The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-01-21
Danes Start Farming
 In Greenland


 IahospItaDIe cond1lions of various Worthwhile regions or the eartn seem Iong-liYed and tenacious. They last unui some hardy pioneer visits tae eIimatleally uninnabitaple spot and paYes the way Tor the tim orous settler. For years before the nrst locomotive sped it's way across I4e american continent. the geo graphies recorded that vast, unex- pIored area west of the Mississippi as the great desert. Today t is a rieh and highly productive agricul- tural section. and rightly called the bread box of the new world" The great s.-4-ses tA-t followed -Ae crossing of the mythical barrier Of saud and desoIation and brought the prosperous middle west into being. h-,e been repeated. in lesser degree, ia other supposedly forbidding parts Of the globe. notably in Northern Alaska.
 Vilhialmur Stefansson. the ex- plorer. in his book The North ward Course of Empire has put forward the little known advantages of lands in extreme northerly or southerly latitudes. especially from the standpoint of human subsistence. Flocks and herds, he declares. as well as many Of the important food grains and grasses. thrive in these bleak lands far above or below the Arctic and Antarctic circles. As if in confirmation of Mr. stefanssons's long-defended thesis in behalf of the frozen north, news comes from Copenhagen that for the first time on record Danish peasant-farmers have set foot on the soil of Green land, and that soon the land popu- larly supposed to be filled with .'icy mountains. but which. nevertheless has many fertile valleys, will feel the persuasive tickle Of the plow and the massage Of the harrow.
 We doubtless shall hear more of this experiment with vast poten- tial food supply area, perhaps of its inc dairy products. including Den marks now world-famous butter. for f trade follows the flag. prosper fly and bountiful yields should fol- low industry. enterprise and that which Holy Writ says was beaten out Of the discarded sword.
 Danish sovereignty in Greenland has been recognized by all the pow CTS except Norway. which. in 1924. by mutual agreement, was guaran- Iced for % years certain commer- eial rights. including participation in Greenland.s fisheries. Thus was happily ended a source Of irritation which has continued for centuries. he &orwegians claiming sovereign v over all lands in fhe Arctic ocean. including Greenland. by reason of fheir repUted discovery Of spitzbere- en in A. D. lIs4. and the Danes be- cause Of the venture Of Admiral Lindenow, who touched Greenland's shores in Iee5-oe. In I82s The Danish explorer Graah ehrisfened aHe district after Admiral Lindenow naming il Liadenoa 8ora Tbe Es- kimos called t eKaneerdlaEua- 5siak. | Is q this point that The Danes have taken possession WIth Flew . establishing theIr farm eol- aaizatloa scheme. following closely apon fhe piaas fe4 similar enter Hrlse . scafesby sound = fhe north.
 The Inlet of Llasaosflord of old aas eeea known as fhe mythical ren- aszveaz of smueelsr ana plfates. sho legend says saeh spring made fata apoa ihe peaceful aatfes live az eH Hae esakt Other Danish e1- neiitlsns haze since visited fAs l.- land aaa picturesque ford wIfa its aIfh mountains ana ferIII. pasiafos - thH NaHaf Plan = tte aarh Hails - settlement bf seanaIaaY-