Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-04-25

anchor, and steamed away in pursuit of the ice,
but l stipulated that should Jie
straight in the direction of Jan Mayen. The
weather bright and clear and at a we
sighted a distant iceberg between ourselves and
the Greenland coast. At IL a. m. there was no
other sign of ice though we had come fifty
miles. Birds very scarce, generally only
one two fulmars in sight, and had seen
two guillemots, two Arctic skua and few puff
fins. AT p m. we had steamed eighty-five miles.
No ice had been seen, and only few fulmars
and kttiwakes came within sight of the yacht
7:20 p m. Log las miles. northerly breeze
sprung up, and the temperature of the water was
40 degrees. 1t had been AZ degrees two hours
earlier. l had only seen one Razorbill in the
afternoon and few fulmars and kittiwakes.
9:15 p. m. Log 180 miles Very clear weather.
The sun set at about lis p. m. The wind was
westerly, and as there was a very heavy swell,
little sleep was to be had. Bright sunshine
cheered when looked out in the early hours
of the following morning. There was no sign OF
ice, and evidently none had been seen, or should
have heard of 1t. l knew that Jan Mayen could
not be far off At 7:15 a. m | again looked out.
and dim outline Of cliffs ahead, lost above
in mist and cloud. Great numbers of Brunnich's
gulemots, fulmars and few kittiwakes were
flying round, sign of the proximity of land
The thermometer deck registered As degrees
Fahrenheit and the log 290 miles. Gradually the
beautiful snow-covered volcano, Beerenberg, ap-
peared above the cloud All below shrouded
In mist, except just above level where one
could trace the dim outline Of land. AS we ap-
preached, long, low-lying peninsula stretched
out to the southwest, and the mist cleared off
and opened up the high cliffs in front of US,
could that the tops covered with
vegetation, and snow lay only in patches in the
deep ravnes The whole island is apparently
studded with craters, and the tops of the cliffs
form huge rugged basins. The cliffs curl
rusty red color (suggestive of iron) mixed
with the black lava l not whether 1t
only the sight Of them which frightened my
captain but, at all events he believed his COM
passes to be affected, and not enjoying him
self as much I Along the short
line of broken ice The temperature OF the water
at a. m. was Al degrees and at 10: so a. m. 36
degrees. AS steamed along from South Cape
to South East Cape we saw that Beerenberg,
which at first appeared part of the cliffs in front
of land, one mile and half wide, and apparently
little above sea level. Had there been no surf
1t looked easy place to land, but under the
circumstances 1t was impossible BY the time
reached this isthmus the whole island
clear, except for a few feecy clouds the
southern end Leaving the isthmus behind us,
passed the remarkable crater. Egg Bluff,
once, l believe, an island, but now apparently
connected with the shore. One side Of it has
been worn away by the sea. 1t is 800 feet high
and from it's inner wall steam is said to be al
ways rising.
1t was the warmest day we had had since leav-
Ing England and | spent the whole morning on
the bridge without coat. Shortly after Passing
Egg Stuff, steamed under Beerenberg, which.
on this glorious cloudless daT, dazzling In
its snowy whiteness. At noon the Thermometer
registered 40 degrees the temperature of the wa