The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-10
HAS OUR OLD EARTH
A MAGNETIC coRE7
The Evidence of Science Seems to
Point to the Fact of Maqnetisnn.

Point to the Fact or Magnetism.
If there happens to be geologist
in this country who is looking for an
argument, ]. P. Cole, of Chicago,
would like to see him. Mr.. Cole has
a theory. 1t is not commonplace
theory. Mr.. Cole has some views as
to the composition and motion Of the
earth. He Matched them up while
hunting for gold in Alaska, and here
they are:
81. That the earth contains a huge
magnetic core in it's center, which ac-
counts for attraction and gravitation.
20. That this core extends from the
north to the south pole, is hollow, and
that huge volumes of water are con-
stantly circulating through it, these
waters being the source Of all the
oceans and seas on the face Of the
globe.
80. That the outer part Of the mag
netic core contains huge cones, which
extend to the inner shell of the earth.
"a. That between the inner shell Of
the earth and the magnetic core there
are giant caverns which contain vari-
Gus kinds of gases.
go. That periodical shifting Of the
magnetic core causes the aurora
borealiS."
At first glance the Klondike miners
theory looks like it might have stepped
out Of a lunatic asylum, but closer
study of it furnishes considerable food
for serious thought. Mr.. Cole doesn't
pretend to say that the conditions he
sets forth exist. He simply wants ge-
ologists to take up his line of thought,
and do something with it.
81 am a most practical man." he said.
my policy is never to believe any
thing until have seen it-particularly
Il, L., T
ed in Alaska the appearance of the
aurora borealis caused me to do some
deep thinking. Scientists tell us that
these lights are the reflection from ice
bergs of the suns rays. Well, at the
time they appear the sun is SO low
that it's rays couldn't strike the ice
bergs. That's what started me to
thinking, and here is the theory l
brought back to Chicago with me:
IF we assume that the earth de-
scribes it's daily revolution of $4,000
miles around, and not eccentric to, its
axis, and that it is racing along fixed
orbit at something like a speed of 300
miles per minute, it follows that the
magnetic force which hauls this i'm
mense weight through space at such
enormous speed must closely align with
the earth's axis in order to maintain
uniformity of daily revolution and at
of time being fixed as accurately as Lhe
calendar demonstrations that they are.
This much being conceded, let us con-
slider the necessary conditions that
must prevail at the center of the earth
in order that the magnetic lodge could
be effective, or, in other words, be in Il
condition to respond to the necessary
electromotive force.
Eve know that iron at red heat ceases
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also that the ratio OF increase of tenn
perature as we descend below the earth
surface declares positively that the
earth's crust becomes incandescent an
something less than 100 miles. Therefore,
all magnetic influential fields aligned in
the upper crust must be accounted for
within the extreme outer shell.
Nov, if it were a condition that the
propelling lines of force were extending
through the extreme outer crust, and not
through the polar center, the magnetic
route, would travel by that route where
the great and most continuous ore on
conducting bodies are located-viz., from
northwest to southeast through the west
ern hemisphere-and the earth in describ-
ing its daily revolutions would, instead of
revolving around it's polar axis, turn &C.
centric to it, or, in other words, would re.
volVe about the magnetic lines Of force.
mittedly incandeScent at a depth Of 100
miles, if the magnetic pole draws
through the polar axis or ceneter of the
earth, and if magnetic influences cease
to eb effective at red heat it follows that
the earth must contain a cold magnetic
core. Now, since the diameter OF the
earth is something like 5000 miles, an6
less than 90 miles Of these 5000 miles is
below red heat, there must be some cool
ing agent at work to maintain a low eff
fective working temperature of this mag.
netic core, surrounded as it is and must
be by a sea Of molten lava, fire and
gas.
Having assumed the existence of the
core, let us go a few steps further
and declare that the core is hollow, and
that the arctic waters flow through its
entire length, and we have discovered the
cooling agency, and at the same time
we will kill half a dozen birds with the
count for the erratic action of the mari
ners compass in extreme ATTITUDES, the
aurora borealis, the growth and concen-
tration of Arctic ice fields, the migration
northWard in winter of Semi-Arctic birds,
animals and whales, and last, but not
least, the open polar sea.
Now we have assumed that the earth
describes an annual revolution on its orbit
around the sun. and If so, it follows that
the earth must cross the suns orbit twice
d year in describing this annual revolution.
These line crossings occur in September
and in March, as proof of solar or mag
netic disturbances.
"By gazing northWard any clear night
subsequent to the September transit we
of the northern hemisphere may observe
the aurora borealiS reflected with more or
less vividness against the Arctic sky
Columbus Dispatch.
Mr.. WYckoFF INVESTIGATES