Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-16
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anchor and steamed away In pursuit of the ice,
but | stipulated that 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 ice, though had come over fifty
miles. Birds were very scarce generally only
one or two fulmars we're in sight, and had seen
two guillemots. two Arctic skua, and a few puff.
fms At p. m. we had steamed eighty-hve miles
No ice had been seen, and only few fulmars
and kittiwakes came within sight of the yacht
1920 d. m Log las miles. north9rly breeze
sprung up, and the temperature of the water was
40 degrees. II had been AZ degrees two hours
earlier ! had only seen one Razorbill in the
afternoon and a few fulmars and kittiwakes
9:15 p. m Log $50 miles Very clear weather
The sun set at about 1115 p. m. The wind was
westerly. and as there was a very heavy swell,
little sleep was to be had. Bright sunshine
cheered me 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 it. I~knew that Jan Mayen could
not be far off At 7:15 g. m | again looked out
and saw a dim outline of cliffs ahead lost above
in mist and cloud Great numbers of Brunnich's
guillemots fulmars and a few kittiwakes we're
flying round sHre sign of the proximity or land
The Thermometer on deck registered 40 degrees
Fahrenheit and the log 290 miles Gradually the
beautiful snow-covered volcano Beerenberg, ap-
in mist except just above sea level. where one
could trace the dim outline of land AS we ap-
preached, long, low-lying peninsula stretched
out to the southwest, and as the mist cleared oil
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 ravines 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 iron) mixed
with the black lava. I am not sure whether II
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 Al degrees and at 10: so a. m. IS
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
It looked an easy place to land. but under the
circumstances It impossible BY the time
we reached this isthmus the whole island was
clear except for a few feecy clouds over the
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 It has
been worn away by the II is 500 feet high,
and from its inner wall steam is said to be al.
ways rising.
II was the warmest day we had had since leav-
ing England and I spent the whole morning on
the bridge without coat Shortly after passing
Egg Bluff we steamed under Beerenberg which.
on this glorious cloudless day. was dazzling in
its snowy whiteness At noon the thermometer
registered 40 degrees. the temperature Of the wa