The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-09

work-~afld one mans guess IN hs gooo
>nv as anothers. But Of ut least one thing
~uyI we may be The brdman and
lN the airpiane mean the speedy end OF
the silent places Of earth. Today some
thing like seventh Of the earth's surface Is stili
uncxplored Tomorrow typographical maps at
nominal cost win be on sale at the bookstores
Last season mn alrpnne gildcd slowly down
past Ei Captain and Half Dome and alighied on
the floor OF the Yosemite Wiley 1t and sailed
away without difficulty. A dnring airman swooped
down into the abyss of the Grand canon Of the
Colorado In Arizona and then scared out over the
rim without mishap. whole fleet OF airplanes
rose Into the thin mir Of the Rockies crossed the
14.OOOfoot peaks Of the continental divide and did
stunts the submits Of Pixies Peak and Longs
Peak. These things were something new under
the sun: Il was believed they could not be done.
These feats merely emphasize the fact which II
becoming Increasingly apparent thnt there Is no
where TINT the airplane cannot go
The fact that these unexplored regions Of the
earth are the most difficult, dangerous ind mac
eessible 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 10 the advcn-
turer OF the skies as tho mail service nlls him
with loathlng.
A writer In the Strand Magazine observes sage
~ that nature still provides the flying man with
all the hazards Of adventure. And no proceeds to
the aviator on exploration bent lie argues that
nature, In these remote regions, has deied 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 az the winged explorer. In fact
there IN little the airnan cannot do. From Glib
ratar he can peep upon the tribal fanatics OF
southern Morocco and dwell a while on the west
ern Atlas mountains
From Egypt he has flying ground of thou
sands of square miles In the eastern Sahara anu
n he IL fond OF rolling sand. the deserts of Ara
bia. too. Both are within his reach. and he Is
certain OF no company except what he takes with
him. For charge the coast of the Gnianas is Ideal
for slipping into the malarial jungles OF the
cordlilera Of southern Venezuela, and when tired
and seeking u brief rest he should find a conven
lent landing spot on the Tumac Humac. Or else
the desert OF Cobb from the siberian railway. or
portions or the polar area that are not the home
of the blizzard" might be worth his attention Hut
let him beware OF the illimiiabe forests OF Brazil
the hurricane lands of western Antnrctica the
windy heights and ley crests OF the Himalayas
without proper regard To the pitfalls that beset
the unwary In these regions.
In the Great himaiayaa
An airman would probably iy u thousand feet
above the Great iiimalaya the main range, which
from the south appears like cleaning wall Of
snow and Ice Some OF the snow nelds of the
H.maiayas only accessible from the air. and
IL he landed engine stoppage might
leave him marooncd In exposed and preearious
position.
II wousd be hard 10 ind any scientific task mere
interesting than the exploration of certain regions
of Afghanistan and the study of It's Wild, pagan
inhabitants III. bold katrs and other strange
tribes In the northeast corner of the country
large portions of Badakshan and kafrsan
entirely unknown.
The aerial wanderer. inspired with a true love
Of adventure. viii doubtless be pleased to know
that not all the Dark Continent Is yet mn open
book IN fact. II stiii jealousl, guards very
black spots Even In British territory how much
IN known OF tho inner Shillnk districts of the
Soudan; the region between the upper waters OF
the Blue Nile and the limits of the Uganda. or the
Tine of the Senussi from Trlpoii. or the
syrenaIca toward wa,laif What European has
seen much less trod. huge within the desert
regions OF southern Asaf There are other areas
which have been crossed always In haste and even
10 fenr; also regions visited perhaps by a score
Of travellers since the revival of learning. but In.
habiied by peoples OF whom we have learned much
less than about the polar Eskimo.
The greatest unseen ARIA lies In Arabia. almost
all the southern half OF which Is occupied. ac-
cortiing 10 native reports. by n great wilderness
known as the dwelling OF the Void" Three
travellers have claimed that they have gax.d on
its uttermoxt fringes from the west south and
east. respectively. but no European has ever Gu
tered this Immense tract Of Goo,ooO square miles
u II further doubtful. moreover. whether any
native has crossed any part but certain
tongues which Il throws out toward the Persian
gulf. and ard the Indian ocean southwest Of
the latter province Some maps mark q caravan
track running through the heart OF this desert,
but at . Dutch colony In lava. 90 which colonIsts
from south Arabia generally resorted, Javanese
Arabs denied all knowledge Of II.