, 1874-10-16
ground that II nhonlA llavo Ind 6n,uo fplorhn-
Ment fr1m Jl,tfgo jameson. tu whom 1t relates IN
Tho nntr,,--Ep,1
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Tho a,,*trlnsa Polar Expedition.
4 meeting of tho Hamburg Geographical So
oiaty waa iield on tho 29d of September, when
Capt. Woypronl,t gavo the following acuos,nt Of
tho Arotle voyage of Tho Tegothor. We COPY
4 Mueh IL toli Of tic ti,o iatiguos undergone BY
onco they arrive on sIoro. How much ,noye ia
thie tho case when they receive auch Welcome
10 overcome when nnch rocosnitlon Of tion MI il
recorded. In tho name Of ali those who have
takon part In tho expedition / thank Yo1. A
IL already known, tho year 1877, so far
favorable. Regions whore nothing but open
water was formerly found wore then full Of lee,
Even 100 nloH to tho west OF tho Admiralty ISL
ands IN places III previous years perfectly ,ico-
FREQ, nc ca.nc upon a thin ledge Of ice; 40 that
It was only with groat difficulty we forced our
way as far as Nova Ze,phla. After We had lain
there home days IN tho ice, so came through
with north wind. On tho l2:n Of August, 1872
on tho yacht Tsbjorron. Until tic following day
VIC sailed on through well-packed Ice. The next
morning thu ship was fast fixed III the leo. under
tue !oe Of small cape near ucar lalaua. Hore wo
Jay for eight dass; u fresh breeze 40 drove tho
leo about that at one time wo wero embedded In
leo, mud at nnothor timo the ahp was in open
wator. On the 21Bt the wind hl,ifted. and we
said good.by to Isbtor1er, and continued our
course III an oaatcrly direction. 1u tho aftor-
noon VIC came TO h c1oar tract Of water, but at
midnight. Nh east wind having spru,lE up, Tho ico
closed. The wind Toll, mud again Tho ship was
henmod in- Intentionally VIC remained Ii tho
Ice, sluce, under tho unTayornblo conditions, wo
wcro 10th to loao tho 20 ,nilcs We lad gained,
| and wo loped tbat an eastcriy wind would again
opon tho leo. Added to which wo did not want
70 winter ut 20 cold a port aB Capo Nassau. In
asoad, howoSor, Of all caHtesly wind Il calm with
heaTy snowfall aet In; tho temperature fell,
| aud tho looHo leo lncama a con,paet mass In
which no lay for throo wcoka."
Inc speakor tae, went Oh to sny that 1t was
up, strong north wind parted tho Ice into Inn
nenso masses, nnf1 III tho midst Of ono Of t]ioue
tiio Iegolhof, firmly frozen up, driftod now to
tue the cast' @ nnd thon to wost. Agein tho tcsnpera-
to bo fot. On tho 18th Of Octobor tho ico-iloes
began to got smaller, md tho stp was IN da,lgor
OF being crushed, at ono time bcin raised IN md
&c anotnef time SINKING down. For five mouths
tue explorers lived iu continual excitement md
danger. and this constant stato OF peril by day
and night wnB tic hardest part to bear of tho
wholo voyage, ,1he hoatB, with proysious
III 4hnt ina t,n mof9 keps always rsady on deck
at q momonts notice, III January, 1878, thoy
t reached 10 deg. north latitude. For live month";
during the summer Of that yoar they worked a.
tue oxtrlcalion Of tho ship, but in win. Every
thing wns tried, bit thoro was no getting bacl.,
BY the ond Of August there wore 81 feot of ioo
| under tho vessel. 90 In Septembor tho work Of
e1tricaton was rolin4uishel. 1t was Mt tic end
Of August that the now land WAS frat sighted,
ara this greatly rejolcea tho explorers as it WAS
lion. BY tho middle OF Otobor they were 10 so
dog. north latitude. The ico-tloa In which tue
vessel wns inaboddea diminished In size. and at
lnBt reached tho main land. ~hero it liked on to
firm leo. aud thore the ship lay immovaple.
At this point it was that the eSrlorors woro
especially atrnck with tho extraordinary spleudor
OF tho northern lights, and here 1t waa that
Lieut.. Payer made his eloigh- -journov. In the
spring tho explorers resolved to abandon their
yesscl. The eonts we're placed on rollers aud
prorisoncd, and ut .. nj. OF tho goth OF May
ther pushed of from the Tcgothor. Tho COM
7nencea,ont of tho journey was fcarful. Ietweon
hnse ice-bIockR, deep snow, and pools Of wator,
tho boats proceeded. every instant death threat
enhlg tho explorers. In a fortnight they had
only succeeded in making nautical miles. On
tho l7th OF juno they camo from the land-ice
into tue son, and what with tho ice and tho
water their labora were tremendous. After
two months they again sighted tho ship. Then
came stronger winda and larger trncts
Of water, 30 chat they wore able to got oyor
greater: s:diataicos With tho hoatR. It Was not,
howoyer, until tho 18th Of August that they cnns
TINT tho crows ehould Ill row in turns, whicl,
was accordingly done, anil progress nadb at tho
ratio OF 40 ulleH aav. Tho expedition gtcered
toward Nova Zcmb}a, in tnehopo Of finding there
como Norwegian vessels. But mono were to bD
found. ahe condition Of the ospiorcrs vns rom-
fortless n tile extreme. rho eca rau high; tile
temperature was low often wet through, they
wero unable to cook anything. No Norweg!an
vcscol being found, thoy determined to soc II
thoy could lind Russian EaEmor-tishing craft
in amy Of tho bays. On the 2ath OF August they
they we're sakcu OH, bond and treated most
kindly. Thoy shared with the oxploreis all they
Ind, and OIL the Sd Of Ssptcmner landed them In
Norway.