Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-17
WELLMANS EXPEDITION.
Adventures Of Tho Explorers IN The
Arctic Regions.
why They Vailed TO Reach ,he Pole
viii Try AEnin Next
Year.

TRoMsoE, Norway, Aug. lJ-wal.
ter wellman, with the CROW Of the
crushed steamer Ragnvald Jarl, nr.
lived here yesterday by the nshine
yacht Btentone, Captain Johnson,
from North Spizbeigen.
All the membors VI the party are
we'll. Discussing the failure of his OK.
pediuOu 10 feauh the pole, Mr.. VOL.
man baid 90 representative VI tic
Associated Pres:
"Aiter the loss Of the Rlgnvald Jatl
aud tbs cOnsCquUu; breaking 10 Of MY
line q retreat, 1 WIS compelled - mod.
ny my plans for tue summers work
aud mako sure 10 ho able 10 futufn 10
the COST Of Bpitzlur.on earlier than
| intended, though thu expedition
reached within q Tow miles Of the
tighty.ilut parallel on May 18th,
eleven days from If0msOp.
"Ihe scafon had then changed 20
the other eztrome. North u the
seven Islands, situated at the extreme
north of Spiizbergen, as Tar a. VIZ
could SEQ were masses u heavy, un.
broken ice, which appeared absolutely
impossible.
"lhe expedition then turned IT, face
east along the northeast land, and tneu
the northeast gales broke up the ice
which had promised 10 afford smooth
aud easy travelling. Tue whole north.
cart land was tx slJfod.
Tine scientific men OF tho party
made May Interesting observations Ia
geology aui natural history. Pf0ics.
sor Owen French VI the Coast aud
Ge0dotic Survey, Washington, ac.
cura;cly surveyed a large par, VI the
coast.
"Among the points added u the map
by virtue u the disc lvrries made uuf.
INK the survey are Capes Gresham,
whitney, Armour AMI scott, and
Walsh Island.
"On July lat, with the seven men
anu an aluminium DJat, started on
my way over the pack Ice, but was
compelled, alter several days Of fright.
al struggling with the Ice, to give up
he attempt.
"On July ilh / started to return TO
Walden lsiaud, crossing Dove bay. We
were oil compelled for hours 10 wade
through wafer waist high. The screw.
iug oil the pack ice threatened TO de.
sit0y the b0aIs aud slcugrs, but though
tury were subjected o. tue hardest
usngos the aluminium boats came
through uulniYrrI Hal 1t not been
for the protection afforded the stores
by wa,ot.light Case,, progress would
have been impossible In the pack ice,
where men aud HleIgcs were half tae
time In the water anu hali the time on
the Ice.
"Crossing Dove bay, Almo, the me.
tcot0loalst VI the party, broke a bone VI
bis right Icy Aud hal 10 be carried In
the boat 10 Walden Island, winch was
reached on July 22nd. We waited u
fortnight fof open water, and August
i,h decided TO push through tue ice.
"lho attempt was a most dangerous
one, but was successful anu Jour boats
reached Low Island on August Bth,
where we sighted tne Brtnl0ne. Even.
tually We hired her TO convey our
party 10 ITOmtW Wesailed from Low
island ON August It'll aud reached
Danes Island on August 5th. There
W. took Oh Prof. Oycn quot Owen, the
goologist, and Hyuahl, the runner and
sportsman from the University OF
Christians, aud the stores which they
were guarding for us.
"lhough we were unable TO get "a
far north Us we hoped 10 get 10 1894,
through tho loss VI our steamer nnu
tho bad nature o. the season, sm do.
tvrmined 90 Try the SpilzvnDurgen route
again Ia 1890"