The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-09-27

to make casting as well as northing, and
there is no good Of going to sea as long as
this strong gale from the northeast con-
tinues.
This morning our dogs are working bet
ter in the sledges and giving us hope that
the most of them will come out oil right,
after all. The largest dog in the pack, a
big ST. Bernard, which we have named
Pluribus because he is one out of many,
distinguished himself by rescuing from
drowning smaller dog which had fallen
into the water and was unable to get out
because of the height of the ice edge Plur-
ibus jumped in after him, seized the I'M
fortunate by his neck and pulled him safe
~ upon the foe. One Of the dogs had the
bad taste to fall into the water while old
Pluribus was far away and drowned. Cap
tain Petersen set the victim up on his four
feet, where he froze fast, and the sly
skipper says he would give 100 kroner to
be here when the English spcrtsmen come
and shoot the carcass full of balls under
the impression that they are Staying po-
lar bear or a Spitzbergen fox.
Mr.. Winship remained all night in the
shed at the house to see that the dogs did
not eat each other up and armed himself
with winchester in the hopes of getting
the first bear of the expedition. But nei
ther his gun nor his presence at the dog
house was necessary Not bear or fox
put in an appearance, and, as for the dogs,
they appear to be like some specimens Of
the human kind-fond of fighting only
when they have an audience.
OyAn to Remain ON Danes Island.
Professor Oyen has kindly volunteered
30, ,osy o1o OF ho hoe Mi
the return hither of the ship or Of some
members of the supporting party. 1t had
been the intention to leave man with
him for companion, but owing to the
present desire of the officers of the expe-
dition to take all the men with them to the
north Mr.. Oyen offers to remain by him
SELF There is really nothing to fear except
illness, for the bears are not troublesome.
Even if the Ragnvald Jarl does not return
as soon as we expect, the hunting s)oops
from Norway will make their appearance
within few weeks, and there are rumors
that an excursion steamer with 800 or 400
passengers is coming out to Spitzbergen in
July. Perhaps in good time Danes island
will become the center of large summer
resort population.
We have fitted Professor Oyen out with
everything necessary for his comfort. He
has a couple of guns, a boat, pair of skis,
an ample supply of food and fuel and a
pretty good library. Though great ma
jority of the books are devoted exclusively
to arctic literature, one does not come to
the eightieth parallel to read novels or po-
itical economy. For a time these books
will be Mr.. Oyen's only companions, save
the wild birds and beasts, the glaciers he
loves so well (no man in Scandinavia has
higher reputation as glacier student
than he) and Steward Wasfalts sport
ing dog Mr.. Oyen will also have an op-
portunity to test the merits of the ice BIZ
cycle which Mr.. Firth of Chicago was kind
enough to give the expedition, as we con-
clude there will be no opportunity even to
try it upon the rough ice of the north. We
leave Mr.. Oyen a quantity of garden Seeds
with which he will try the fertility of
Spitzbergen soil, if he can find any, dur
ing the short arctic summer.
Dr. Mohun has fitted the hermit of
Danes island out with case of medicines
and the most elaborate and easily forgot
ten instructions for their use. So with all
these things to look after and am1se him.
self with, in addition to his geological, bo-
tanical and other scientific Investigations,
Professor Oyen will not have time for
loneliness.
AS the day passes we eagerly watch the
wind, being somewhat impatient to get
away to the farther north.
WALTER WELLMAN.