Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
new POLAR SCHEME.
A Submarine Boat to Go to the
Arctic Circle Under the Ice.
INDIAN HEAD TO Be BLOWN Up
The Historic Point on the Palisades In Now
York to Be Disintegrated by Huge
Blsst-Declares he Can
Make Gold.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 3l.--Albert
Riedel, Of this city, who is an enthu'
siast on the qualities Of the submarine
boat the Argonaut, and a student or
arctic exploration, has, after a thor
ough investigation, come to the con-
clusion that the Argonaut furnishes
the enly practicable means OF reaching
the north pole. Mr.. Riedel has sub
mitted his plans and theory to the
scientific members Of Johns Hopkins
university's faculty. Inventor Lake
and Mr. Riedel met the faculty in
President Gilman's office, where Mr..
Lake related what his present vessel
could do under the water and what he
could accomplish in the construction
of such boat as was required for the
purpose, and gave the details as to the
mode OF operation. The outline OF the
theory Of the promoters Of the scheme
for reaching the north pole is this;
A boat Is to be built based largely on the
prlnciple Of the Argonaut for submarine
travel, but with number OF decided changes,
owing to the different conditions to be encoun-
tered When built, the vessel is To be taken
somewhere In Canada where the surface OF the
water has become frozen for long distance, OF
to Spitzbergen, In order that test may be
made for travelling 100 miles or more under Ice
The tanks for compressed air are to be OF sucf
capacity as TO last for u period TO cover lU
miles ut least When the contents Of the tanks
have become almost exhausted and o new
supply must be drawn on, 1t Is planned
to ascend and, either by the ust
Of some powerful screw drill, espe'
cially adapted to the purpose, OF
| by the use OF dynamite, brake hole in the Ice
md thus obtain another supply Of air Aftel
the air tanks have been rehlled the boat shal
again descend and continue on It's course TO-
ward the pole. Storage batteries are TO bt
used for purposes Of propulsion. Mr. Riedel'i
theory is that from the point where 1t shall be-
come necessary to travel under the Ice tho dis
tance to the pole Is about so miles, which, hi
thinks will require buta short time to traverse
INDIAN HEAD TO BIZ BLOWN UP.
New YORK, Jan. 3l.-Historic lndiar
Head, on the Palisades, opposite Ont
Hundred and Fifty-Fifth street, viii
be disintegrated by simultaneou
blasts Of a number Of dynamite mines
containing in all $4,000 pounds OF thu
terrible explosive. The amount o
rock that will be loosened by the ex
plosion is estimated at 100000 tons
which Is the biggest blast on record
Ninety feet from the top of lndial
Head tunnel has been constructed
running back 100 feet. In this, at in
tervals Of 25 feet, are four shafts, eacf
25 feet deep. Each shaftwill be loadet
with $500 pounds Of dynamite, and OF
top of the Palisades there are to be To-
machine holes, 30 feet deep, In each o
which will be 40 pounds OF dynamite
The entire blast will be set off stimuli
taneously by electricity.
DECLARES HE CAN MAKE GOLD.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Jan. 81
Frederick M. Ayers, a jeweler of Bur
net street, New Brunswick, claims tina
he can produce an imitation golt
which will stand the tests OF pur
gold. BY the aid Of secret chemica
process Ayers claims that he can form
aluminium and copper into metal whicl
will answer the purposes Of gold ant
will stand the test of l2-karat cold.