The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-18
EXPLORER NANSEN.

Illustrating on an Ice Floe, When
Found by Explorer Jackson.
LONDON, Sept. 7.--Mr. Henry Fish
er. botanical curator to University Col
lege museum, Nottingham, and botan-
list of the F. ]. Jackson and A. G. w
Farnsworth Arctic expedition, now
entering upon it's second winter upon
Franzjosefland, reached Gravesend
England. on Saturday with four COM
panions, by the expedition supply
steamer Windward, which landed DR..
hansen, the Norwegian explorer, at
Vardo Island in the extreme northern
part of Norway on August Is. In an
interview today Mr.. Fisher furnished
further details of the two parties in
the ice, and a letter from Mr.. Jackson
Just received throws additional light
upon this interesting chapter in North
ern exploration.
MIR. Fisher said: On June II, we had
Just finished dinner in our quarters at
Cape Flora when suddenly 1t. Albert
Armitage, our astronomer, put his
head in the window and shouted:
"How many of you are here? L see a
man on the ice foe"
Mr. Jackson arose and said: Who
ever it is l am off, We then scram bied
for our telescopes and Lieut. Armitage
and l, who had good glasses, suggested
that the stranger was DR.. hansen. By
the time Mr.. Jackson met the stranger
they looked like two specks in the dis
lance After watching the stranger
still more carefully we definitely con-
cluded that he must be DR.. Nansen.
Mr. Jackson's letter is addressed to
Mr.. Farnsworth and continues: Hear
ing that someone had been seen on the
ice | started to meet him. | saw a man
on the pack ice southeast of Cape
Flora, and a second person further Off.
/ fired several shots to attract their
attention and after an hours walk,
we met the man on ski and conclud-
ed he was a Norwegian walrus hunter
who had come to grief somewhere.
Approaching nearer we noticed that
he was as black as a stoker, and that
from head to foot his clothes were
covered with grease. We shook hands
warmly, and then the following con-
versation ensued:
Mr. Jackson: Il am awfully glad to
see YOU"
The Stranger: so l am to see you
Mr. Jackson: "Have you ship
here?'
Stranger: mo, my ship is not here. -
Mr.. Jackson: How many are
there?"
Stranger: l have one companion in
the distance, there"
Turning this time, l was looking
steadily in his face, and in spite of his
long black hair and smoky black skin
| thought he was DR.. hansen whom l
had known in London. So l exclaimed:
Are you not DR.. Nansen?"
Eyes. l am Nansen," was the reply.
: by Jove. l am really awful glad to
see YOU
Then we shook hands still more
heartily. Il thank you very much, =
said DR.. hansen; lit is very kind of
you
When we reached headquarters it
was midnight, but as light as noon.
After DR.. hansen and his companion
Oieut Schott-Nansen) had a bath,
We're shaved and had their hair cut,
our photographer took their pictures
and they dined with us. Our dinner
was a great success. To DR.. Nansen's
establishment we had roast loon, peas
and other vegetables, jam tart, cheese,
preserves and port, sherry and whisky.
Mr. Jackson also sent by the Wind
ward resume of his diary, kept dur
ing the past year, and maps of his
which entirely alter the geography of
Franz Josefland. He has discovered
a great sea where the map of Payer,
the Austrian explorer, shows land.
This sea which Mr.. Jackson has named
Queen Victoria sea, he thinks extends
without a break from about seventy
miles north of his winter quarters to
within three degrees of the Pole, and is
considered by far the most important
body of water yet discovered in these
parts. Mr.. Jackson also writes:
"A long channel through which we
passed from Tiso to Queen Victoria
sea l named The British channel It's
chief arms are Clements and Mark