Show d ground never thaws in northern siberia eternal ice to depth deatha of more than yards binds the soil of nort northern herh siberia even to in summer according to professor of ir kudsk who spoke at berlin recently before the berlin geographical society the frozen ground covers an area of square kilometers a territory halt half as large as europe in ja kudsk a well has been sunk flunk JO to a depth of meters without finding flodina the bottom of the frozen stratum the ice hinders the sinking of surface water so that vast cold bogs or are formed on what might otherwise be fertile soli soil the only spots where thawing ever penetrates this ing ice are beneath stove heated houses cases are on record where these ahlis col columns P mai ot kofl top tapped d subterranean alver tinder ile iu in iven biver i isable artesian wella abat that spouted to the ceilings aud and drove out the occupants tins this water soon boon froze turning the whole house into a solid block of ice decorated with gigantic icicles s |