The age-herald., 1897-09-04
OLD THEORIES EXPLODED Jackson-Harnsworth Expedition
 to Franz Josehand BRINGS BACK NEW HISTORY Reports Failure to Find GiIIieS Land d-North Pole Cannot Be Reached Very Easily
 Some Experiences.

London, Sept. 3.-The British steamer Windward, having on b5ard the Jackson Harmswouth expedition which has spent several winters near Cape Flora, Franz Jessfland. arrived here today from Franz Josefland with F. c. Jackson and his colleagues All the members of the expedition are in good health. They report havin exprorsd Ftanz Josefland thoroughly with the exception of some odd corners. Before the Windward sailed the quarters of the expedition at Elm wood were fastened up, but MT. Jack son left there a quantity of supplies in case the place should be visited by Prof Andree or ether explorers. He also es- tablfshsd depot at Bell island.
 Talking over his experience with a rep resentative of the Associated Press MT. Jackson said that since the Windward left Franz Josefland last year with pr. Nansan the winter had been less Severe and less windy than usual. MT. Jackson and Albert Armbtage. nautical astrono- mer of the expedition, started on March 16, with pony and deg sledge, to explore tha western part of Franz Josefland. They encountered boisterous weather, and at the end of the first month ma- jority of the dogs and the pony suc- cumbed and the explorers were compelled to abandon all but the most essential part of their equipment The party followed Hhe coast tine some time on a sea, of ice and sometimes along glaciated land 100 feet high bordering on Cambridge Bay. The constant mist which prevailed made the journey very harrassing. The party shot bear, the only one seen, and having procured meat and blubbsr, they returned ito Elmwood in the middle of May, after meeting a party sent out to look for them, anxiety having been felt fer their safety, as they were a fortnight overdue. A sec- ond expeiition which went eastward at the beginning of June was less successful, as on the second day out sthe' explorers lost a sledge through the ice and had hazardous return journey.
 The result of the explorations, it is claimed, completely revolutionizes the old ideas of Fraz Josefland, and proves that the much discussed Gillies Land does not He where Arctic geographers have been lately in thehabit of placing it, and therefore it may be considered non-existant The whole continental mass of land is replaced by vast num- Der of small islands, and lofty moun- fain hxr ,.id dcyad ha r1nalxS nd ire packs, while no trace of these open seas have been found toward the north. Me neurological and geological observations were made and many valuable botanical and geological collections were brought to hand. Otherwise the explorations were uneventful.
 There were about two hours of light dn the middle of the day from October to November and from thence on it was total darkness until the end of February.
 The members of the expedition killed 1,40O loon Ga web-footed bird found in the northern regions) in the autumn, which provided ample fresh meat. Dur ing the winter they caught nineteen loon and twenty-two kittiawks Ga bird of the gull kind), to which they fas- tened labels initialled "J." and liberated them.
 fThe cold sometimes reached 40 degrees mellow zero and jumped up to 20 degrees below freezing point. The members of the Jackson Harmsworth expedition fail- ed to see King Oscar Land and are con- vinced that there is no great land north of Franz Josefland. They add that the existence of Ptermann land is doubtful and that 1t must be small.
 These alterations in the map render the prospect of reaching the North Pole from Franz Josefland more than doubt fuI, as the returned explorers are cer- tain that there is no land north of S7 de- grees They did not see anything of Prof. Andree, who started on July Il from the Island of Tromsoe in an at tempt to cross the north pole by balloon MT. Jackson announces his intention of heading another Arctic expedition this time on his own account.