The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-11-06
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The Swedish Attic Expedition.

- 4ue OWtUisu AItlc GApeultiOH.
z On the 18th ultime, appeared letter in
The Gotcbargs Handles och Sjoefarts Tid4
ming, sfrom the florist of the. Swedish Attic
expedition,t 1t is dated at Advent Bay,
Ice Bay, Spi'zbergen, August, 2, 1861
The writer says:
I'VE have just entered AdventBay, and
have TO our great satisfaction, found sew
erai Norwegian vessels at anchor, one Of
which viii leave to-day on its return yoy
age. | will avail myself of the opportunity
to send you a few lines liz the greatest hur>
ry, having ouly few minutes lett me to
do so.
Eve reached Spitsbergen- a week ago,
and have had since our arrival very good
sport Sea birds of all kinds abound here
a great many of which We had shot also
reindeer and mountain foxes; but We have
not yet seen any bears, because the bays are
almost free from ice. Ali on board the So
sick since we left home.
1--WE started from Tromsoc. Norway, and
arrived in due course at Beeren Island land
staid there during six days. This island is
desolate, cold and stormy, producing a very
disagreeable impression. A solitary Nor
weglan fisherman had taken up his resi-
dwelling, and spent several winters here !;
his chief occupation was the capture of the
walrus, but he has recently deserted the is-
land. From Beeren Island we steered. our
course for Spitsbergen, and soon found
ourselves in the ice regions. At first we
encountered some detached, and scattered
fragments of ice those were succeeded by
! large towering masses of wild and fantastic
shape, lying close to each other deepIin
| the water. Through this ice we struge led
for ten hours; but it was at length di.cov-.
cred by the lookou. from the masthead that
the interior of the bay was filled up with
massive icebergs, and that all efforts to pen
citrate them would be in vain. The course
was therefore Immediately altered, and we
stecred toward the west coast of Spitsber-
gems There we lay at anchor forsome days
In Treen harbor. We fell in with three
vessels, which were engaged III taking
Witef,h
1T is very probable that we shall return
at the end of September, but we cannot at
present definitely fix the time. --.
AS the whole Of the west coast of Splts-
bergen is free from ice, we intend to ex-
pore it carefully. 1t was proposed to visit
Giles Land, an island probably very large,
which lies eastward from Stolfjord, and
| which, it is said has never yet been visited
by human beings but the immense mass
Of ice in the StorGord has hindered that
expedition. If it is possible we will sail
round Spitsbergen, and expect to reach the
east coas, in a months time, as it is proba-
BILE that in the interim the ice will have
been dissolved aud an unobstructed pass
age afforded The east coast of Sptsber-
gen is almost unknown, and there it is CON
jectured wide and rich field awaits the in
vestigation Of the geologist. Afterward we
may have an opportunity of reaching GILES
Land. The flora of Beeren Island. of
which previously very little has been
known, [ have carefully studied, examined,
classified and described. 1t is very dcsira-
ble that survey of this country, so far as
it has been explored, should be made, and
chart of it drawn and published The
early advent OF bad weather prevented the
members of preceding expeditions from
fully accomplishing the object of their WIS.,
it's The cold in stormy weather is intense
ly severe, yet its injurious effects can be
guarded against by active exercise. Once
we were up to the freezing point. In this
grand and interesting country there is no
| night. At the hour which in other c'imes
is named midnight, The rays of the sun
play upon the dazzling SUBMITS of the
snow capped mountains 81