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

lens were rapidly decreasing. The
dogs were kiilsl one alter another to
forf the rest.
"In June the cracks became very
had and the snow was ia exceedingly
ba condition for tfnvallng. The core
anl tho ski and flsdge.ninners bfObe
through the crest ana tank deep 10 the
wet snow. Only few dogs we're nov
lett, and progress was next TO imr0ssl-
bic. But, unfortunately, We had no
line q retreat. Tbud8gsi raiions, o. we'll
NJ our owl, were Reduced 70 n mini
mum, nnd we made the beet way We
could ahead. We expected daiiy TO
nnd isnd In bifht, uut We looked In
vain. On May lst we were IN 80 deg.
Il mir. pnrlb, aud on June an IN SO
der. IS min, north. but ON June lou
We had been dfiitod IN the northwest
90 80 dtg. 80 min. noitn. No land wa
10 be tccu, although according a.
PAyef'. MAJ, We had tzrrc,ei - meet
win Petufmsnn land Ht 81 Iox. nVftn.
Tbofe discrepancies became mole aud
more pugE'ins ~ timo wout Uu.
"On Juno 22nd We AZ last shot n
boarded scai, ami W the snow uocamu
constantly worse we determined 3
wait. We INV bal q supply OF seal muAt
until " moliei away. We also shot
tntco beafs. We hai only two dogs
ieii which were now well icd upon
meat
"On July g2ni we continued cur
journey over toieIably good SNOW. On
July 24tb, when ABOUT 81 deg. north,
we sighted nov land ut last, tut the
ics was everywhere hfoken into email
nocF, tho water between telling filled
with crushed icu ia which the use u
tins kayaks was impossible. We there.
fore had 10 make cue way W balancing
from ono icn piece 10 another, and We
diu not reach land until August 0ih.
"ihis proves TO 10 entirely ice.
capped Islands. In kayaks we made
our way westward In open water along
tho tua ialauds, and on August i2lh VIZ
discovered land extending from south.
east to northwest. The country becams
more and more puSzliu9, ~ could
fad no agreement win Payor'a map.
then thought We were Ia longitude
easl Of Austria sound, but n this wns
correct We were now travelling straight
across Wilcox land aud Dove
gllciur, without seeing any land near
W..
"On August e0,h we reached n spot
Ia NJ deg. 10 min. north anu 50 east,
/ evidently well suited 10 winloflng, ana
as n was Too late for the voyage 10
| Spltz0vTgen 1 coniidered II wiatsl ~
eDp aud prupafe,ioT winter.
ave shot bears AMI walruscs and
built q hot ~ stones, earth aud mofe,
making tho root Of whirus hide tiul
down. with topo and covered with
suOw. We u1ed the bubher Tor cook.
ing. n hi anu heat. The bear meat and
l bluubnt were 'ur only food Tor ten
monthe. Tho buaf.skiua formed cur
beds aud sleeping bag. The winter,
however, passed well anu We were
both In perfect health. spring
came with tnnshine and with
/ much open water 10 the soutn-
wesi. We hoped TO have an easy
voyage 10 Spiizbouen over the ice VI
leo and 10 open water. We were
Obliged 10 manu- iaeture clothes from
blankets anu a new sl0eplrg bag oil
tesr 6kine. Our provisions wers beat
meat Rnd bear blnbbor. Ga May l0.h
we were NJ last ready 60 start. A lit'
tie south Of 81 degrees We found land
! excluding wtatward anu open water,
It's north coast. But We preferred /,
travel southwark over tie ice througl
broad sound.
ave came on June 18th TO ths sonll
side OF this land aud found much opel
water Iending westward. We sailu'
and paddlsd In this direction IN orde
TO proceed aefoss TO Spilzoergun
from the most westward cape, bn
Payers mpp was misleAdlng.n
Dr.. Nanseu's account concludes Al
foliowF, after touching upon the Dc
tails OF hie meeting with Jackson
which have already been osbled 10 tn
Associated Press;
"Wo loft Franz josef land on tn
steamer Windward ON August 9Th an,
had short and very pleasant pssfAge
thanks 10 the mastery way IN whici
Captain Brown brought his shiI
through the Ice and thence iu the orei
sea TO NArdoc. NANsEN."
gHE MEETING or THE EXPLORERS.
VARDoE, Norway, Aug. ii.-lCopy
fighted, 1895, by tho Associated PEA.
Tho captain OF the Mindwatd, III
British steamer which has lust 70
turned from FfaLz josef LAM, ate
thkinglsuppliea 10 the British Nort
Pole OK edition, commanded by Jack
son aud known as tno Jacks %. Farms,
worth expedition illed telegIauhil
message neIe yesterday, describing
tho accidental meeting between Jack
son aud DR.. Nnnsen, one OF the mos
remarkable incidents la tue history u
Arctic exploration, for II appears tina
the Norwegian explorer hAd been hy
ing IN n hut quite close 10 one OF tn
English uxplOreTs' stations for a lon
time previous 10 tho meeting OF tn
two meu, yet neither OF them wa
aware OF the olhet's presence In tba
vicinity. In this message jackson
describes his accidental meeting viii
DF. Nnnten while tbe latter was ira
veIsing the ico.pach, and II appear
that II was lucky meeting for tul
Norwegian explorer, as tho latte
was mitlod, owing to tho mae
cuTacles ON tho map drawn b,
Payer, tho diEcovertr OF Franz joss
Lsnd, anu also because DR.. Nanaen'
two cnTonometers anu hia watch hav
ing stopped, he was quite unable 4
establish his popltiou, anu was conse
quently trying 10 march westward 4
spllzbufgen over tho iee-pac6, whicl
was not only highly dAngeroue, bu
probably lmpoHsihle. jackson, ate
meeting Nansen, conducted tho latter
10 ElmWood, tho headquarters Of tn
British expedition, where doclO
awaited the arrival o. tho Windwagd
which Jeff the Thames GA Juue 10 IA
anu Vardoe on June .slh, 10 tnge sup
plies 10 tho Jackson expedition, au1
not 10 bring them lack, hH currently