The North Pole.
Perhaps the most interesting question to be solved by the discovery of th<=> North Pole is the question whether or not any human beings are to be found in its vicinity. It is not Wholly improbable. The town of Werkojansk. in Siberia, to situated m north latitude 68deg. Whether or not human life will be found at the Pole, it Is certain that the unexplored Pole region ts inhabited by various animals. The rosy gull, two species of sandpiper, and at least one variety of duck are known to breed there. There is good reason to believe that (ish abound in the open Polar Sea, and the probability of a flora as extensive as that of Spitzbergen. mosses and lichens. 'with perhaps a few flowering plants. mvtdh as the yelkrw Arctic poppy.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3099, 15 September 1899, Page 6
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135The North Pole. Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3099, 15 September 1899, Page 6
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