches
forth lava and ashes the snow and Ice In
lions of the Antarctic continent would tell WON
derful story of its history In ages past.