Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-02
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anchor, and steamed away in pursuit of the ice
but l stipulated that should Jie
straight in the direction of Jan Mayen The
weather was bright and clear, and at 8 a. we
sighted distant iceberg between ourselves and
the Greenland coast. At II a. there
other sign of ice, though had come over fifty
miles. Birds were very scarce, generally only
or two fulmars in sight, and had seen
two guillemots, two Arctic skua, and few puff
fins. At p. we had steamed eighty-five miles.
No ice had been seen, and only few fulmars
and kittiwakes came within sight of the yacht
1920 p. M Log 14S miles. A northerly breeze
sprung up, and the temperature of the water was
40 degrees. 1t had been AZ degrees two hours
earlier. I had only Razorbill in the
afternoon and few fumars and kttiwakes.
9:15 p. m Log 100 miles, Very clear weather.
The set at about 11:15 p. The wind was
westerly, and as there was 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 sign of
ice and evidently none had been seen, or I should
have heard of it. I knew that Jan Mayen could
not be far off. At 7:15 a.. m. I again looked out,
and dim outline of cliffs ahead, lost above
in mist and cloud Great numbers of Brunnich's
guillemots, fulmars and few kttiwakes were
flying round sure sign of the proximity of land
The Thermometer on deck registered 45 degrees
Fahrenheit and the log 290 miles, Gradually the
beautiful snow-covered volcano. Beerenberg, ap-
peared above the cloud All below was shrouded
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 off
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 (suggestiye of iron) mixed
with the black lava. I am not sure whether it
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 Al degrees and at 10: so a. m SO
degrees. AS we steamed along from South Cape
to South East Cape we that Beerenberg
which at first appeared part of the cliffs in front
OF U.S. was separated from them by low stretch
of land. one mile and half wide, and apparently
little above level Had there been no SURF
it looked an easy place to land. but under the
circumstances 1t was impossible BY the time
we reached this isthmus the whole island was
clear, except for few ieecy clouds over the
southern end Leaving the isthmus behind u.s.
we passed the remarkable crater. Egg Bluff
once I believe, an island but now apparently
connected with the shore One side of 1t has
been worn away by the 1t is 600 feet high,
and from its inner steam is said to be al
ways rising.
1t was the warmest day we had had since leav.
ing England and l 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 Wilderness. At noon the Thermometer
registered 40 degrees. the temperature Of the va