The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-26

ll!Il! ,tln North associated for near
EAgQ y fonr centuries with the
most persistent endeaNOr>
OF yoyagerS Of nearly all nations. and
remaining unpenetrated and chimerica
almost to the dawn of the present day
the quest Of the Northwest PaSsagt
rivals the search for the Pole In the
annals Of Arctic exploration. The ear
lec attempts TO locate this waterway
to the fabcd riches and sp!endor Of th'
Orient were prompted solely by reasons
of commercial cXpediency, for the pur-
pose Of finding the shortest route be-
tween Europe and Cathay; but the
utter imuractcability of this became
evident 10 European minds when N
was understood that Amnrica was not
merely Tartary or some other geo
graphical dependency of Asia. Curious
'y enough this belief obtained in th"
Old World for nearly a century ana
half. and during this period those
memorable expeditions 10 locate a
Northwest Passage were undertaken
aud executed with cOu>ummate daring
aud skill by English seamcn. Upon
the realization pi the commercial tuu!-
10y pt those desperate voyages. the al
tempt - cirrumnayIeate th" northern
Itoral OF the American continent
ceased Cor q period and until the bc-
e.1n,n- ot those explorations "d "'
th' Wprl1'' motive OF aHh.h- 10 '"'
Store OF human knowledge and sr!cu.
uhc attainment. 'N' '"ht"rsl "I 'n'
bleak polar regions matted. WIN 'h'
eH rpu1n ot the attempts io t'''h i"'
t'i" Itself. n' Aici' goal mas "''H >"
eagerly sought aN me Noi'h"'>I I"N>-
's'. anu ""n' lt j. uu'' many % '"'
l'I'r N'}dS'f' allrihh''u 'Ii' It"1
merely as an l"'I"'h''l part "I 'H'
general plan OF geographic research,
W. Undoubtedly can say '"' o"'"r ~
th' many d'Nh's TOT '"' I''e Nh't"
have u''h maze.
mere l> to-laE no question I""t 'Hv
earnest discovery. 'Np'oIa''"H' an"
even settlement o. America were que
1" the Not''h'h' iIloNe uhequa''u sea
men ana foFe'N oi 'H' hlil'h anu l'I'"
centuries. lH'lF h""'i>"'hI i'"I' ,""'
"''h'H ms Oh 'Ne '''''N ol "rc'"'thu
existed over %" years oelore 'He h'S'
wy ~ VI 'o'"'"""'' ""V " NV ~
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o' l.ahc'S'cr H"uI'u anu h"''o" ''t''',
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ages ol Johil Jaws, VII" III l'N' n'Nl
i''ilE dIscoNeIeu 'he S'rall '"at TO
gay pears MS name, rPa'hIhG Nha' -
now oouthaaD' "reehIahu' Alier a"
unsuccessful voyage III th' ioIl""lnI
year. DAVIS III l'S' With reckless oar'
ing pushed on 10 latitude seNehiN-tNo
degrees twelve minutes lh the helEh-
bo'hood OF SahderSons Hope. on the
west coast OF Greenland his re-
markabIe Journeys covered the WeS'
coast of Greenland from cape Farr'
well TO Sanderaon'S Hope. ana the
American coaNtirom Labrador To Cum |
iprland Island. William Bahn, an |