. The log of the "Laura" in polar seas; a hunting cruise from Tromsö, Norway to Spitsbergen, the polar ice off east Greenland and the island of Jan Mayen in the summer of 1906, kept by Bettie Fleischmann Holmes . Wednesday, August 22 Occasional brash-ice during the morning wasthe sole trace of the polar pack we had so re-cently left. We were under sail all day ina heavy sea resulting from the recent weather was clearer and the sun, shiningintermittently, permitted an observation to betaken. OFF JAN MAYEN Thursday, August 23 It was foggy during the night, but themorning was clear and
. The log of the "Laura" in polar seas; a hunting cruise from Tromsö, Norway to Spitsbergen, the polar ice off east Greenland and the island of Jan Mayen in the summer of 1906, kept by Bettie Fleischmann Holmes . Wednesday, August 22 Occasional brash-ice during the morning wasthe sole trace of the polar pack we had so re-cently left. We were under sail all day ina heavy sea resulting from the recent weather was clearer and the sun, shiningintermittently, permitted an observation to betaken. OFF JAN MAYEN Thursday, August 23 It was foggy during the night, but themorning was clear and the magnificent snow-clad peaks of Mt. Beerenberg on Jan May enrose grandly before us. This mountain isan extinct volcano, last seen in activity byScoresby in 1818, rising to a height of 835ofeet. We were exceptionally fortunate tosee it in all its splendor, since it is usuallyenshrouded in fog, and even on this clearday a wide belt of mist obscured the lowerthird. When first sighted, the mountain seemedbut a mile or two away, although it was reallyfifteen. Shortly before 10 oclock a. m. weanchored in the partially sheltered Mary MussBay near the centre of the north shore of the island. Jan Mayen lies bet
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