The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-13

the cape the slcdge broke through, and. In spite
Of our utmost endeavors. we lost al our ORC.
had kept for lunch, and all our cartridges wero
wettod. As we could moi, reach the shore. owlhg
90 'n ski ,e VIZ ' retra ssSaa G oaT ste e1s' and tried TO
approach Hooker Island, further, to the west,
with the intention OF ir9ssins aac Il s and map
in the n ighborhood of Brady Island from mere;
But whenever we approached Hooker lslaha
very thin ice stopped us and our advance. EAST
also being cut OH we returned. There was open
wator Visible In many directions, and inc ice
loss OF our provisions, we were compelled 10
march for twenty-five and three-quarter hours
consecntlvely, and in that time covered forty,
Elmwood the next day.
Not one of our party has had n minpte's II
n IS since we !, II England. and n jollier, healthi-
er. and buster little community never sxl teu.
Every minute Of our time was occupleni even
he Willy on our hands. or course, when W were
away on our exp ditions gu movements WerS
during the winter we sept regular hours. Al
though there we're several house at Einwoou,
found that h canvas houses were quite insult
able o live in, and 80 we all lived ! getngrnn
the the 1 ia@s sass f log tho Sep Inst tim I'm th About Are the r middis
of October, and is not again visible until the
third week in February. During those long foHr
breakfastcd at $40. after which we performed
our household duties-sweepinE up, washing
went for a run on ski, or, when tho weather
was SO bad as to prevent this, took exercise
hound. w shs se ho tn WORK RSe on nnn Jobs Oh tho s6at oT we snPf iS
hand, such as the making of tents. of which we
completed two last winter, the repairing ana
dogs, and anything else that was wanted.
We dropped having lunch. but at . o'clock
1880 we dined. and until IL 80, when we turned
in for the night, amused ourselves with reading
and smoking. 1t may BIO interesting to persons
other than Arctic mon to know that from the
date Of the disappearance OF the sun until the
two or three hours twilight in the middle Of tho
day. From November till February midday
and midnight arc practically alike; During
tho whole Of our stay in Franz Josef Land we
always had plenty, of provisions - We prac;
tically lived on loon, an Arctic bird OF
autumn and froze Tor the winter. Last autumn
set free nineteen looms and twenty-five kitti.
label marked with the letter " It viii be a
matter OF great interest IL any of these are shot
n IN Ni i wiiI 3nd the noF Tbs of oIs sso 10 Wb; or t 11ssSS Sirds
migrate for the winter. On the whole, last win
ter was mild for the Arctic, The Thermometer
occasions jumped TO 20'. OF course, we had
to exercise the greatest care not to expose our:
selves unnecessarily, and, with the exception or
the eyes, we were always completely covered.
We did our best to remember those occasions
Snd on are ire d Sare to 1 SiTtSasT w Sel SSe m nnS NORTH NORTH.
toast Of The Queen God bless her. in our last
In the course of iris journey, says Reuters
Agency, Mr.. Jackson solved a most Interesting
geographical problem; for he not only deter.
mined the northern coasts of Franz Josef Land
hitherto absolutely unknown-but he has also
been able to decide the much vexed problem OF
Gillies Land. 1t is now quite clear that this
much discussed land docs not lie where Arctic
Rcographers have been in the habit of putting
it. and that therefore 1t may be said TO have
ceased to eXist-unlcss Cape Mary Harmsworth,
the southwest extremity of Franz Josef Land
can be said 10 have taken it's place. This jour
ney. in spite of tho compara i've short march
subsequently, undertaken b Mr.. Jackson. prac.
tically completed the map OF Nhat may be called
British Franz Josef Land. The main points Of
this map have completely revolutionized all old
ideas OF Franz josef Land. for Mr.: Jackson has
swept away a continental mass OF land, and in
its stead placed II vast number of small islands
where lofty mountains were supposed to rear
ice.clad neaks into tho sky. Mr.. jackson found
the long-ridEed hummocks of Arctic ice-pack:
and. most curiously OF all, perhaps, TO the north
of these frozen areas he discovered an open sea
which is at present, and probably for all time,
the most northerly open sea in the whole world.
II has been named the Queen Victoria Sea.
The discoveries in science which Mr.. Jackson
has brought home remain TO be made public.
They will be many and important. For three
long years. magnetic and meteorological obser-
%vattons, and geological. botanical. and geological
collections have been made. They will reveal
much OF the highest value. and serve to com.
plete the geographical history OF Franz Josef
Land.