The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27
NORTH MiGNETIC POLE.
Capt. Amunds~n's Plans for Fisins Is
Position Next Year.

Position Next Year.
Prof Neum.ysr. the renowned director
Of tho Devtschs Scenario. laid n while ago,
An exact determination Il the rarfAs
north magnetic pole will lie Of immense
value to science This IL tho WORK that
Capt. Road Amundsen, a Norwegian vHp
was a member NJ tho BelgiCa An'arc'io "l-
prdition In lseT-ss. will attempt To- arrom-
plish. The fact IL well known that II al
ships might sail In III" direction iudirs'ei
by the north end q their compass needles
they would NEE, ~ last. not at IN" rHr'1
| pole, but AZ a point situated on Buu'tt
In the northern part IL this cuutin".f =
somewhere" in it, no.ghhurhood A. 80
magnetic pole the needles would assume
vertical position n thew wer" what srs
known as magnetic dipping needles 'h,'
IN, II 80 arranged a. To- b" moNatl" ah.U' a
horizontal axis. like the hands e a cl,oa
When James Ross discovered The post. a
81 the north magnetic pole On Jun" /. lssl.
his dipping nessilc made an angle = b,
degrees 50 minutes with the plane q -,
| horizon In other words. II was drfcytyi
only one minute from at absolutely ~veriiypl
position. This one minute was ~ matter DO!
little Importance and Ross concluded thu,
he had really reached the north magnetic
pole He detcrmin.i it, ErogIaI heal
position 20 be 70 degrees 8 minute NORTH
latitude. "a degrees 81 minutes west loEgi-
tuda.
But Ross made no further investlgatiur,
and contributes nothing toward the SOL
tior 81 a Question that has since rr--eut.i
itsalf-ths' H.. whether the magnetic poo
IL actually only a point or whether the T"-
culiarity 81 the needle in assuming a yerti-
! cal position, extends over a large az,
Theoretical study - late wears has pUirr-
Cd decidedly 20 tha latter s,!pTus'tI,r.
Another question which has been much 4 70
| cussad in recent years aud d"maId- a
| practical solution IL whether the magro'.r
pole IL Stationary or changes its pos.'Iu'.
| Scientific men are by no means agr'-sd 90,
to this question. The purpose - Car
Amundsen's coming journey north i, Z
possible. to supply satisfactory answers -
th~.~ two questions
In January last he purchased The vessel
Gios, which l. renowned a. ono ~ ~"
s'ronee. and h~-t sailing vessels IN e."
Arctic Gee, Il Norway H." viii star f'r
Booths next spring. \ h''l" Will" az
he told the Norwegian Geographical Society
81 Chris,isnia all about his plars and o."
following particulars ar" condensed rom
the report ~ his lecture.
There will 10 only seven m-n on his small
vessel. lie preferred a h''i" vessel like OBJ"
G,oa. for tho wa,cr~ ~ arctic America which
she will n~avicat" arr in many places nar-
row and shallow AMI Il l. therefore imp1r-
! ,snt 10 have . v-ss.l that l. 81 Hight draugls
and capable u turning in her nwn length.
The Gjoa va oulv u sailing vessel. but shs
hss boon ft,ei 'hj- summer with q 80
- - .I. r., ..ttttf.VNaVt gopsl-Fs
| 81 the usual things required for a polar
Journey. such "a 'lr clothing. tents, ski~.
spovsho~s. slryIscs. KAYAKS and. - courrs.
, complete and ur-'o-dnt" lot ~ magnetic
ins, Enough provisions will 10
taken 90 las, four wears,
There will alsn 10 o~0eanogrsphic 'n-tri-
men,.. such a. sounding machines. deep
s.a Thermometers and other appliances.
sledgr dogs will - p%rorur.i Ia west Green-
land The captain hurs.- 10 reach Lam
caster Sound bv the midil" - july and hs
course will ha through the Sound and up
Prince Regent Inlet - Be'lrt Strait. which
acpara,es N. north end - Bno'hia from
the Island ~ North Somerset VI" eSTssFs
10 make hi Nav through this narrow strait
and south along the west coast - Boothis,
leaving a depot. Il pu-sihl", n m" place
where Ross found IN" north magnetic pols
In 1871 H. will then ~"k a suitable winter
station N the west -id" If buo'hia, either
in Na'ty Island W King william Land.
uh.rn 49, many relics IL Sir JOIN Iranklin's
exJ~drion werc found.
Tho winter will IL. spent In making mag
motto and me- sociological observations.
The IL how he Proposes to catch the north
magnetic pole
A. .non "a. tho @cverc-' par' - the vin'"r
IL over he slid. I shall -ri on with 'hr"-
may have. making Observations all 'h'
wav ,o he place where Ross hsei u" rs's-
ton ~ the magnetic pole. A. NJ. p'ar" .
long series of careful ohscrvaiipn- will .
made. after which. taking tits rlar" 49, .
starting point. | shall Investigate 'h" slr-
rounding region IN all dir"rti'u-. rocarins
lie magnetic condition.. With i"''fWi'N-
,ions Il variation, intensity and ircliuh' .
endeavoring hy a Chuion 80 stations .
-ncircl. the magnetic nnr'h pol" or 80
region within which Ia" L~. ir assumes
vertical position
L hoIs, l-.inrr ~. winter ~n- 10 20 hhNs
carr .ei um the prince oi pur1 - nv ~
grnmme and Ia thai a. ! W'"tii Oh" I"s
tho winter 10 IBa-S. wNu IA" '' iHi h'i"h.
a. near "a pn-sihl" Co 'h" ma :n"i r t-I"
lie will mako rr~ulaf hourly Siue'
of IN. magnetic iu~f rImeuts IA cpuues" q
with aurora lsft"alls ut'sNrNnir"u- "a
The spfins - 1905 h" thinks 90 fHt~@'r.s
the wors - the prov tuus ~uSurn"I ~ s'h'~'A.
visiting sNsien1ai calN the odd 'its'TNS "n
toiut. and there taNing a new aries y
absolute i-termtnsit.n- ~ t-rrr~irA' mas.
nc,ic rlcmsnts II his can - acr'w.
nutshell n. will consider 'hs, he Otgsot II
Ii JouTnsy all 10 iaIIy attained