The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-08-15
NEW ISLANDS FOUND.
Magnificent Results of Man.
sens Observations.
THE INTREPID EXPLORER TALKS.

loSicai anu bothnich COiiect1ons were
Made - His Fortunate Meeting With
Jackson Probably Saved His Life, As He
Was Being Misied by the Map.
VARDo, Norway, Aug. 15.-The cap
tain of the Windward, the British
steamer which has just returned from
Franz Josef Land. 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 DIR. Nansen and
forming one of the most remarkable in
cidents in the history of Arctic explora-
ton, for it appears that the Norwegian
explorer had been living in 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.
Jackson, in the dispatch flied by the
captain of the Windward, said son
June II l met DR.. Nansen three miles
out on a foe south-southeast of Cape
lOld anu lhOSO
circumstances. He had wintered in a
northern limit in 1895 and this spring
we unwittingly came within a few
miles of his winter quarters.
CDR. Nansen left the Fran with one
companion, Lieutenant Sigard Scott
Hansen, lieutenant in the Norwegian
navy and director of the astronomical,
meteorological and magnetic observa-
tories, and reached latitude SO. IA, trav-
cling northeast from where he left the
Fran, which was in "a north, 102 east.
"Dr. Nansen expressed the greatest
surprise and the iveliest 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 ex-
periences in exploring the western parts
of Franz Josef Land, telling how he has
drawn extensive, accurate maps and has
discovered new regions, adding:
when the Windward left in 1895 we
went on q months expedition to the
northwest in a little boat, the Mary
Harmsworth, and discovered a large
tract of land to the westward of hither-
to unknown limits and q magnificent
headland, composed of ice from its sum-
NIT to its foot and having at its base a
huge, Unacceptable rampant of ice. We
named it 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 nearly smashed to
atoms.
1--WE landed on the coast as often as
possible and assembled the highest peaks
and made numerous geological and bo-
tanical collections.
Far up Cambridge bay we discov-
cred another lofty ice headland and
named it Cape Firth of Nansen.
"There our boat was nearly lost
owing to her sea anchor having been
carried away and huge block of ice
which was swerving around stove in
several of her planks, but we managed
to bale her out, and then, rigging an
other anchor, with oars, we had alto
gether very exciting voyage.
This spring had been phenomenally
mild. Although we marched north a
great distance, using 16 dogs and
pOhyy WO UlCb, Opt1
water reaching from the face of huge
glacier east to the PERCEPTIONS end of
another huge glacier west. Advance by
struck southeast, down Markham
sound, and added greatly to our discov-
cries of 1895, but, we were again
stopped by open water, reaching entire
ly across the sound, so we turned west
ward and succeeded in exploring the
entire western shores.
During April terrific snowstorms,
coupled with rises in the temperature,
entirely broke up the ice and prevented
marching, but we teok a number of val
liable photographs"
1t is believed here that the Fran may
turn up here or at Bergen shortly as
she stood the ice very well, has plenty
OF provisions on board and there was no
sickness among her crew, when DR..
Nansen left here ON March Ia, 1895.
Professor Mohn says that the scien-
titic results Of Dr. Nansen's observa-
tons are magnificent and that several
islands have been discovered. DIR. Nam
sen, in describing their life during the
winter of 1895-96, said:
when the bears flesh had been ex-
hausted we were obliged to kill the
weakest dogs to feed the others and con-
tinue thus until the whole pack had
been slaughtered.
myself and my companions started
in the direction of Spitzbergen ON May
10. After that we occupied six weeks |
on snow shoes, dragging sledges and
kayaks (the Arctic canoe), loaded on |
sledges, after US. We went partly over
land and partly over sea ice.
I'VE reached Jackson's winter quar-
ters where we found all in good health.
We remained there about six weeks till |
the steamer Windward arrived.
II left the Fran in good condition |
and drifting, locked in the ice.
1.-THE WindWard will take To England