The Raymer enterprise., 1913-04-24
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Tnchor, and steamed away in pursuit Of the ice,
but ! stipulated that our course should lie
straight In the direction OF Jan Mayen. The
weather was bright and clear, and at a IN. we
sighted distant iceberg between ourselves and
the Greenland coast. At II a. IN. there was no
other sign of Ice, though had come over fifty
miles. Birds were very scarce, generally only
one or two fulmars were In sight. and had seen
two guillemots. two Arctic skua and few pu..
fins At p. m. we had steamed eighty.hve miles.
No ice had been seen and only a few fulmars
and kttiwakes came within sight OF the yacht
7;2O p. m, Log liS miles. nOrtherly breeze
sprung up, and the temperature OF the water was
40 degrees. 1t had been ~ degrees two hours
earlier. had only seen Razorbill in the
afternoon and few fulmars and kittwakes
9:l5 p N, Log $50 miles Very clear weather.
The sun set at about HE p IN The wind was
westerly. and there was very heavy swell.
little sleep was to be had Bright sunshine
chcered me when looked out in the early hours
OF the following morning. There was sign OF
ice, and evidently none had been seen. or should
have heard OF 1t. knew that Jan Mayen could
not be far of. At 7;l5 a. m. | again looked out
and saw dim outline OF cliffs ahead. lost above
In mist and cloud. Great numbers OF Brunnch's
guemos. fulmars and few kittwakes were
flying round sure sign OF the proximity OF land
The Thermometer on deck registered 45 degrees
Fahrenheit and the log 200 miles. Gradually the
beautiful snow-COvered volcano Beerenberg. ap-
pcared above the cloud All below was shrouded
in mist. except Just above sea level where one
could trace the dim outline OF land. As we ap.
preached, a long low.lying peninsula stretched
out to the southwest. and as the mist cleared of
and opened up the high cliffs In front OF us.
We could see that the tops were covered with
vegetation, and snow lay only In patches in the
deep rayines The whole island Is apparently
studded with craters and the tops OF the cliffs
form huge rugged basins. The cliffs are a curl.
Gus rusty red color Suggestive OF from mixed
with the black lava. | am not sure whether Il
was only the sight of them which frightened my
captain but. at all events he believed his com.
passes to be affected and was not enjoying him.
self as much as | was. Along the short was a
line OF broken ice The temperature OF the water
at a m. was II degrees and at 1850 n. m. 20
degrees. As We steamed along from South Cape
to South East Cape saw that Beerenberg
which at first appeared part OF the cliffs In front
OF us was separated from them by low stretch
OF land one mile and half wide, and apparently
little above sea level Had there been no surf
1t looked an easy place to land. but under tho
circumstances II was impossible BY the time
We reached this isthmus the whole island was
clear. except for few feecy clouds over tho
southern end Leaving the isthmus behind US.
we passed the remarkable crater. Egg Bluff,
once. believe. an island, but now apparently
connected with the shore. One side OF II has
been worn away by the sea. II Is 600 feet high
and from It's inner wall steam Is said to be al.
ways rising.
II was the warmest day we had had since leay.
Ing England and | spent the whole morning on
the bridge without a coat. Shortly after passing
Egg BLUM, we steamed under Beerenberg which.
on this glorious cloudless day was dazzling in
lis snowy Wilderness. At noon the thermometer
registered 10 degrees, the temperature OF the wa.