The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-14

broadcast that Captain Mix.
elsen, the Danish Arctic ad-
venturer, with the engineer
Seversen as companion. both
of whom started to Cross Greenland
In the summer Of 1910. had arrived at
Aalesund. the world In general hail
ed the adventures with wonder. rath-
er than amazement. for. as matter OF
fact, even the most intelligent OF
average readers know precious little
about Greenland. Difficult of access,
particularly from America. the trav-
eler sees but little promise In the
voyage, and even where he does fit
out for the no-man's land. as one
might dub 1t, he Is not at all certain
of reaching his goal.
Mikelsen and Seversen, It will be
remembered. formed part of an e1-
petition organized in 1909 to discover
the depot left by Myths Erickson.
who, with two companions. persisted
in Greenland in the previous year.
On the completion of their original
object the two started to cross Green
land. They reached Denmark Firth
on May 20. 1910 where they found
records left by Erickson. Nine days
later they began their return journey.
and on this they encountered terri
BILE hardships. Several of the dogs
died and the explorers were COM
PEELED to shoot those that remained
for food. The party reached Shan
non Island. opposite King William
Land. on November 20. and remained
there throughout the winter and the
following summer. hoping to be pick
and they proceeded to Shamrock
island, where they spent the follow
ing winter. In the spring of 1s1:
they endeavored to make a sledge
journey to Cape Dalton. but had to
give 1t up owing to weakness. They
had abandoned all hope of rescue.
when they were picked up by Nor.
wegian fishing vessel, on July IT last,
and brought to Aalesund. Thence
they leave for Copenhagen.
Danish Expedition Found Nausht.
The Danish relief expedition OF
1911 returned last summer and all
the West Greenland ships came back
without information OF Captain
Mikelsen. Hope for his safety had
therefore. been practically abandon
ed
In that connection 1t is interesting
to note the experience of an intrepid
hunter explorer of Cincinnati. Max
Fleischman, the multi-millionaire
yeast manufacturer. in an attempt tc
reach Greenland a very few years
ago. Fleischman had chartered q
ship of his own. and everything that
money could provide was at hand
for the attempt, But. even SO. the
coast OF Greenland repealed, and
though they came within sight they
were forced. eventually. to turn bach
without landing.
AS Fleischman tells this part the
story of his cruise is as follows: 1--WE
had reached far enough into the ice
pack by July 90 to note the absence
of the mud-colored bergs Astounding
on its outskirts. F1oes increased II
area and the former fiat surfaces o
these gave place to tumbled massei
and rather thin. irregular SNOW
blocks. The latter. heaped one OF
another. rose to heights of from q
to so feet
THE temperature was below freez
ing and the ice stood thick on thu
rigging, crystal fringes Of icicle
hanging from the edges OF the foes
adding other touches to the scene.
Bear hunting was the great pas
time at this stage of the voyage. A
Z in the morning. 1t is remembered
the mate sighted big bear walking
over some heavy ice to starboard
and shambling easily along to tn