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Show NEW LAND FOUND IN THE ARCTIC The finding of a very large island, perhaps a continent, to the north of Cape Chelyusehln, which In the northernmost north-ernmost tip of land of Siberia, may prove to be a more important discovery dis-covery from a scientific standpoint than the finding of eitner thi north or south pole. Many uhlp- have passed Hose to the southern shore, dui it remained for Commander WTIk.i.ky of th Russian ship Taymyr to po to th" world the first information of this new laud The description or the country does not Indicate any resources except ex-cept bird life and polar animals. Like the Aleutian Islands. "Nicholas Second Sec-ond Land," as the island Is christened, chris-tened, is volcanic It this land extends much beyond 81 desrrwv(j. if may rv made the base I for further polar exploration and j e.en journeys to the north pole. All that is now necessary to open the land fo xploratlon Is a gold discovery dis-covery in the mountain of that desolate des-olate rejrlon Won Kold to he found, the prospector, within year or two. would have all that far-away country mapped. |