New-York tribune., 1901-04-14

cord between the two narratives he would credit
the Flatoe-book Thus, at the outset of his re-
view, DR.. Dieserud eliminates Bjarni, who is
said to have only sighted America and not
to have landed at all, and treats Left as the
true discoverer, inasmuch the latter is re-
ported to have gone ashore in the year 1Ooo. IN
a place where grapes grew wild and some kind
of cereal self-sown AT best. however.
Lef's discovery accident according to
the HaUbs- book, inasmuch as he is said to have
been blown out of his course while returning
from visit in Norway TO his home in Green
land.
| Thorfin Karlsefni whose adventures are de-
scrbed at length in the Hauks-book. set out
with the definite purpose of exploration. He
wanted to find the country which Left called
''Wineland" and is said to have taken with
him four vessels and $50 men. The expedi-
ton remained out for three or four years, DUR
ing which time one party, led by Ihorhaii' was
lost while engaged in an independent venture.
Karlsefni found place which seemed 10 hlin
| to correspond to the Wineland of the orlginai
discovere-; but the Identification was not com
piete. Consequently. whatever may be tnouSnt
of the accuracy with which DR.. Dieserud and
others recognize the places examined by Karl
sefni, one cannot be altogether sure that any oh
them was the region visited by his predecessor
| Professor Storm who has been a close student
Of this Morse literature as we'll as the geography
involved thinks that the expedition from oIfeen-
| land struck the American coast first in the VI
cinity of Labrador. DIR. Deserud adopts TINS
view and supposes that Karlsefni must then
have pushed southwark account OF the iOr-
biddine, character of the region. down the east
ern coast of Newfoundland. turning cape hace
and then sailing again in a generally westerly
direction Thus he would encounter the eastern
coast of Cape Breton, near its northern eX-
trcnity.
The cape jutting out to the northward. called
~Keelness' in the saga. Professor Storm thinks
was Cape Breton. But DR. Dieserud is better
satisfied with Cape North Cape Egrnont- The
long stretch of unindented coast Of the story
might possibly be that which lies between cape
| North, on the north. and St Marys Bay on
| the SOUTH on the eastern face OF cape Breton
DR. Dieserud is inclined to think that Mira Bav'
near the southeastern corner of the island. an
swers the description of the inlet, called Stream
firth in the saga. where karlsefni found WINTER
quarters for two or three years. The story men
tions an island off the bay which may have
been Scatary
pisappointed in the climate of the region
around Streamfirth both Karlsefni and one of
his companions. Thorhal. started out to explore
still further Thorhau went north. and was
finally lost The leader of the expedition went
southwestward, He went ashore in a country
which he called Hop, finding grapes. self-sown
I grain. Wild anlIN.ilS anu plenty OF HtLlout- AZ
| the background was a range Of low mountains.
Dr. Deserud believes that Hop was Identical
| with Wineland. and that il was on the soui hcrn
coast of Nova Scotia, not further west than
Halifax Encounters with swarthy men in skin
canoes and other causes led karlsefni TO aban-
don his camp here after few months and so
back TO Streamirth.
A voyage undertaken in search OK
ThorhalI. DIR. Dieserud believes that this took
! the leader of the expedition northward from
Mira Bay and around Cape North. and down
the west side of Cape Breton to the north coast
of the eastern part of Nova Scotia The HaUks-
book says that the point where Karlsefni landed
was about as far from Streamfirth in one direc-
tion as Hop in the other. Moreover, there
were mountains in sight like those of Hop DR..
| Dieserud thinks that the range which forms
| the divide between the counties of Halifax and
Guysborough. the south. and Pictou and An
tigonish on the north. meets the requirements OF
the story Well Hence he concludes that the place
where the Norsemen went ashore again
east of Merigomish Harbor. but not far from
Cape st. George. Nova Scotia.