The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-04
RACK FROM FRANZ JOSEF LAND
jackson Harmsworth Expedition Returns
without Having seen Andree

london. Sept S-The BRUSH Steamer
windward, having on board the Jackson
Harmsworth expedition, which has spent
.hrea winters near Cape Flora, Franz
sJoseIf Land. arrived here today from
Franz JOSEPH Land, with Jackson ana
bis colleagues. All the members Of the
expedition are in good health.
; They report having explored Franz
.Josepf Land thoroughly with the excep-
ton Of some odd corners.
Before the Windward sailed, the quar-
ters of the expedition at ElmWood were
fastened up, but Mr.. Jackson LETT there
a quantity OF supplies in case the place
should be visited by Professor Andre or
other explorers. He also established a
depot at Bell Island.
Talking over his experience, with
representative OF the Associated Press,
Mr.. jackson said that since the WIND
ward left Franz JOSEPH Land last year
with Dr. Nansen, the winter had oeen
less severe and less windy than usual
Mr.. Jackson and Albert Armitage, nau-
tical astronomer of the expedition, start
ed on March IS, with a pony and dog
Franz Josef Land. They encountered
boisterous weather and at the end or
the first month a majority OF the dogs
and the pony succumbed and the explor-
ers were compelled to abandon all but
the most essential part of their equip
ment. The party followed the coast line,
some times on a sea OF ice and some
times along gleciated land.
FrThe constant mists which prevailed
made the journey very hard. They shot
O. bear. the only one seen, and having
procured meat and blubber. they return
ed to Elmwood in the middle Of May,
after meeting a party sent out to look
Cor them
. The result Of the explorations, it is
claimed, completely revolutioniZed the
old idea of Franz Josef Land and proves
that the much discussed Gilliesland does
not lie where Arctic geographers have
been in the habit Of placing il, and
therefore it may be considered non-exist-
ent.
The whole continental mass OF land is
replaced by a vast number of small isl
ends and the lofty mountains by long
Cidged hummocks and ice packs, while
north OF these has been found an open
sea which is the most northern sea in
the whole world. The most valuable
magnetic, meteorological and geological
collections were brought 10 England.
The winter life of the explorers was
uneventful. The members Of the expedi-
zion killed l. 400 loon "a web-footed bird
found in the northern regions in au-
yumn) which provided ample fresh meat
During the winter they caught nineteen
loon and twenty-five kittywacks Ca bird
jof the gull kind, TO which they pantened
Slbels initiated u. @" and liberated.
The cold some times reached 40 de
grees below zero and Just jumped up tC
20 degrees below freezing point. The
members of the Jackson-H Harms Ii
expedition failed 10 see King Oscar Land
and are convinced that there is no grea
land north OF Franz Josef Land. They
add that the existence OF Peterman lanC
IS doubtful and that at most it must ot
email The locations in the map render
the prospect of reaching the North Polt
from Franz Josef Land more than doub
full as the returned explorers are salts
ted that there is no land north of 50 de
grees. They did not see anything O
professor Andre. who started on July IL
from the island Of Tromsoe in an attemp
TO cross the North Pole by balloon.
Mr.. Jackson announces his intention o
heading another Arctic expedition, THU
time on his own account.
The merit OF Hoods Sarsaparilla 1!