Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-23

[ believe tbut Aovfee VIII nhVef
return, yet ,xperience teaches us that
miraculous thing, occur daily.
IA. W. GREELEY"
PROF MooRE's VIEW.
WASHINGTON. July 22-Professor
Willis 3. Moore, chief Of the weather
bureau, was very much Interested In
the report csbled from Cbristin
Norway, that earlier pigeOn, arrived
\ yesterday bearing this Significant
meseaye stamped IN Ito wings: "EOrth
Pole l42 W., a. 49,"
Prof. Moore, although he believes
sufficient time bgs elapsed ior the
receipt OF such a message, In in-
clined TO look upon the report
40 u canard. II the bird had
been freed by Audree, he thinks
tho ring on its foot would have been
marked with his name ana the mes.
cage would have been aigned. He
also pointe cut the fact that the noes.
sage wac not dated. Alter careful
consideration OF the atmospheric CO. =
dItions, he predicted that II Andree
reached the pole, the air currents
would carry him out on almost the
10 Jgitude indicatei and land him
near ulNt Du kuc
north coast OF Alask1.
With regard to Andree's means Of
locating the pole, Professor BigelOw,
the magnetic expert OF the weather
bureau, Gays that he wouli udques-
tionabiy use the navigatoT's stXtaot.
Tho Gun 10 always aUove the horizon
at this time of year and there would
be no difficulty IN getting Observs.
Mt la nnl /. aV In
no longitude, but be coull know his
longitude until within very short
distance of the theoretical pole. The
mnsnstio needle would be valuelsss
practically at such latltuie On &C.
count OF the swayi1g OF tho balloon
and the dip OF the needle. The mag
netio pole IN longitude 9S west snd
latitude 701 north. This would
render the Use OF the needle still more
difficult.
NO IMPORTANT RrsuLTs ANIICI-
PAgEU.
WASHINGTON, July o. Commo-
tore Melville lB not disposed to dit
cyeIit the story OF the news from
Andree, Notwithstanding the absence
OF data as to ths sender of the message
the discovery. This omission, he said,
might be- accounted or by the haste oil
the sender, and as 1t was not known
tbst my other party In tho Arctic
regions was equipped with carrier
pigeons, degree OF probability was
lent to the report that entitled 1t to
consideration.
Commodore Melville, however, does
not attach much importance TO the re.
suits to follow such bn expedition as
Andree's, even II he succeeded IN cross.
ing The pole. He is confident that It
would not be possible for A dres to have
alighted at the pole and then have re.
sumei his flight and thinks the best
that he could have done would have
been to cross the pale high In the air.
His expedition, however, would solve
the question as to the existence OF the
open polar see, which has been the
suffice. OF some controversy between
Arctic explorers, but beyond being
able TO report upon that fact Andree
probably would have little Of value to
Contribute to the present Store OF
knowledge OF the far north. Assum.
ing that this pigeon message 10 geDu.
Inc and from Andree, there is grave
reason to fear for the sa'ety OF the
bald aerouaut. II fol owing the line
OF tho meridian upon which he re.
ported himseli, II he landed on the
north coast OF Alaska, not too far east
OF Point Barrow, he would probably
fall In with some OF the whalers who
arc still I, II the coast or some OF the
lew natives along the shore. But OF
the balloon once crossed tho coast
range and landed in the interior, there
wCull be little chance OF the explorer
reaching civilization again.