The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-15
NANSEN WAS FOUND
By th, Asrest Chance Hs's Picked
Up by q British Explorer.
DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS
A Very Exciting Voyage. Embrao-
ing Scores Of Thrilling Experi-
ences and Adventures Among
the Huge Blocks of Ioe.

Vardoe, Norway, Aug. 1l-The cap
tain Of the windward. the British
steamer which has just returned from
Franz Josefland after taking supplies
to the British north pole expedition
commanded by Jackson and known as
the Jackson Harmsworth expedition"
filed telegraphic message here yester-
day describing the accidental meeting
between Jackson and DR.. Nansen. one
Of the most remarkable incidents In
the history Of Arctic exploration. for 1t
appears that the Norwegian explorer
had been living In a hut quite close to
one OF the English explorers stations
for long time previous to the meeting
Of the two men, yet neither OF them
was aware OF the others presence In
that vicinity. In this message Jackson
describes his accidental meeting with
DR.. Nansen while the latter was ira
versing the Ice pack, and II appears
that 1t was lucky meeting for the
Norwegian explorer. as the latter was
misled. owing to the inaccuracy OF the
map drawn by Payer. the discoverer of
| Franz Josefland, and also because
| Nansen's two chronometers and his
watch having stopped, he was quite
unable to establish his position and
was consequently trying to march
westward TO Spitzbergen over the Ice
pack. which was not only highly dan
gerous but probably impossible. jack
son, after meeting Nansen. conducted
the latter to Elmwood. the headquar-
ters Of .he British expedition. while
the doctor awaited the arrival of the
Windward. which left the Thames on
June / and Vardoe ON June 2s, to take
supplies to the Jackson expedition. and
not to bring them back, as currently
reported. jackson, in the dispatch.
filed by the captain of the Windward.
said:
"On June. II met DR.. Nansen three
| miles out on a foe OF Cape Flora. He
had wintered In a rough hut within a
mile or two of our northern limit in
1895 and this spring We unwittingly
came within a few miles of his winter
quarters. DR.. Nansen left the Fran
| with one companion. Lieut.. Sigard
Scott Hansen, a lieutenant in the Nor
weglan navy and director OF the as
Economical. meteorological and mag
netic observations, and reached lati-
tude S6.14 travelling northeast from
where he left the Fran, which was In
~ north. 102 east.
| -Dr. Nansen expressed the greatest
surprise and the livelIest satisfaction
at meeting with u.s. You understand
how greatly the meeting affected Ire
and my pleasure at the extraordinary
chance which had thrown 1t In my way
to render him service and restore him
| to his friendsr
| jackson then described his o'cu ex-
| periences in exploring the western
Il moi p nf Eranz InQaHand faIlinn hru
| he has drawn extensive accurate maps
and has discovered new regions. and
adding: when the Wlndward lett In
1895. we went on a months expedition
| to the Northwest In little boat. tte
Mary Harmsworth. and discovered a
large tract OF land to the westward Of
hitherto unknown limits and magnif-
cent headland composed Of Ice from
its summit to its foot and having at It's
base a huge, Unacceptable rampant OF
Ice. We named II Harmsworth cape
and only approached the base Of the
headland with the greatest difficulty
/ owing to surging masses OF heavy ice
and furious gales, during which our
boat was upon several occasions near
ly smashed TO atoms. We landed on
the coast as soon as possible and as.
cended the highest peaks and made nu-
merous geological and botanical col
lections.
Far up Cambridge bay we discov.
cred another lofty ice headland and
named II Cape Firth Of Nansen. There
our boat was NEARLY lost, owing to hei
sea anchor having been carried away
and a huge block OF Ice which was
swerving around stove In several oi
her planks. But we managed to bale
her out and then. rigging another an
chor with oars, we had altogether Q
very exciting voyage.
THE spring had been phenomenally
mild. Although we marched north q
great distance. using is dogs and O
pony. we met. after a fortnight. oper
water reaching from the face OF q
huge glacier east to the precipitous enc
OF another large glacier west Advanc,
by sledges was cut of. We then STRUCK
southeast down Markham sound. and
added greatly to our discoveries ol
1895. But we were again stopped b,
open water reaching entirely acros,
the sound, so we turned westward ant
succeeded in exploring the entire west
ern shores. During April terrific snow
storms, coupled with rises In the TEN
perature. entirely broke up the Ice ant
prevented marching. but we took Z
number Of valuable photographs"
1t Ii believed here that the Fran ma,
turn up here or at Bergens shortly, a,
she stood the Ice very WELL has plent,
OF provisions on board and there wa!
no sickness among her crew when Nan
sen left her on March IA. 1895. Pro
fessor Mohn says that the scientific re
suit OF Nansen's observations are mag
nificent and that several islands hav'
been discovered.
Nansen, in describing their life dur
ing the winter Of 1885. said: "Wher
the bears flesh had been exhausted w
were obliged TO kill the weakest dog
to feed the others and continue thu
until the whole pack had been slaugh
tered. Myself and my companion
started In the direction Of Spitzbergel
on May 10. After that we occupied sil
weeks on snowshoes. dragging sledge
and skaks (the Arctic canoe) loadei
on sledges after us. We went partl.
overland and partly over sea ice. w
reached Jacksons winter quarters
where we found all in good health. w
remained there about six weeks til
the steamer Windward arrived. ] lef
the Fran In good condition and drift
ing. locked In the ice. The Windwar'
will take to England four Englishmel
OF the Jackson -Harmsworth expedition
whose names are Child. Burgess