The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
MORE NEW LANDS
AWAIT EXPLORERS
RUSSIANS FIND SOME UNEMPLOYED
IN ARCTIC NORTH or
- SIBERIA.
ISL AND 200 MILES
MAY BE MERELY FART or An
OTHER LARGE ARCHIPELAGO
LIKE THAT OF FRANZ
JOSEF LAND.
ISLAND 200 MILE S

The possibilities of geographical dis
means exhausted, according to the
Journal OF the Royal Georgrap hical
Society of England. This is proved.
1t says. by the discovery OF new land
in the ocean north of Siberia, at no
great distance from the extreme
northern point in Asia,
While many have been prepared for
such discovery In the great un-
known area extending north of Alaska
and Eastern Siberia, TO the neighbor-
hood of the pole tthe quest of such
land being In fact the object of two
expeditions now In the fieh--those OF
Macmillan and Stefanssonp. the exis-
tence Of hitherto undiscovered land in
the much smaller unknown area i'm
mediately north OF Western Siberia Is
more of a surprises
Wade By Ice Breakers.
The discovery was made by the
Russian ieehreakers, Taiuiyr and Val
gatz. which have besn busy during the
past three years IN photographed
work In the seas north OF Eastern
Siberia, TO which they have made their
way by Boring strait from their winter
quarters at Fiadivossok. Two years
from the strait 20 the mouth OF thu
KoIyma. under Admiral Tratan. In
the following season they made a Sun
longer voyage. bat were unable r.
round the TalmyF peninsula During
the past summer they were In charge
ot Captain whisky.
The plan this yeaF was to continue
the navigation around Cape Cheiyusltin
and complete the northeast passage by
pushing through to Europe by t7re
northern route. In the brief telegram
received in Europe from 81, Michael
In Alaska. whittier the expedition had
returned for winter, II is stated that
finding all efforts 10 round Cape Chel-
yuskin fruitless. en- attempt was mada
to ind a passage By pushing north,
ard that this led to the discovery of
land stretching for some two hundred
miles to the north.
No passage could he found. but
whether the land terminates At the
point mentioned or continues further
in q northerty direction Is not clear.
1t is evident however, that II cannot
be prolonged To any great extent, as
ii would In that case encroach on
the line Of the drift OF the Fran.
May Re Archipelago.
AA-laa assigned Ia hA-nnx-
coast win probably bring 1t down to
within some thirty or forty miles Of
the mainland The probability seems
TO be that the new land viii repeat
TO some extent the general character
Of Naysya, 2erulya, Though IL IN pos
sibie. no doubt. THAI II forms an archi-
pelago like Franz Josef land
1t may appear surprising that those
who have rounded Cape Cheiyuskin
should have had no suspicion of the
existence of lard in this direction. but
II must be remembered that the pas
sage Of the cape has been affected only
by hugEsng tho land, the accumulation
OF Ice in this quarter making II Some
timss impossible to force a passage
even In this way. Fog, too. has fire.
auently ohstrueted the view. II rs
now seems TO be the case. there fs
something here In thr nature OF a
strait stlii greater congestion of Ice
at this spot would eause no surprise,
Although Nansen's discovery of
deep polar basin has been held by
himself and others To make the exis-
sance of unknown land In the arctic
improbable many have thought such
conclusion not justified, THUS Prince
Kropotkin has pointed oat the fire.
queat ctose association eft the east
coast Of Asia OF the deepest parts