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

leave tho chip u nroeuaty, aud was
prepared 10 continue with the dfi,i,
living on the 4 20. But the Ffm proved
oven stronger than our trust IA hrL
when the pressure rose 20 tue hich'si
anu the Ice WINS piled up high above
the bulWutkr, the was broken loose auH
slowly lifted cut % tbs tel IN which
she had been iro1er, but not TOE
snghieet elgn Of a split was TO be dis-
covered Anywhere In her. Ates that
experience l considered the Fam al.
muat equal TO anything In the wuy VI
procure. Afterwards we experienced
nothing moro Ut the hind, but our uflii
was rapidly continued north AM
nor,hwestwnrd.
"AB I now with ceftslniy anticipn.
tei that the Ffam would olou rulrh
her highust iatitudo nnfih OF Franz
josef Land ana that she would not
rarily fail 90 cary out tie t0Ftam gi
thC expedition, VIZ. % cr0as thC TIM
Known polar basis, l decided u leave
ihH Hlip in order 10 explore the frR
north 70 hCr route. LiCu.. J0hauFUu
volunteered 10 join me, nni / could % /
uar!ly have found o. better companion
no every ftsprC'. inc l,nlvNhIp ut
TIC expedition ON board iuu Fam /
left 10 Captain 5gorlfup. have no
fear but tunt ho will bung nl tho men
smelly back, oven VI tho wufst SHOULD
Hnr pen nnu thr Fam br lost, WuiuI
c3usu,r Improbable.
'Ou March . W0 reached So cog. 3
mif. NORTH. JHheuFnu nuI Iut Tue
Ftnm ON msfcl 10. 1895, % 53 deg. 90
U'r. north huI lI2 gcg. - ,lIn. east.
Our TurpOfc was o. explore tho sea 10
tho u.Tta and reach tho hignut lbt,.
tuIu pl.liblp, aud then 90 10 SpilzUur.
gUu via Fnrz Joseph Laud, where
we 'ult certain 20 fiud q ohir. We had
lwcuty.tiglt dog, Two tirlgus auI two
awake l1f pCwiOlu 0pVu water. Ihc
fUF TODD was calculated lot tniTty dhva
sad our yrovli8ns for 100 duyr. We
i1uuI tue leo in tho beginning u b10rI
t1ltfably good tIgvtlitg, anu % maIo
good distances and tho Ice uid not ~.
roar Gulunr much. On March 24nd
Wc were ut 50 deg. 10 min. moth. NJ
lhuugh the dogs were less enduring
than We hal hoped, SIN they were
toiurnbly gO1d. Tao leo now became
r6ugnuf AMI the dtlt c5utrnfy. On
Msfuh .5.h We had only reached 50
DEG. no min. north.
sou. progress Nag very rlOw, it was
| iallgUlng 10 work our way end carry
| oug pledges over tho high humm1gEs
constantly being built up by thu h)tH
lgiulIug ngnlntt uuCh other, lhu lee
was iu strong movement and the lee
pressure vas huatd IN oil directions.
GOA Ami 8rd VIZ were nt 50 deg. 90
min. MOTTO, constantly hoping 80 meet
smoother Ice. On April lih We reached
/ 81 deg. % min. nUrtb, nut tue Iuo hr,
| came tougher until on Nptl, 1lh 10 got
/ tl had that I considered u unwifr ~
continue our march IN notlhCfly
die uuUn.'
1--WE were then o. SO deg. "a min,
north. We then made an UXcuTsiUn on
ssitB iuTlhcf noTthward, ga Urdcf 90 "a,
! anime "a, 10 the pUtsiuliiy VI a IufthCl
I advance. We had had low tCmpufa
| tufc, anu durius thrgr weeks II was 90
/ the uuighb0fhUud u 90 degrees below
| zero, but soon rose again 30 -. When
| tho wind was blowing NJ tlis lUmpora
tuTC, We did not feel too comfortable
lu our too thin clothing, Tue mint
mum temperature Ia march wa1 20
aud maximum g; In Apfil the mini
mum was IS aad the maximum .,
| dCggcrt.
1--WE cav no sign Of land In any Ill
/ TuctioB, Ia fact, tho ilgo seemed L
/ move ~ freely before thv wind tina
luefe could not have boon anything II
/ tho way OF iaud 70 st0p Il tor a l0nl
Distance Oh. We were now drlillnl
rapidly n0tthwari.
~ DANGEROUS UNCERTAINTY.