The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-15
LIKE A ROMANCE
How the Explorer Jackson Found
the Explorer Nanscn
AWAY UP IN THE ARCTIC REGION
Nnnstn Had Hecn Camping In Hut fora
son Party and was Accidentally Disoov
eret-Whcn lilo Left tho Fran and tho
Progrcm Madc-Now Lands Discovered
anu Named-ThriiiIng Experiences,

Copyright, 1896. by tho Associated prcSs.J
VARDO, Norway, August H.-Th0
captain OF the Wlndward, tho British
steamer which has Just returned from
Franz Josef Land after taking supplies
to the British North Pole expedition.
commanded by Jackson, md known as
the Jackson- Fiarmsworth expedition,
filed Il teleGraphic message here yes
terday describing the accidental meet
ing between Jackson and DR.. Nansen,
and forming one of the most remark
able Incidents In the history OF Arctic
exploration. for 1t appears that tho
Norwegian explorer had been living In
hut quite close to one of the English
explorers stations for long time pre-
vious 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 ac-
Cidental meeting with DR.. Nansen,
while the latter was travcrsinE the Ice
pack and II appears that IL was lucky
meeting for the Norwegian explorer, as
the latter was mislcd, owing 70 mac
curacics In the map drawn by Payer,
the dlscoverer Of Franz Josef Land, and
also because Dr. Wansen's two chron-
ometers and his watch having stop
ped, he was quite unable to establish
his position and was consequently try
Ing 10 march westward to Spitzbergen.
ovcc the Ice pack, which was not only
highly dangerous, but probably i'm
possible.
Jackson, after meeting Nansen, con-
Quoted the latter to I3lmwoOd. the
headquarters Of the British expedition.
where the doctor awaited the arrival
of the Windward which left the
Thames on June 10 and Vardo on June
IS, TO take supplies to the Jackson ex-
pedition and not to bring them back, as
currently reported.
Jackson, in the dispatch filed by the
captain Of the Windward. said: "Ou
June II, met DR.. Nansen three miles
out on foe s. S. Z. OF Cape Flora and
under most extraordinary circum-
stances. He Ind wIntered in rough
hut within a mile or two OF our north
ern limit in 1895 and this spring we
unwittingly came within few miles OF
his winter quarters.
"Dr. Nansen left the Fran with one
companion, Lieutenant SIgard Scott
Hansen, n lieutenant II the Norwegian
navy, and director of the aStronom-
iCal, meteorological and magnetic OBJ
serrations and reached latitude S6.l4,
travelling northeast from where he left
the Fran, which was In 81 north. 10:
| east.
"Dr. NanSen expressed Che greatest
surprise and the lIvelIest satisfaction
at meeting with us. You understand
how greatly the meeting affected me.
and my pleasure at the extraordinary
chance which had thrown It In my way
TO render him service and restore him
TO his friends"
Jackson then describes his own eS-
perlences In exploring the western parts
of Franz Josef Land. telling how he
has drawn extensive. accurate maps
and has discovered new regions, add
Ing:
when the Windward left In 1895 We
wont on 4 months expedition to the
northwest on Il little boat. the Mary
Harmsworth and discovered large
tract OF land TO the westward, of hith-
erto unknown limits and magnificent
headland, composed of Ice from Its
summit to its foot and having at its
base a huge, unnegotiable rampant of
ice. We named 1t Harmsworth Cane,
and only approached the base of the
hcldlanh with the greatest difficulty,
owing to SurElng masses of heavy ice
and furious gales, during which our
boat was upon several occasions near
ly smashed TO atoms.
I'VE lundcd on the coast as soon as
possible, and ascended the highest
| peaks and made numerous geological
and botanical collections.
'Far up Cambridge bay we discover
ed another lofty ice headland and nam
| ed It Cape Frithjof Nansen.
There our boat was nearly lost, ow-
ing to her sea anchor having carried
| away and n huge block of ice which
was swerving round stove in several, Of
her planks. But. we managed to bale
her out and then. rigging another an
| chor, with oars, we had altogether a
very exciting voyage
1t Is believed here that the Fran NAV
turn up here or at Bergen shortly, as
she stood the ice very well. has nlcnty
| OF provisions on board, and there was
| no sickness among hcr crew when DR.
Nansen left her on March IA, 1896.
Professor Mohn says that the sc!en-
| tlilc results of DR.. Eanscn's ohscrvs.
tions are magnificent and that several
| Islands have been discovered. Dr.. Nam
sen, III describing their life during the
winter of 1876 said:
when the bears flesh had been ex-
| haustcd, we were obliged to kill the
weakest dogs TO feed tho others and
continue thus until tho whole pack had
been slaughtered. Myself and my
companions started In the direction Of
Spstzhergen on May 10. After that VIC
occupied six weeks on snow shOes.dr
| glng slcdccS and Kayaks (thc Arctic
| cnnnG), loaded on SlCdgCs after us We
went partly overland and partly over
sea icC.
MIR. jackson proposes to- remain In
| the Arctic regions until next summer
| with the intention of pushing further
north. jackson and his companions
nrc In excellent health and spirits and
full OF hope as to the results OF their
expedition"