The Springfield herald., 1913-04-25
- WILLIS A1GHQRxD H1|A Nz1LlvT SzAz2GW

enchor. and steamed away in pursuit OF the Ice,
but l stipulated that course should lie
straight in the direction of Jan Mayen. The
weather bright and clear. and at a. m. we
sighted distant iceberg between ourselves and
the Greenland coast At II a. M there was no
other sign Of ice, though We had come over fifty
miles, Birds were very scarce. generally only
one or two fulmars III sight and had seen
two guillemots, two Arctic skua. and few puff
fms. At p. had steamed eighty-fve miles
No ice had been seen and only a few fulmars
and kittiwakes came within sight OF the yacht
1920 p. m. Log 14S miles. northerly breeze
sprung up. and the temperature of the water was
40 degrees. 1t had been AZ degrees two hours
earler. had only seen one Razorbill In the
afternoon and few fulmars and kittiwakes
s:15 p. Log $50 miles Very clear weather
The set at about :15 p. m. The wind was
westerly, and as there very heavy swell
little sleep 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. l knew that Jan Mayen could
not be far OF. At 7:15 a. m. again looked out.
and dim outline of cliffs ahead, lost above
in mist and cloud Great numbers of Brunnfch's
guillemots, fulmars and few kittiwakes were
flying round sign of the proximity of land
The Thermometer deck registered As degrees
Fahrenheit and the log 2sO miles. Gradually the
beautiful snow-covered volcano Beerenberg. ap-
peared above the cloud. All below was shrouded
in mist, except just above level. where one
could trace the dim outline of land. AS we ap
preached. a long, lowlying peninsula stretched
out to the southwest, and the mist cleared on
and opened up the high cliffs in front OF us,
could that the tops we're 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 curl
rusty red color (suggestive of iron) mixed
with the black lava l not sure whether 1t
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 much Along the short was
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 u.s. was separated from them by low stretch
of land, mile and half wide, and apparently
little above level. Had there been surf.
1t looked an easy place to land, but under the
circumstances 1t 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 now apparently
connected with the shore One side of it has
been worn away by the 1t is GOO 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 a coat Shortly after passing
Egg Bluff, steamed under Reerenberg, which.
this glorious cloudless day, dazzling in
its snowy whiteness. At the thermometer
registered 40 degrees, the temperature of the wa