3 2. Jan Mayen. Den 27de Juli 1877. omAftenen, kom vi, paa Vejen fra' Troms0 til Jan Mayen, ind i Polarstrommen. Tempe- raturen i Havets Overbade, der liele Dagen tidligere havde vseret 8° og derover, gik liurtig ned til lnellem 4] og 5-j og en Temperatur af 0° fandtes allerede i 17 Favnes Dyb. Dette var 15 geogi’afiske Mil ost for Jan Mayen. Den folgende Nat og Foriniddag dampede vi, under jevnlig Lod- ning, videre vestover og fandt Dybder paa 829, 968, 796, 1060 og, Kl. 1 Eftm. den 28de, 654 Favne. Endnu viste Jan Mayen sig ikke. Med det kolde Yand havde Polar- bavets Taage indfundet sig og taget bort saavel Solen som al Udsigt til Land. Imidlertid tydede, foruden Dybdens Aftagen, den stadig tiltagende Mmngde af Spfugl, navnlig Lunder, som saaes flvvende estover, paa at Landet ikke kunde vsere langt borte. Med Kursen fremdeles ret mod Vest dampedes fra Pladsen for Idet sidste Lodskud videre Kl. 1.40 Min. Kl. 2 liaetes pludselig forste Styrmands Kaab “Jeg ser Isbraen forud”. Farten standsedes, Loddet kastedes og viste en Dybde af 144 Favne. I Horizonten, under den lavt liggende Taage. skimtedes en vseldig ned- overbsengende Isbra mod den morke Fjeldvseg. Det var Dstsiden af Jan Mayen. Med Loddet i Bund bleve vi lig- gende paa sainrne Plads et Par Timers Tid. Taagen lettede noget, og vi kunde se nordover til Ostkap og sydover til Sydostkap. Vi laa ligeudenfor den sydligste af 0stsidens fern store Isbraer (Petersens Bra).’ Afstanden fra Land bestemtes, ved Ekkoet af et Kanonskud, (10.*4 Mellemtid) til en liden Kvartmil (1750 Meter). Da Sogangen kom fra Nordnordost og der saaes Bran- dinger paa Stranden. besluttedes det at spge en Ankerplads paa den anden Side af Den. Vi tog da Loddet ind og dampede nordover. Vejret boldt sig fremdeles taaget, og i det 0je- blik, vi vare naaede til tvers af Nordostkap. lagde Taagen sig saa taet over Havet, • at Landet og Horizonten blev taget ganske bort. Kursen sattes en Stund sen ere mod Vest, derpaa mod Syd og endelig mod Sydost. Taagen boldt sig bele Tiden over Havet og liindrede al Udsigt. Med korte Tidsinellemrum observeredes Havoverfladens Temperatur som et muligt Varsel om Is i Nmrheden. Vi fandt jevnlig over 3°, og ikke lavere end 2.°3. Da vi Kl. 7 om Aftenen efter Bestikket mermede os Mary Muss Bugten, begyndte vi at lodde, og fortsatte hermed under Farten ind mod det usynlige Land, for paa denne Maade at finde en Anker- plads, til Kl. 10. Kl. 101/2 begyndte imidlertid beldigvis Taagen at lofte sig. saaat de nedre Dele af Landet bleve synlige. Vi kunde nu orientere os og vselge vor Anker- plads, og Kl. 11 faldt Voringens Anker i Mary Muss Bugten paa 20 Favne Vand. en god lialv Kvartmil fra Stranden. 2. Jan Mayen. In tbe evening of the 27tb of July, 1877, on our passage from Tromso to Jan Mayen, we entered tbe Polar current. The temperature at tbe surface of tbe sea, which throughout tbe day bad not been lower than 8°, sank rapidly to between 4° and 5°, and 0° was registered at a depth of 17 fathoms, tbe position of tbe ship being then 60 miles east of Jan Mayen. During tbe night and tbe fore- noon of tbe following day we steamed on westward, sounding repeatedly, and found tbe depth to be successively 829, 968, 796, 1060, and, at 1 p. m. on tbe 28th, 654 fathoms. Still, nothing was to be seen of Jan Mayen. With tbe frigid water bad come tbe Arctic fog, shrouding both tbe sun and tbe land. Meanwhile, divers species of sea-birds, more especially puffins, seen flying eastward iii steadily increasing numbers, could not fail to announce, apart from tbe observed decrease in depth, our comparative proximity to tbe island. Steering due west as before, we steamed on from where tbe last sounding bad been taken (1.40 p. m.), and at 2 p. m. we suddenly beard tbe first mate shout “Glacier ahead!” Tbe ship's way was immediately deadened, and on heaving tbe lead, tbe depth was found to be 144 fathoms. On tbe horizon, under tbe low-lying fog, could be descried against the dark mountain-wall a huge, beetling glacier. It was tbe eastern shore of Jan Mayen. With tbe lead at tbe bottom, we remained in tbe same spot for a couple of hours, when tbe fog began to clear a little, and looking northward, we could sight Cape East, southward, Cape South-East. Tbe vessel lay right off tbe most southerly of tbe 5 large glaciers (Petersen’s glacier) on tbe east coast of Jan Mayen. The distance from land was determined by tbe echo of a cannon-shot (interval 10.'4), and found to be something under a' mile (5742 feet). Tbe swell coming from tbe north-north-east, and obser- ving tbe sea breaking on tbe shore, we determined to seek a sheltered anchorage on tbe other side of tbe island. Tbe lead was accordingly hoisted in, and we steamed northward. Tbe weather still continued thick; and just as tbe vessel had got abreast of Cape North-East, the fog became all at once so dense that nothing could be seen of the land and the horizon. Shortly after, the course was set west, then south, and finally south-east. Meanwhile, there was no break in the fog, which still hung over the sea, excluding the prospect on every side. At brief intervals we noted the temperature of the surface-water, as a possible indication of the proximity of ice. This was generally found to be 3°, and in no case under 2.°3. At 7 p. m., as, according to our reckoning, we were approaching Mary Muss Bay, we' heaved the lead, and continued sounding till 10 o’clock, as we bore down on the fog-shrouded coast to find anchorage for the ship. Fortunately, however, at half-past ten the dense mist began to rise, disclosing tbe lower parts of the land. We could now look about us and choose our anchorage; and at 11 o’clock the “Vpringen” dropped her anchor in Mary Muss Bay, in 20 fathoms of water, a little more than half a mile from the shore. l*

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