Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-03
NANSEN AT THE POLE.
What Happened When the Fran SOlvee
the Frozen North's Mystery.

NHtSSeN ~ TIE fOEG.
What Happened When the Fran Solved
the Frozen North's Mystery.
"Hello!' said DR.. Manson, getting out
Of his sealskin sleeping bag. els it sun
upf'
"Not for month yet" replied the
trusty Olaf Frijof, passing his chief a
chunk of frozen coffee. And the alcohol
is all OUT
"Great Thorr' cried the explorer, pound
ing his knuckles on the cabin table to start
the circulation. Haven't expressly stat
ed that the first man l caught using ar
dent spirits would be sent homer
II suspect" returned Olaf musingly,
"that there are some men in this expedi-
ton that want to be sent home. When
think of the roast pork and liverwurst Of
Christiania, the steaming cabbage the hot
punch
"Silencei' roared the maddened ex-
plorer. "Are you humanp To change the
subject, do you realize that with alcohol
exhausted 1t will become colder than ever?"
Cant" said Olaf gloomily. "The
mercury has gone through the bottom of
every bulb in the ship
"
"the pole must be discovered without fur
| ther delay"
"Aye, aye, STRIP replied Olaf, like a
trained sailor, and, going on deck, he gave
the command to the men.
| Accordingly, at ten bells, Peter Peter
| son, who was frozen to the crosstree, sang
out, "Pole ahoyW
"Where away" cried the doctor.
"North-north by north, STRIP
"Keep her SO! ALI hands to explcCe!"
In few minutes the heroic little band
reached the pole, which was found firmly
fixed in the ground. Erik Erikson, the
entomologist, suggested that 1t was frozen
in, and DR.. Manson made note Of that
fact.
| Careful measurement disclosed that the
pole was Of the circumference Of the doc.
tor, entomologist, photographer and cook,
and its height was 2 long looks. The ma
| terial appeared to be cross between pine,
poplar and persimmon.
| "This," said the doctor, blowing on his
fingers, sis the coldest-I mean the hap.
piest-day of my life. If ever get out Of
this climate and thaw out my fippers, III
write book and make fortune, and
| pTollAso ofory lAounoI sui " you ~AoV
week In dime museum. We will omit
raising flag because forgot to bring II
from the ship, and then no one could shin
up this pole anyhow
There Is nothing" suggested hurls
Rurikson, the historiographer, ito prevent
us saying that we raised flag"
"True," assented the doctor cheerfully
"Put her down, then. Come to think Of
1t, there wasn't anything to prevent us
saying we found the pole, without finding
it. Dash 1t all, why didn't l think o.
that before?"
"Nice time to talk about that now, >
growled Bully Bullyson, the mate
"There hain't man as hasn't lost hal
his fingers an toes. There's only three
sets Of ears In the party, an I want to al
who's to give me new noseS
but think of the glory and fameP
said the doctor enthusiastically. Gar
penter, bring chisel and cut our Initial
on this monument to the energy and de
votion, the tireless toll, the courage ant
perseverance, the elimination OF centuries
of dauntless devotion, the most superhu
man concentration
At this point his jaws caught In the fro
zen syllables and while the surgeon wa
removing the deadlock the historiographe
moved to amend that the carpenter GU
down the pole SO that 1t could be carried
to the ship and there carved at leisure
Carried.
"Now, Them" cried DR.. Manson, tho
for home!'
But the ship wouldn't no. The heat
fireman reported that Ice had formed Il