The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-11

liz arctic Night" Is the title
N a book Of unusual In
Sx terest, for II gives a
clear and fascinating
narrative Of the voyage
a. <se1ca among previously undis-
T2<6u ard over a unknown sea
ri. 80 nnuth pole, II IL written by
Ss<trk a. Cook. surgeon and an
2Z55se a the Belgian Antarctic ex-
.:z --ktch Ief, the known world at
11s&6 fite last point Of civilization
nd ss~sherr seas. on January 70, 1898,
sSssdition that proved TO be one OF
~ s6renfure and peril. The nine
ssf1Iu IN the party were the FIRST
< 96r0nkh the ordeal OF the long
;:,ts pfxht and Its gloomy storms.
~ lss4inr staten Island. the Be'gica
"a ~ south shetland Islands at the
~ : we<k's yoyage. and on the after
a n fsnuary ~. 1873, came In sight of
w fringe Of a new land. the Palm
rAktIago
s.2,.e tkie we discovered a new
.s~ xhlch in size compares favor
IN Magellan strait" says DR..
}sro the east and west OF this
~ - charted about 500 miles OF a
UX|cH Had never psi"it bttH wv"
11s &yes--part Of great continent
S& which probably surrounds the
~ II Il buried even IN midsurn-
~ ponderous weight OF perennial
2S1l6K out of the strait. we entered
f.rfh Pacific, and after sk.rting the
~ border ~ Crahnmland TO Adel-
1xnsa and then 70 Alexander island,
ri 11lsooleA to enter the mafn body Of
k.(ce westward.
~ rDVyk az the first three weeks In
~ fef!ors proved tho discovery OF
<usv perfectly free for navigation
~ summer months from Braus-
M5tit. 200 miles southwcsterly
II, s.nknewf land to the PIT
~ highway has received the
~ II dr. ship To the east Of Belgica
~ d!Hcovered n high, continuous
III. which probably connects with
~ INA chsrfcd AZ Grahamland. This
& ~ christened Dancoland. In mem
Z ar companion. Lieut.. Dance. who
4 = the snip during the long drift In
y1xA-ice.
Sehsd Palmer Archipelago.
- ma 70 the west OF the strait "a
- Wt0 ItfHHuS ny beNtFhi tIdUHFirs
Se1fned Palmer archipelago, In hon.
III f4pl, Nathaniel Palmer. the Amer
IN. who was the FIRST OF all men
W inter fringe Of this land. Scat
nut In the waters Of Belgica
IN about 10 islands and several
n talands About fifty Of these
= t1siderphlc size.
M penetrating ninety miles. we
" Aufselves firmly beRet. Unable 10
fR ~ chip. we driffed with the ice
+ ~ ~. but generally west. for thir-
~ months. and all were happy
~ - March H. 1899. we were released
nv lrx letters which held us 10
IN the pack from longitude io3 de-
- Mo4 81 Greenwich and latitude 70
~ = minutes south We had thus
fs9m about rs degrees TO t0s de-
n west longitude and between 70
1oxrees Of south latitude. In
II I'M April we drffted westerly to
I'll = degrees B minutes. where we
M Ami 3 From NAV TO October
lU back again to a place near our
- point. From November TO the
~ Nh the ice we drifted rapidly
I'D The winter drift. then. II east
lhe summer drift Il westward. and
alro the direction OF the prevailing
Our farthest south was on May
lk0oe n degreee "a minutes 8 sec
Uuth. longitude ~ degrees ~ min
~ II would not At any time have
rlhse 10 push farther poleward in
pao|fion. The various soundings
49, ~ took prove the existence Of a
xkefs there was previously thought
- the time we left Staten island.
MARY II. l@s until our return to
At>aAs. ON March es. 1891, we were
~ Norid--a new. icy world. where
ntcAtion with home regions was
~ We had troubles OF our own.
Mt1e warfare, too-but we were to-
MArrant OF the Spanish american
~ pvcyfus case and the other great
AtAhd International troubles which
hl<soty IN our absence.
nsppsd the Sea Bottom.
Rf Ntst large task was the seemingly
M work OF making map of the
M0nfn and study OF the waters
Care Horn This ts belt 81
y hncus as heinT swept by the most
gtis< storms on the globe II II
Eef enough for ordinary navigation.
ssictnnf 90 remain stationary TOR
q fur roufs dpily and sink wire
Mrs With delicate instruments at
was venture which did not APP
= as with much promise OF sue
X NJ we're favored however. with
weather untIi we got a glimpse 81
mill Xhrff.+s.t ~. ..Ia
make line OF soundings across
.svinpsty unfnthomed sea The gen
&esh hare WINS considarahle After
over a rsrrew sahr,er're shelf
q Staten island the lead dropped
ny 70 rSn feet The ocean bed
- gradually IN an casv slore to
Ito Shetland tslands thus prov
snfhss share dl@ee'tNestsan between
sntain ranges ~ southern South
ard those or the lmperfecsly
Ansarcile lands
srrs secherg was met the dav be-
saw the snowy outline 81 the
neesisnds u appeared a long way
49, our part h3w ~ about o'clock
essnine ~ fanemrv ~ We all
y. aeck 10 ssi a riiranse az our frss
Ners sat W rsFe 70 e~arts
sfsFes,' The rna raiin-f reass our
~ ause iaky rsAnr sa'na. while she
Va 'rrafsed ne derk With y t-~ See
-. shasn 'rsiyagt fe~ i.ssbergs.
I, ~se' etssse spAaeuiv inte our path
- s~eepe'vrsie darkness ahead
4. I, ssaafn faN ~ the temnerature and
-. a1lNr penetrating rhe- s'e~ ~ the
y. 1870 = warn ~ thei ire was
Ms..s, ~ p eunisref rnnn Life was
4.. w ra-'aNeNols curious aha.
- Ns rAtra's hAs's~As about as. az.