Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-15

tad and the snow was ia exceedingly
ia . condition Tor Travelling. Thr 90 sa
au4 the Gki and u sdgc.unnera bfDtU
through the crest anu tauk deep 10 the
wet snow. Only q few dogs were nov
leit, aud progress was next TO i'm 0fsl.
bic. But. unfortunately, We had no
linr q rniroaL THudigt falione, ns we'll
W our uwu, were Reduced % n Mint
mum, ard We made tho beat way We
could ahead. We expected dauy TO
Hnd isnd iu hitut, uui We looked IN
vain, On May let We were IA So deg.
u mir. purlb, nud on June An iu So
iev. Is min. north, but ON June lj.h
We had been United T. the nur,hwrs.
Co 50 u.g. IS miu. uottn. No land wa
ip be econ, % huugh according tp
Payer. man, We had tErre.ul 30 meet
win PctufWsun land bt si Iug. nUftH.
Inufo Discrepancies became mole AMI
more ruga.ius III timo wuato u.
"Ou Juno g2nd we al last fh0t n
bearded zeal, AMI rs the suuw uotamB
constantly worse we determined o.
wait Wuu1w hal atuppiy oieeal meat
until 70 mulioi away, We nlO buOt
tntce bsar-. We hal only two dogs
let; which were now well iod upon
mtnt,
"On July g2nI We continued cur
journey over tOicinuly good snow. On
July 2iih, when nuOut ~ deg. NORTH,
We aigutoi nov land ut last, nut the
ice was evefyw here hf1knn into email
docs, tho wAtor hetwuup telling hllgI
with crushed icu In which tue Tee "
thu kayaks was impossible. We there
iore had 10 make cue way W balancing
ir IN ono icH piece CD another, anu We
dIu not reach land until August Oh.
"lhis proves to 10 entirely ice.
capped islands. ia kayaks we made
our way westward Ia Dpeu water along
the tuh itlhuds, uud on August l2,h We
discovered land extending from south.
cart ~ northwest. rhc country became
rnutu and more puE1iu1, ~ could
iinu no agreement win Payor's map.
then thought We were In lo1gtitude
east oi Austria s0unt, but n this wua
correct We wofo now travelling straight
agr0sl Wllcick land aud Dove
giaciuh without seoing any land near
".
ION August eG!h wo reached q spot
va NJ deg. 10 min. north anu 81 east,
evidently well suited 10 wintorins, ana
as II was too late Tor tho voyage 10
SpilzBrTyen 1 Considgrud II wlsls! u
cop auu pfcpafc,il winter.
ave SHOT beafs nul walruscH and
built % hut % stones, earth aud m1rs,
making tnn root Of WARNS hide tui
down. with fopu and covered win
snow. We used the b'ubbur Tor cook
lug, u hi anu heat. Tho bear meat anu
biuubbr were eur only food Tor ton
monlhs. Tho bunr.skns formed OuI
beds anu sleeping bag. The winter
however passed. well anu We wrft
both In perfect health. SpTiBg
camo with sunshine and VITA
much open water 20 the south
wos'. We hoped TO have au casy
voyage ~ 5plizbuten over tue Zee u
Ice aud 10 upon water. We wUf,
| obliged 10 manufacture clothes from
blinkciB anu new slUUpl bug %
toir tEins. Our ptovi6iOni were bo4l
meat guu bear blubbur. GA May lJ.l
wo wore NJ last ready 20 start. a 10
/ tie south u 81 degrees We found lnnl
/ extending westward anu open water
which reached wUst northwest Atom
/ ita north coast. but We preferred &
| travel aDulnN ard over tie ice thtOugl
/ broad SOUND.
eve came on June 18th to the soull
sido OF thjs lsud aud found much Upo
! watur trendlng westward. We snilu
and padded IN thia direction in ordO
l TO proceed across 10 SpiiZDuTguf
| from tho most westward cnue, bu
Payers mon was misleading"
| Dr.. Napteu's account concludes u
| iolinws, after touching upon the dt
| tails Oi HE meeting with Jackson
| which hGvs already been Cabltd 10 Ca
Associated pro,G
"Wo Loft Franz josef land Ou IN
steamer Windwatl ON August 7th hn
| had Il short and very pleasant psstRgt
/ THANKS 10 tho mastery way IA whlcl
/ Captain Brown brought hs shil
through the leo ana ghouUe iu tho orol
sea 10 NHTdUe. NANsEN."
THE ,EEIiNu oV the ExrLoREHs,
VAHDoE, Norway, Aug. I4.-lCopy
\ fightOu, 1896, ty the Associated pIuss.
Tho captain OF the MindwaTt, ID
| British Steamer which has Just 2,
| turned from FgaLz josef LAM, aftt
| taking supplisi 10 the British Morn
| Po.u oNI edition, commanded by Jack
| Don aud known as tho Jackson. Farms
worth expedition filed a telegmphl
message ueIe yesterday, desoTlbin
the accidental meeting between Jack
son Hud DR.. Nnnsan, one OF the mos
remarkable incidents Ia tho history q
Arctic exploration, tor II appears tina
the Norwegian explorer had been Nv
Ing IN 1. hut quite close 10 Oue OF IN
English explorers stations Tor a Ion
time previous 10 tho meeting OF th
two mon, yet neither OF them va
aware OF the 0lhor'a presence In tnn
vicinity. In this message jackson
describes his accidental meeting VIII
DR.. Nauten while the latlot was TIA
vsTsing the ico.pseh, and II appear
that It was q lucky meeting for "a
Norwegian explorer as tho latte
wBs mifl0d, owing % tho innC
cuTacles on tho map drawn b.
Payer, tho difcOvertr Of Franz Jos.
Lsnl, anu also because Or. Nauauu'
two cnronOmeteTs and hia watch hay
ing stopped, no was quite unable {
eslabliih his position, anu was Gomez
uuently trying TO march westward {
Spilzbefgeu over the lcc.paCk, whicl
was not only highly dangerous, bu
probably impossible. Jackson, ate
meeting Manson, conducted tho lattsl
10 ElmWooI, tho headquarters 0t IA
British expedition, where n doe o
awaited the arrival " the WiudwaTd
which leit the Thames GA Juae 10 h
anu Vard9c on June 9stn, 10 taae Bup
plies % tho Jackson expedition, aul
not % bfiug thum hack, "a current.
reported.
jackson. In the Dispatch filed by tn
captain Of the Windward, said;
hOn June l7ih l met Dr.. NAuBgr
| thfup fullpa out on n Hoe, tuutUunat o