The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-25

Humboldt and P%etermann. From Camp Peter
mann the, %suriace was compnratively level.
mann Mountains. in sight for forty miles:
Then the aneroid began to show a %Gradua!
knew that wc were beginning the ascent Of
the divide betweenthe Petsrmanna ad Sherard
Osborne basins.
ress. and half a march. and three. full ones
brought us to the summit OF the divide, From
stance. we found the travelling very good, and
with the wind behind US were able to make
ninetsen and a hall and tWenty.one miles, re-
first supposed on the 9Th Of June. l had not
tho i1ef MAPS were correct It should hay, taken
about two marches more to have brought me
that naturally the delineation Of he inner, ror-
ti"n Of Sherard Osborne might, 10 consider
ably out of latitude, and that What l saw be,
andth.t St: Georges Ford nenstratsi further
, was WHAT .aah Iay Sa Het fore" me- sep'FTffhs The latter tI part "f
the marrh Of June 8 had reen through threat
ening weather. the sky overcast, the distant
light over the inland ice which made it. i'm
possible to distinguish its relie'; knew.
the way the sIedges travelled. that we were
descending quite rapidly, and this. with the
occurrence Of several catches OF bare Giue lee;
on the completion OF tho twenty.nrst mile:
though we could easily have accomplished
four or five miles moro.
ANOTHER GREAT STORM.
The experiences OF. the next two weeks
showed the wisdom Of my cautiousness AMI
that it would have been much better II ! had
had IL premorition OF trouble still earlier IN tn,
day. We hal hardly made enmr and finished
uron us. and onco more We had to endure i'm
prisonment. Astrup under tn" tarpaul!n in lee
half covered with n sail which we called our
Kitchen. FOR two Jays the VIM hnwleu Above
us do y h the slope ar tGMar ni s shs di Sisssa land and
whiried past our little shelters. When
thc. storm ceased and We crawled out Of the
sledges were buried. saw ut a glance that we
were right on the southern edge OF the central
,TSG}"E :hp q. .is, ,hG tm"st en Gns'B: Of 7 lara nS df SiSs 'c {"
swept clean by the furious wind. and no steep
| That our slcdgss would have heen unmanage;
| steep sided leo waves unscaiahle for our
heavily loadcd sledgcs. As far as the glass
could reach. across me .iar,cr m'sin TO tne
| continued; east and south stceD ley slopes. but
fortunately free Of crevires., rose ntnve uS 1t
! VIZ. to climb these cliffs to the southeast.
| trntiac to windward. as it were. out of the
! reef and oil the l~etslore on which we found
it took two entire dnys q the hardest and
| most discouyaGin. work OF the entire journey
TO .xtricHtr ourselves from the trap into
Which wa had f.il"r. and at the end Of the two
days We had lost iilieon miles OF our hard
had 10 no sealed in tho teeth Of furious head
Wild. strained ai.Iges and dogs. bruised and
tire! As,rur and myself With constant ialls;
| and nrtpssltUtrd the utmost care TO prevent
from, heinz sw",t int 'l1 glacier below;
Al last, however. W. rrTaihni tnn un0r"knh
1Tn"Irrr.nte more fully the old Gorlnnn song.
'Auf dem Nohrn ist Freihcit.' Cnc0 moro
we could set our course and kecpit.
LOSES Ms BEST DoG.
In his work Na,raaksoak. my best dog and
king RI the team. feiII, ~ ,u n srr"ln wh'gh re-
ii""UWil,y r-c.ups,d t'i,nsS loss Of lion n"l Gnul, two
more Of ny best dogs. in another cr.vassr. Both
icii Til their traces STOPPED them. and then
hung sur. ended until hoistrd, QUIZ Once back
ont on the, "u Tat w,,l, !ci i.ar ~ vent a.S I ,.r to i ".Io m aoIr so ,hi
make ont the geography Of the surface. and
| could so, the depression OF the glacier basin
still sweepin: a~a to IN" 'as'"aru.
o NJ cREvA,s Es ACROSS THE ROUTE.
Fearing away to the eastward until ! could
northeast. was soon brought up. however.
Iy another gyuGp at enormous crrNaSscs.
Nlty to u hnnir'i le't III widti,, extending
iust az ! reached tirs" u ,l"hse log swept up
Ia. glacier basin from tho coast; slr"udlng
tho cIeva3ses and ourselves in !! iignt which
innIe it lungpruu4 to advance in any dir rc-
lion. m. oaly thin. TO, 90 was to whit until
eighteen hours i0irr. Then y hall hour :
| rvcOnnoissnncc enabled mo 10 tank tho
| crcvasses and proceed on my course, again.
Ey this timN Asirup AMI myself had
named the g~lurier basin winch had causrd us
70 much trouble tho lottomlrss pit, and had
grown to hate tho sight Of the land. | made
~ my mind now, III order to avoid further de
lay and annoyance, IRON, 'hos" great. glacier
so n. 10 avoid then completely. In a.toH!rt.
ing to carry out this Ilnn. however, ! found
me snow increasing IN ,,erth - rapidly. and
the surface Of the inland ice rising at such a
steer grade az | ndy"ncet mi" the Interior;
that | began TO .way-r In my decision, and
course, We Had hardly made four miles in
this direction when once moro the Llg sicdge,
strained and weakened by the rough work OF
! tho last eight days. broke down n: in. nnd we