| Show MilE TRIPE MADE TO TEST MAGNETIC POLE II I I B By Br Telegram I t Newt e KS SOn SAN FRANCISCO Oct 9 The 9 The nonmagnetic yacht Carnegie docked in n San Francisco on Thursday has cruised miles s over over the theseas seas of or I the he world to discover what is wrong f with the magnetic north pole That Isa is isa a 3 crude crude- and unscientific way of putting putting put- put I ting ing it but it is the simplest explanation Son tion that can be given of the purpose of f the expedition When Nhen Columbus started to sail ar al und tho the world he lie had a needle floating in a vessel of or oil The compass compass compass com com- pass which now direct navigation is isa isa isa a much improved ed instrument but It is isi I not lot yet reliable and it became evident to scientists a long time ago that the thel I magnetic mag north pole was not stationary I There is a mystery in ill the earths earth's i magnetism which science has not I solved Perhaps atmospheric electricity electricity elec elec- I has something something- lin r. r to do with the magnetic pole One scientist on board the he Carnegie devoted himself to studyIng studying studying study study- ing this problem Also it is a well developed fact that the compass at some points on the earths earth's surface will vary as much as 10 degrees in a century century century cen cen- tury showing that magnetic magnetic magnetic mag mag- change chanse is going on on Aim to Corr Correct ct Charts I IOne One One- of the practical efforts of the I Carnegie expedition will be bc to work worle out outa a 3 scientific basis for this constant out change which will enable the mariner to correct his bis charts according to the date on which they were made Had I the the Carnegie followed the s same m mag mag- I courses charted by oy Halley I years before she would have been heen lost so great reat were the changes in that time To accomplish this work the Carnegie Carnegie Carnegie Car Car- negie has made one of the most remarkable re remarkable remarkable re- re voyages on record circumnavigating circum- circum navigating nL the south pole ole plunging through the roaring forties and the they I furious fifties with but one stop and that at South Georgia island the point from which Shackelton made his dash for the south pole One of the gruesome gruesome gruesome grue grue- some sights witnessed I In the far southern waters where ships are seldom seldom seldom sel sel- dom se seen m was the floating body of a man It was left there to carry its I mystery with it the weather being too I rough to permit of any attempt at at identification I Immense Icebergs In passing the supposed location of ot Dougherty island a sharp lookout was kept but no land was seen Immense icebergs were sometimes mistaken mistake 1 for forland forland forland land and Captain Ault in charge of of the expedition is Inclined to doubt the I existence of the island Both Scott and Shackelton failed to locate it An n attempt to locate Lindsay island also I was unsuccessful and the theory is I that it was In it its relation to Bouvet Island iland Efforts were made to land at island but wind I Ito and ice prevented At one point the Carne Carnegie ie approached the south magnetic magnetic mag mag- pole so closely that the compasses be began becan an to lose effectiveness The scientists on the expedition are I all young university men and they went through many hardships and j I dangers dangers' to gather the strange looking j i sheets o of fig figures r that have been sent in to the department of f terrestrial I magnetism at W Washington I At times they were blinded by the tropical suns so that observations were made with the greatest difficulty At I other times they went for three or four tour days I without sleep when the little yacht was plowing through dangerous seas They all came through in good health and all but two of them will continue with the ship for another year on a cruise around Easter island and Cape Horn Ship Is Interesting The ship itself in an Interesting sight even to the casual observer It Itis Itis Itis is in reality a a floating observatory There are two glass domes forward where the observations may be taken in iii all all kinds kins ds of weather occupied by specially constructed compasses Another Another Another An An- other small room above deck is de devoted devoted devoted de- de voted to Instruments for testing magnetic magnetic mag mas- conditions No wireless equipment Is ie possible because the ship must be nonmagnetic The winches are all aU of wood and i brass brass' and hand operated Immense coils of ot rope and copper anchors are piled on deck because there can be no noma I ma magnetic metals One of the few ex exceptions ex exceptions ex- ex to the rule are the phonograph needles which furnished music to as astonished astonished astonished as- as and delighted groups of native na- na nathie native na na- I tive thie islanders The he college ollege boys were boys at times although h they were engaged in arduous s scientific work They came back I practically shirtless ss Whenever they I saw anything they wanted they traded j i ia ja a shirt for it H. F. F C. C LorIng in ex- ex ex exhibiting I ex-I some of his trophies said he took off his shirt three times in one oneda da day to secure them Although the natives natives natives na na- tives apparently apparent y had little use user r for r shirts that pa particular titular piece of wearing wearing wearIng wear wear- wear wear- Ing apparel seemed to please them most The survey which the Carnegie has be been n making at sea has haR also been carried carried car car- ried out on land and the Carnegie In Institute In- In has established 2500 land stations stations sta sta- covering roughly miles The land expedit expeditions ons have also be been n carried Into almost Inaccessible re regions regions regions re- re I gions and the magnetic survey of the earths earth's surface will be practically complete e next year having been started start start- I ed |
