The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-10-21
The North Pole Lzpeditioa.
News f. en- the German Sayans.

/ terprSe IN scientific capacity, has under
taken to furnish Information as to It's pro-
grcss ard to success. We take the hollow
Ing lrom his first letter, which has lately
appeared Ia the German Journals:
4 i or the first two weeks Wa were 1etain-
ed by contrary winds ID the middle of the
North sea ladeel, we were driven 50 far
from oul course that, at the commencement
OF July, the Norwegian coast to The north
OF The Mars mountains became visible. At
length the barometer fell from no m. M,
IT'S highest point the Wild, which had tor
ak ECeks been blowing without iateru4i5
sion from the north, yeered round to south
east, and We passed the polar circle 1T -
0 clock Gn the night Of the 5th July. We
received customary baptism in water al
deg L., and passed into he misty regions
Of the Agct zone. This was the liF-t
night OF which the snn did not set. The
temperature of the air varied from 10 4
deg. r., nd the sea baths, which we had
iii now taken on all calm days, we've st0p>
/ ped. On the 9th Of July we came IN sight
of the lonely and uniIhabited island or.
ratherro rock Of Jan Mayen. 1t is tie centre
OF the seal fishery, and IN spring the b0aud-
airy Of the ah0ai ice. It's dark and rugged
cliffs, broken By snow hIedTaliHes, and
/ surmounted by mist covered heights, did
! little to satisfy our longing for the maryels
Of the arctic world. lis highest point,
stated to be 6. zee feet. was TO h We bsen
measured, but The fog rendered that course
impossible On the I2.h fs reached Il
deg. north latitude and at about 10 deg
west longitude from Greenwich, and In the
night met wish the first ice. 1t was only
hillsh blue mass, some three cable lasL~
ons IN size but this herald Of the p2ck,ico
/ was sufficient to rouse US all iTUuuur sleep,
and bring US on dscS., Ioaay, the l4yh
July, We reached 743 deg north latitude,
cain, perfectly quiet sea. Ii seemed as If
: :he i.ss would never leave Us, aud they
have separated u.trGm the Ilaasa since the
10Th. Our signals remain ulan welcl; ar
at any rate Pyudu'um island, 10 deg 50
min. uor,h latitude, lGl deg. west iausi-
tuia, is fixed tar o&r place 3f ee.jag,
Gul.s, aux aud stormy parlis i1 caa.iau-
ally around us ard Generally ta.. sacrifice
to heir curiosity II tley come tO Uear.
On an excursion IN one Of he boats which
| made to-day sey3rsl were killed luHgeR
the numerous NlwrodS make the decks
somewhat Ganc rJu5. The ,Igat vi wagigz
is a common occuraace. On the 18th
three came within eight yards Of the shin.
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