The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1919-12-06

- UST what the airplane is to do Tor
u : !: !: !: !. ; !
Ell civilization is still more or less guess
EE wOrk-and mans guess is as good
l~NH as anOther's But Of at least one thing
AWHE we may be sure The birdman and
DV the airplane mean the speedy emu OF
the silent places of earth. Today some
thing like seventh of the earth's surface is still
unexplored. Tomorrow typographical maps at
nominal cost will be on sale at the bookstores
Last season an airplane glided slowly down
past FL Captain and Half Dome and alighted on
the floor Of the Yosemite valley; it rose and sailed
AWAY without difficulty. daring airman swOoped
down into the abyss of the Grand canon of the
Colorado in Arizona and then scared out over the
rim without a mishap whole feet of airplanes
rose into the thin air of the Rockies crossed the
14OO0-fOot peaks of the continental divide and did
stunts over the SUBMITS of Pixies Peak and Longs
Peak. These things something new under
the sun; 1t was believed they could not be done.
These feats merely emphasize the fact which is
becoming increasingly apparent that there Is no
where that the airpane cannot CO.
The fact that these unexplored regions of the
earth are the most difficult dangerous and mac
cessibIe but hastens their exploration. The more
danger the greater the incentive! The greater
the adventure the more enjoyable the thrill
These silent places of earth appeal to the adven-
turer of the skies as the mail service fills him
with Ioathing.
" that nature still provides the flying man with
all the hazards of adventure. And he proceeds to
set down in detail the opportunities that await
the aviator on exploration bent. He argues that
nature. In these remote regions, has defed all the
white mans attempts to scale her heights, intrude
upon her arid solitudes, escape from the lurking
dangers of her virgin forests. or feast his sight
upon her snowy wastes. She laughed his foot
expeditions out of court; but she cannot laugh at
the equipment of the winged explorer In fact
there Is LITTLE the airInan cannot do From Glib
raltar he can peep upon the tribal fanatics of
southern Morocco and dwell while on the west
eEn Atlas mountains
FrpRwESesMt he has a flying ground of thou
So, ~ sonsrS HSrrNes in the eastern Sahara and
vsr -. s. Fond of rolpg sand. the deserts of Ara
- 49, poth ora Nishin his reach, and he is
...srt.iD If n company EXCEPT what he takes with
h,,u Fora change the coast the Guianas is ideal
sar Slipping into the malariaf>s1ngies OF the
G,czxInlera of southern Venezuela and NSheh t1Ced
aini seeking brief rest he should hnd conVeh-
dent landing spot on the Tumac Humac. Or else
che desert of Cobb from the Siberian railway, or
portions OF the polar area that are not "the home
of sle blizzard" might be worth his attention But
let him beware of the nlimltEble forests of Brazil
the hurricane lands Of western Antarctica the
wlsGy heights and icy crests of the Himalayas
without proper regard to the pitfalls that beset
the unwary in these regions
49, In the Great HimaIayas
An airrnan would pfSbably fly thousand feet
above the Great Hlmalayh- the main range which
from the south appeaSs like cleaning wall Oh
snow and ice Some of the snow neids OF 'ne
Hin,alavas are only accessible from the air, ana
- Ia landed on one an engine stoppags might
! 1..ras him marooned in an exposed and precarious
! posfiIun. s-..
! Z, @,nuld he hard to And any scientific task more
steresting than the exploration of certain regions
. ~ hf9harristar and rhe study OF Its wiio' pagan
/ sn&shitants he bold Kafrs and other strange
the northeast corner OF tne county
sms OF BadGkshan and Kanrstan are
enaizsly unknown. .r,o love
~. Il wanderer. inspired with true love
:, --s %s viii doubtless be pleased to know
49, 49, IN the Dark Continent Is yet an open
49, q faet Il still jealously guards some very
n1,,~t .y,ots Even In British territory no" Inuen
~. rn.rn az the inner Shilluk districts OF tne
sso.,anp. the region between the upper waters "
- BIne Nile and the limits OF the Uganda OF tne
- - ne seuussi GASES from Tripoli' or the
- snward WadaG What European has
"a ,,,,rh hess trod, huge areas within the desert
- - southern Asia7 There are other areas
-. -. 1..er crossed always in haste ara even
fas~- 800 regions visited perhaps ny score
fravelers since the revival OF learning. but In
,lted by peoples of whom we nave iearneu "uc'
ttan about the polar Eskimo.
he greatest unseen area lies IN Arap'a inns
he southern half OF when IS occUp'su, y
.s.,., q native reports. by a great wilderness
a. the .Dwelling Of the Void" Tire
,s,s have claimed that they have gased
..teraost fringes from the west SCUM an
-essectIvely. but no European has ever e.
q Immense tract of 100000 square mile
Wber doubtful moreover. whether a.
ever crossed any part but certh
k,ch Il throws out toward the Persi'
3..ard tbe Indian ocean southwest
H-.,vsrre. Some maps mark carav'
nr through the heart of this desc
nteh colony in Java. to which coionis
arabia generally resorted. Javane
ia ali knowledge of It.