The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
NH4LES AYCHQRED ATH MzAZZNT eZ4Z2OY

anchor 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. m. we
sighted distant iceberg between ourselves and
the Greenland coast. At IL a. m. there was no
other sign of lce though had fifty
miles Birds were very scarce, generally only
two fulmars were in sight, and had seen
two gullemots two Arctic skua and few puff
fms. At 2 p. m. we had steamed eightyive miles.
No ice had been SEEN and only few fumars
and kittiwakes within sight of the yacht
1920 p. N. Log AS miles. northerly breeze
sprung up, and the temperature of the water
40 degrees 1t had been AZ degrees two hours
earlier. l had only Razorb in the
afternoon and a few fulmars and kittiwakes.
9:15 p m. Log $50 miles. Very clear weather.
The set at about 11:15 p The wind was
westerly and there very heavy swell,
little sleep to be had Bright sunshine
cheered when looked out in the early hours
ice. and evidently none had been seen, or should
have heard of It, ] knew that Jan Mayen could
not be far off. At 7:15 m. | again looked out,
and dim outline of cliffs ahead lost above
in mist and cloud. Great numbers of Brunnich's
guillemots. fulmars and few kittiwakes were
flying round, sign of the proximity of land.
The thermometer on deck registered As degrees
Fahrenheit and the log 200 miles Gradually the
beautiful snow-covered volcano, Beerenberg. ap-
peared above the cloud All below was shrouded
in mist, except just above level where
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 that the tops were covered with
vegetation, and lay only in patches in the
deep ravines. 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 from mixed
with the black lava. I not sure whether it
only the sight of them which frightened my
captain but. all events, he believed his
passes to be affected, and not enjoying him
self much | Along the short d
line of broken ice The temperature of the water
at 9 a. m. Al degrees and at 10: so a &c
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 us, was separated from them by low stretch
of land, mile and half wide, and apparently
little above level. Had there been no surf
it locked easy place land. but under the
circumstances II impossible BY the time
reached this isthmus the whole island
clear, except for few feecy clouds the
southern end. Leaving the isthmus behind US.
we passed the remarkable crater. Egg Bluff
once, | believe island but apparently
connected with the shore One side OF it has
been away by the 1t is 600 feet high
and from its inner wall steam is said to be al
ways rising.
1t was the warmest day had had since Ieav
ing England and spent the whole morning on
the bridge without coat Shortly after passing
Egg Bluff, steamed under Beerenberg which.
on this glorious cloudless day, dazzling il
its snowy whiteness. At noon the thermometer
registered 40 degrees. the temperature of the wa