The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-12
Thrilling Adventures in The Sea Of ceFutile Efforts to
Move the Jarl.
weary rcys Of Mains Pleasantly PosbeA Sedse
Pariys Expedition Of pscv 'lGsttng Ready to Start.
pocrct OF snow Ono % kfs armpits. or his

pocket OF snow up % hfs armpits OF his
foot would stick in crevice and give him
n severe wrench in the effort TO extricate
himself. Some Of the Norwegians tried
their skis on the ice. A Norwegian wants
pair of skis on his feet wherever there Is
snow. II such a thing AS snow could be
imagined ia tho internal regions, a gcnu-
inc Norwegian would want to slide into
1t, IL he had TO go at all, on his favorite
pair Of snowshoes. or II given his choice
of going TO a snowloss and skiless heaven
or 10 an Icy hades with skis he would be
sure To prefer the latter. But skis did not
go very well in this Ice One Norwegian
was seen head downward In n pocket OF
snow, with his skishod feet kicking about
just above the surface. Declining all as.
sistance--he would have felt disgrnced
thereby-be managed to pick himself out,
covered with smiles and frost But no
took of his skis and Fayed them for use ON
tho mountain side. Americans accustom-
ed to the use OF the snowshoe will be sur
prised TO learn that tho ski Is used most
effectually i'm mountain climbing. The
ski runner In such work has his choice CT
three methods. He may 60 up the hill
sidewise, inching along slowly, and this
he must do whore the activity IL very
steep. He may on more moderate in
cline toe In for grip upon tho surfSce,
pushing with his bamboo ski pole, or ho
may toe out, crossing his skis behind him.
1t Is i'm coming down the hill that the ski
runner has the most sport.
Today for instance, Mr.. Juell took n
slide from the top of the mountain on
Walden island down a sharp doclivity,
landing in mass Of soft snow, In which
he was buried fairly out OF sight Mr..
Heyerdahl turned somersault on Fkis.
and Mr.. Alme and Mr.. Dahl followed
their example. Three liyelier young men
than these ID would not be easy TO find,
with or without skis Mr.. Heyerdahl,
who is young lawyer, Is noted as the best
ski runner In Christiania. Lawyer Juell
is almost as skillful, while Geologist Dahl
and MeteoroloRistAlme are crack men with
the national snowshoes. Mr.. Franklin OF
New York, the second fastest skater In
America, takes To the ski almost as kindly
as TO the steel runners. In fact we al like
the Norwegian snowshoe and arc learning
to use 1t in any kind OF snow. It will
doubtless be of much assistance to us on
tho pack. With bright sun and a tenn
perature of IL above zero #. a ramble
through the frightful shore ice and upon
the rocky hills, with their magnificent
views OF tho Seven islands and Of the north
coast Of Spitzbergen, was greatly enjoyed.
The Bear Hunt.
But tho best Of the days sport was the
bear hunt. On the east side of the island
ono Of our hunting parties deserted a large
fee boar some distance away. They ut
once dropped behind piece OF ice, while
Sailor Boervig crcpt out on his belly and
worked his limbs and granted in imita-
tion of n seal. The bears attention was
attracted, and he cane toward us, though
cautiously. lie "a along, snuliing the
air and occnsiona... shading his eyes with
his paw, but advancing and then retreat
ing, but finally coming nearer and nearer.
Boervig industriously wallowed In the
snow and grunted seallike, and so sue
cessfully intlamed the bears curiosity
that at length he camo within 150 yards
Three or four rifles cracked, and the bear
never took another step. Re proved to be
an uncommonly large and fine specimen,
weighing perhaps 700 pounds and with
his winters fur soft and thick. The Nor
wogians say they never saw a better pelt
A good tug cur men had with the hide re-
turning through the ice foot, giving us an
omen Of che work wo arc TO have with our
boats and slcdgcs But we shall encounter
little such ice. II is produced only whore
tho land offers the resistance of immova-
bility TO the almost infinite force Of the
storm driven pack.
stlu waiting.
SATURDAY, May 1o.-Oficer Of the day,
Dr. Mobun.
With zine weather and westerly breeze
we have nothing To do but to walt We
are still eagerly looking for the change of
wind that will clear our way farther north.
We codld start our sledge journey where
we are, but IL would be an exceedingly dis
couraging journey for the first 40 or 90
miles, or until the main pack wac reached.
il IL were not that we folt reasonably sure
OF getting 80 or 40 miles farther with tho
ship by exercising little patience, we
should start our sledge journey at once,
even under the unfavorable conditions OF
ice existing about these islands.
While waiting we are perfecting our ar-
rangements for sledge travelling AS al
ways happens in such expeditions, the
weights arc greater than they should DC.
We intend starting with n little heavier
weight than we had originally planned,
but this Is not permanent weight. IL
will in all probability be much reduced
after we shall have been out a few days,
and this reduction will bo In adG'tssSn To
the usual diIninution Of weights hy con.
sumption OF food and fuel In arranging
a sledgo journey like that which wo con
template it has been necessary To bcnr al
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