Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-05-14

/ upon the climatic conditions ofsthe far
north. These show. says the Indian
apolis news. what had already been
suspected by scientists. that. so far as
minimum temperature is concerned
the highest northern ATTITUDES are
more favOrably situated thar many re-
gions lying full fifteen or twenty de-
grees approximately .000-1 400 miles,
farther to the south. The lowest read
ing Of Nansen's thermometer. regis
tered on board the Fran. was SIS de-
grees Fahrenheit, or some Y to - de-
grees higher than the minimum noted
by the British polar expedition Of 1876
6. and 8 degrees above the minimum
OF Kane. The lowest winter tempera-
ture recorded by Mr.. Peary was SO de-
grees Fahrenheit. In strange contrast
70 this in itself sufficiently severe tenn
perature are the rigors Of certain less
favored localities lying south. Thus. in
the Kara sea. which lies between Nova
Zembla and Siberia. and whose center
is approximately crossed by the sew
enty-third parallel OF latitude, a tenn
perature OF 81 degrees is by no means
uncommon. and the sea. partly from
this cause and partly from the fact
that it is largely choked with ice, has
justly received the name Of the ice
cellar" Of Eurasia
At Yakutsk. in Siberia a well-known
governmental post. lying considerably
southwark or outside OF the arctic cir
Gle. a temperature of from 10 10 so
degrees below is reported almost an
nually; and at Verkhojansk. which is
situated almost within the same broad
region, but somewhat on the polar side
OF the circle. there is a registry Of 90 /
degrees for the month OF January. 1894. {
Prof. MOhn. the distinguished NOrwe-
gian scientist. asserts. moreover. that (
at the Russian station at the mouth /.
Of the Lena river. Siberia. the extraor- (
binary low temperature Of "a degrees /
Fahrenheit has been recorded.
That man should be able to endure.
One might say almost with impunity. /
such excessive severity OF climate is
not little remarkable, and it is more
when it is considered III con-
lectiOn with his endurance OF the op-
Dosite extreme. that is. the highest
summer temperature We have as YET.
no absolutely reliable data for
he highest sun temperature on the
arth's surface. but it may safely be as
umed 10 be in the neighborhoOd Of OF
ven beyond 80 degrees. It is claimed
A fa.-a
HE observed near Mourzouk. in north
m Africa, temperature Tin a meas
re reflected from the desert sands Of
So degrees in the shade, which is prob
bly, the highest that comes author I
-atiyely from the records of travellers.
this is true. then there can be little
oubt that the sun temperature was
Illy 10 degrees higher With Ii two
Stremes before us. then. We have for
ne human subject climatic resistance
at least pa degrees. or 81 degrees Z
lore than is found in the range be- l
Teen zero and the boiling point OF q
ater. How much more than this man
ouid endure it is difficult 10 say. but I
Oubtless many degrees could yet be I
ided 10 either side OF the thermome-
ic scale without materially or neces-
lrily affecting his system. His re-
stance to the temperature Of furnace
IONS. as is evidenced in the work of Il
okers on board the transatlantic lin ;,
5. is an indication OF this And yet =,
ore the remarkable experiments re- q,
ntly conducted by the eminent ply 4
eist Raoul Pictet upon his own per :,
n. when by artificial processes he n
bjected his body to a temperature Of r,
) degrees. ~