The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-03

Win the announcement tnat we are In
the Attic Ocean. 1t is quite cool, with our
winter clothes and heavy wraps on; yet
the sun is shining brightly. We see the
snow.capped mountains all around us,
and we arrive at the Svarsir glacier at
1850. We again drop anchor In twenty.
five fathoms of water $50 feet); again
the small boats are lowered, and we all
20 ashore. After landing and walking
only about three-quarters Of a mile over
the almost level sane and smoothe-worn,
small boulders Tor m%oraine), we arrive at
the ~foot;of the glacier. We go up onto 1t
about three. quarters of q mile n look
up above US some thousands of feet and
see the glacier in its rugged form. We
find it very slippery walking, but with
our Alpine stick with its sharp, steel
pointed base. we ascend nicely. We do
not ind this glacier like the ones We saw
in Alaska, this one having a much sleeper
and more rugged ascent
Having left our steamer at 11:5O. July
I'd, and only being gone about one hour
and q half, we return July Sd, at 1:2O; and
during all this time Of day Tor mighty the
oou - Aoec We 49,
see the midnight sur in all its glory. We
retire at $50, having seen the sur shin
ing all night Tor day.. and are more than
pleased with our last twenty four hours
scenery. We find 1t almost impossible to
give ourselves enough sleep, as the
scenery is SO grand, having no night-not
wen the slightest shadow Of darkness
h,rf oil hrinhf o.nIt1ht NJ An1 nnroalvao
prone to try to see too much, and not take
slsep enough.
We steam along into a land. locked
fjiord, where the channel of water IL
barely wide enough for our steamer to
turn around. The high, barren, rocky
mountains are here on each side OF US,
some 5000 feet high, and almost perpen-
dIcular. Here our whistles blow many
sharp. short blows, to let US hear the
echo, and then they ire three rockets,
which, while they ascend to q great
height aud explode with q loud echo. yet
they do not neal reach the 5000 feet. We
here have much snow quite close to US.
Strange to say, We nee many houses
around; In many places large settlements.
We pass on to Haerstan, q town OF pos
sibly 1000 psople-a telegraph station.
steamer, and walk around. Our captain
tells US we remain here for two hours.
There are several nice hotels here and Q
number OF stores, fish houses, and several
steamers in the harbor. One of the mail
steamers comes 10 while We are at anchor,
and some twenty guns are hred a. q
salute. The mail steamer returns the
salute with four guns, which with the
rapidly approaching 4th of July, it now
being II 80 p. m. of the Sd, we Americans
on board, about thirty Of us, are reminded
Of our national celebration day. Our
captain has promised us . salute with his
csnnons on the 4th.
We arrive at Tromso to day 1.-THE 4th).
We are all on deck at IL o'clock to zee the
midnight sun. and promptly at that hour
the captstn Of our ship has the stars and
stripes hoistsd, and - be does % my en-
thusiasm for my nag and country causes
me to sing out, ''Three cheers for the
stars and stripesl" We give them heart
lily. THE cannons aboard peal forth theiI
glad tidings, and thus we usher In ths
9Th of July, 1886. We further celebrate
the day at dinner at 2 p. m, where N
elegant dinner 10 served. Wine flows
freely, and numerous toasts are given and
drank, and our cannon fire quite ire.
queutly I've have four cannon on board),
Thus We think OF our National Independ.
ence.
While we are waiting for midnight &c
come It 10 cloudy, and our steamer hai
steamed out from among the Islands into
the open sea, where we have an unob-
structed view. Suddenly the sun appear
from under . cloud at q lew minutes after
II O'Clock, midnight, when we see only
half of the sun; the clouds obscured the
other half.
At q. m, July 9Th, we get up and ind
our steamer anchored out from Tromso
We 20 ashore Ia the small boats and &C
up In . stoekjarre Ia little t~wo-wheelec
cart); drive up about two miles to see the
Laplauder camp and their RENDERS; then
over into Tromso. On our way oveI
across dark, black water, suddenly
Q little 8-year-old boy drops overheard
After much excitement the little fellow ID
rescued.
We ind Tromso q town OF 5000 inhabit.
ants, with about forty large nsh ware.
houses, nice streets, many stores, severaI
hotels, &c. 1t 10 most too cold for Us, but
We stay out and enjoy everything. We
leave here At 8 p. m; steam on past much
snow and high. rugged mountains; occa'
slonaliy . little spot level enough, and
house or houses are to be seen. We arrive
At . whaling station at Q p. M; 20 ashore,
aud on our way over in the small boats,
We row up to where two whales are
anchored out from shore. We get OF and
stand on them; hen onto shore, where
We see four mOre-two of them hauled Out
whole and two Of them being cut up
each whale being about % feet long, and
some have been caught here s. feet long
We zee them making whale oil, taking
out the whale bone, his tongue, hugs
mouth, tail, &C.; and 30 we have q whale
Of . time. We pass ON up to the mani
gers house. All around IL 10 nice greer
grass, as pretty as ours at home, and the
large lawn IL fenced In with Q fence made
OF the different bones of the whale. Al
We enter the yard we pass through ar
arch some twenty feet high, this beinf
the jswbones Of the whale. We are highly
delighted with all we see here. Tn,
smell, however, we cannot brag OF
Ninety-two whales were brought into thii
station last year.
We steam out from here at II o'clock p
M. and soOn our atea mar comea tn n hal
10 mid-ocsan, where the view IL clear, .,
we can get Q view Of The midnight SUI
again; but after waiting until 1870 l
was 30 cloudy we could not see 1t. Yet 1
was u bright daylight q midday o
home. We steam on past bleak, rocky
rugged mountains; much snow close 4
Us. We are ell sitting but on deck with
our rugs closely wrapped around US, ant
still . hard matter to keep warm enough
90 we retire at I O'Clock to sleep.
We are up at 8 q. m, July 9th, q q
arrive at Hammerfest, the most northern
town in the world. We go ashore an,
stroll over the town. 1t has 1000 inhab
itants; many large Goldfish warehouses
we see them making oil, packing drie,
Goldfish, &c.
Your readers will no doubt be surprised
to learn the state OF civilization there Il
away up 10 this cold country. Yet 1t il
not 30 cold, only when the steamer Il
under way, which brings us the colo
winds from over the snow on the noun
taius. The thermometer Is only abou'
60 degrees here today. We have aboul