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

leave the ship u necessary, aud was
prepared TO continue win the dfiii,
living on the 4 le. But the Fftm proved
oven stronger than our uust IN her.
When the pressure ross 10 the hirhest
and tho Ice was piled up high above
the bulvafkf, size ives broken loose aup
slowly lifted out Of tbs Tel IN which
she had been frozen, but not tue
slightest sign Of n split was to be dis
covered Anywhere In her. After that
experience | considered the Ftem al.
must EQUAL to anything IN the wuy VI
pfotiure. Afterwards we experienced
noihing morn Ut tho hind, but Que dflit
was rapidly continued north AMI
nor,hweatwnrd.
"Ah l now with certiinty anilclpa.
10 that tho Ffam would soon reach
her highoHt latitude north OF Ffan2
josef Land ana that she would not
easily iail 10 cary out tue program ni
thu expedition, viz! - cfoas the TN.
Known polar bnpiu, | decided 70 leave
the H1in In 0fdtf To explore the see
north 81 hof route. Lieu. Johauf0u
volunteered To join me, and / could % /
easily have found bttluf companion
IN every respect. he leadership Of
tic expedition ON bonfd ihc Fran 1
loft 10 Captain dvurlmp. | have no
fear but tnat he will hring al tho men
stclv bach, uvrn u tho w1rst snoull
happen ana che Fam ur lest, when
c1nsiuCr imprnhaDlr.
"On Mnfch 3 q We reached So dog.
mit. north. JuhNnH1n nni iut ire
Fran on MsrcA 10. 1895, NJ 81 dtg. 90
iGir. north AMI lus gog. - ,nin. Vnsi.
Oar purpusc waa % explore tho sen to
tho inertia and reach the hignet lat..
tudo potliblr, AMI then 20 TO 5pilzBuf.
gen via FEM Joseph Land, where
we felt certain ~ find y ship. We had
lwouty.pigut dog, Two IRU1 anu two
tnyaks lnf possible open watcfa. Ihu
dUr TODD was calculated Tor Unity days
and our provlsianp for 100 dnys. We
found tue toe IN toe beginning u afford
tulerahiy good tfAvtliuH, anu % male
| good distances anu the leo VIA not ~.
loar drilling much. Ga March 22nd
40 " ore Mt 50 deg. 10 min. north. Al
though the dogs were less enduring
than We had hoped, stlll they were
tolufably golJ. Tho leo now became
roughuf and tho dfllt c9ntfAfy. On
Msfuh .5.h we had only reached 50
| deg. 10 min. north.
"kMH NAWHANNa MAN W. NHNNs - " -
| faliguing 10 work our way and carry
our sl6dges over tho high humm1ogl
constantly being built up by the ilotf
gtinuing agaiatg each other. Ihu Ice
/ WAS Ia strong movement ana this Ice
pressure was head 10 all directions.
"On a pIil 3rd VIZ were nt 81 deg. bl
min. noftn, constantly bopiug 10 meet
smoother Ice. On April i,h VIZ reached
| 50 deg. . min. nortb, nut tue leo be-
/ came foughor until on April flh u gOl
/ 30 had tnRt considered Il unwise q
/ continue our march In notlhofly
/ die Cu0n."
ave wore then Of sc deg. IL min
/ north. We then made an oxcufri0n On
skies further norihward, In order 20 cN
anime as 10 tho pottibiiily OF "a luTthel
advance. W. had had low tempCra
tutc, anu during thtes weeks u was "a
/ tho npighbofhOud u % degrees below
zero, but soon rose again 20 -, When
/ tho wind was blowing at this tempefa
/ tufc, We did uot feel TOO comfortable
/ ia our too thin clothing. The mint
/ mum temperature Ia maroh wa0 20
I aud maximum 20; In Apfil the mini
mum was IS Aad the maximum ~
degrcpf.
ave saw no sign OF land In any III
rcction, IN fact, tho Zoo seemed 4
move ~ freely before tins wind tina
lheIe could not have boon anything II
tho way OF land 10 stop II for n lOnl
distance on. We were now driiilnl
rapidly notthwari.
IN DANGEROUS UNCERTAINTY.
Goa April slh We began our msrel