New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-11

u. JACkSON.
or an Alpne zone about one thousand rect hlgner
than that which is typified by spitzbergen or
Noyaya Zem.ya- The fauna Of Franz JOSEF Lana
presents great encouragement to the explorer Even
IN midwinter bears plentiful, while in the less
severe seasons they occur in great NUMBERS. almost
appearing 10 live and move gresariousiy Lesh
Smiths summer visit and the winter which ne
subsequently spent on Cape Flora (Northbrook
lsland) mos; clearly corroborated THIS very I'M
portant pont-that animal life abounds during 'he
genial season and that bear and walrus are hardly
less plentiful in the winter. Birds are very hu-
rerous. Leigh Smith noticing their frst appearance
fying north as early as February g. Inc winter
,4nperature OF Franz Josef Land-as far. at any
rate as It's southern coasts are observation-disclosures
evidence OF some ameliorating influence Inc &C.
casonal rise OF temperature TO hlgh degree
though significant is not OF such Importance as the
fact OF the high average means IN JANUARY
February March, with the Leigh smith parry
,he-a were records -43 degrees Fahrenheit toeiow
which the thermometer did not register)' ana INC
Austrians for the months, recorueu fnihiihuhS
OF -5O5 degrees, 478 degrees ana oil degrees an
enheit The prevailing winter winds are from lne
.as.-nortbeast The summer fogs are frequent
and there is slight precipitation OF RAIN me
low-lying clouds and fogs. though depressing ana
,ropblesome have a silver lining. for they retaro
the escape OF the lands heat
THE JACKSON EXPEDITION.
The Windward. bearing Mr. jackson anu ms con"
rades and an admirable equipment reacneu ~
lose Land on September T. 1894. fhoihs h'a
Harbor. which some fifteen years aeo So 80 49,
70 the Leigh Smith expedition, blocked win Zee
~. U,,,dvard turned eastward TO look for posi-
HE b,eak in the field ice, when mere oecah0
closely hacked and finally arrived OH cape fioi -
IN. scene of Leigh Smiths winter camp ai'e' NO
io, b,s shin Here Mr. Jackson landed ana OH en-
Aiming the locality discovered an isianu - ~
,.s%trAooa which he named after the Windward.
r,sh ~ Ard any better place for his quarters ne
Returned 20 Cape Flora. and on September AZ oeea"
tscharging stores and equipment an 49,,
vorked 70 get the goods on shore oeioio ' ~
,houla hraak nm or shift; but, with that SUDDEN
ness which distinguishes ice movements anu mon"
I,o,,o o,.,o,,Ion so uncertain and perilous three
DAVIS Ter the scene was entirely changed anu
strenuous efforts were necessary 10 e"aoie VIZ
party to proceed across the moving ice 'o"au '.e
sho-s Winter, in fact. had set Ia at a." -.
e,e,.eai, earlv date and Mr. Jackson was lor'u-
nate In securing the ship in safe quar-
she va ,rozon IN for the next six months
The stores having been safely landed anu INC
houses erected the efforts OF the parry .,
directed TO the obtaining OF that Supp ,ha
meat on which they so much oepe"'eU 80
nstr,enance ~ their health. For some Gays "o
polar bears were 10 be seen. Then' ho"e'e' 49,
began 10 come singly and in pairs anu '' 49, a.,
In xho,e families 10 visit the strangers OH INC.
Shores Walruses too appeared in the ho'es III ''s
Ice and AIr Jackson seldom failed 10 ""A
bag Tor the general larder In the couis " shan
first few months in fact he shot no ie" aI
thirty bears and three cubs, and added e'e' -
ruses 10 the stock with the very sausiac'o''
suit thu al bands were able TO live during inc
winter months on fresh meat. This undoup'eu',
had great deal TO do with the exceneh, ".a.,,'
which prevailed among the land party a" inc =,
AS matter Of fact, too. the nrst man - q. 70
scuryy was the only man who had pers's'e' ="
iusns bears meat. .o,s.
Comforfah ancconced In the large Wooue"
from ArcbangeI which had been christened oy
Jackson Elmwood after Mr. Harmswor'h pit ,hs,
N Kent, the explorers settled GOVT, af,er
winter life. One was detailed u 80 from
sAe thirty dogs which had been o'oue nd +.
haoarova. another undertook the cooh"s r,.a,
thrd worked steadily at clearing away the srea.
snow drifts which gales and storms blew almO sa
continuously against the door. Mr.. Arh"'a , Tong
nautical astronomer of the expedition NJ pr. of
"@'ehes In the observatory near py' III"