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da Skibet efter Bestikket nærmede sig Land. hvilket dog
paa Grund af Taagen ikke kunde sees. blev Dybden atter
over 1200 Favne, senere 1060 Favne og derpaa 654 Favne.
Ikke en halv Time senere lik vi gjennem Taagen Øje ’ paa
en af de stejle Isbræer paa Østsiden af Jan Mayen, og da’
Taagen en Stund efter lettede sig noget op. kom ogsaa
Øens Nordspidse tilsyne. Hvor vi stoppede, var Dybden
144 Favne. Pladsen blev nu bestemt, idet vi blev liggende
med Loddet i Bund. først Afstanden fra Land ved Ekkoet
af et Kanonskud, der tydelig lod sig iagttage, og dernæst
Retningen ved Pejlinger af. de synlige Pynter i Nord
og Syd.
Da Søen stod paa Østsiden af Jan Mayen, besluttedes
at sejle omkring Øen til Vestsiden. Vi tog da Loddet ind
og stod nordover langs Kysten med de mange Isbræer,
men i det samme Øjeblik vi var tvers af Nordpynten,
lagde Taagen sig atter ned paa Havet og tog bort al
Udsigt. Der var imidlertid nu Intet til Hinder for at gaa
omkring til Vestsiden. Vi styrede først Nord, derpaa Vest,
saa Sydvest og endelig Sydost, medens Havoverfladens
Temperatur maaltes hvert femte Minut. Den holdt sig jevnlig
over 3°. og gik kun en Gang ned til 2°.3 C. Af Is var
intet Spor. Da vi efter Bestikket nærmede os Vestkysten,
loddedes nogle Gange indtil endelig Taagen løftede sig
igjen, saaat Strandpartierne blev synlige. Vi kunde
saaledes vælge vor Ankerplads, og Kl. 11 ’om Aftenen faldt
Ankeret paa 20 Favne Vand i Marie-Muss Bugten, hvor
der, uagtet hele Havet staar paa. var saa roligt som i en
indelukket Havn.
Den følgende Dag var Havet ligesaa roligt, men
Taagen skjulte fremdeles alt undtagen de lavere Partier, og laa
som et" Tæppe over vore Hoveder i omtrent et Par
hundrede Meters Højde. Strax om Morgenen blev der gjort
Landgang paa Stranden söndenfor "Fugleberget," et
ejendommelig formet og farvet Fjeld. Levningerne af et gammelt
Krater, der springer noget frem söndenfor den paa denne
Side af Øen værende Lagune. Der var forskjellige
Partier iland hele Dagen, som gjorde botaniske og geologiske
Iagttagelser, tog Skitser og gik paa Jagt efter Søfugl og
Polarræve. Af de sidste blev skudt 3 Stykker.
Den 30te Juli foretoges Skrabninger fra Baad i
Marie-Muss Bugten, men da det begyndte at blæse en Bris af
nordvestlig Vind. blev Brændingerne paa Stranden snart
saa store, at man ikke kunde komme iland. Over Middag
tiltog Vindens Styrke, og Kl. 5 Eftm. lettede vi for at gaa
om paa. den anden Side af Øen. Under Letningen kom
Solen frem et Øjeblik, der blev maalt et Par Højder af
den, og strax efter rev Vinden en Aabning i Taagen, saa
vi første Gang tik se Beerenberg, hvis blændende hvide,
fathoms, when the soundings were set closer. On the 28th.
when by dead reckoning the vessel was Hearing land,
which, however, we could not see owing to fog, the depth
had again increased to upwards of 1200 fathoms: it then
fell off, the two next soundings giving respectively 1060
and 654 fathoms. Scarce half an hour later we caught
sight through the fog of one of the beetling glaciers
on the eastern shore of Jan Mayen, and shortly after, the
fog lifting a little, the northern extremity of the island rose
in view. The depth where we stopped the engine was 144
fathoms. Lying to. with the lead on the bottom, the position
of the vessel was now determined. — viz. by computing
the distance of the land, from the echo following the
discharge of a cannon, which could be distinctly observed,
and then, by taking the bearings of the promontories
visible in the north and south.
With the wind then blowing, the sea broke on the
eastern shore of Jan Mayen, and we determined, therefore, on
steaming round to the west side of the island. Accordingly,
we hauled in the lead, and stood northward, coursing along
the coast, with its numerous glaciers; but, at the very
moment we were abreast of the northern extremity of the
island, the fog dropped like a curtain, cutting off every
glimpse of Jan Mayen from our view. Meanwhile, there
was nothing to prevent us from steaming on to the western
shore. First we steered north, then west, then south-west,
and finally south-east, recording every five minutes the
temperature of the surface-water. This, with one
exception, when it sank to 2°.3 C., was everywhere registered
above 3° C. Ice there was none. So soon as our
reckoning showed us to be nearing the west coast of the island,
we sounded at intervals, till the fog at length rose,
disclosing the lower parts of the island. We could now look
about us, and at 11 p.m. let go our anchor in 20 fathoms,
in Mary Muss Bay. which, notwithstanding its exposed
situation, was then ’as smooth as a mill-pond.
On the following day the sea was equally’ calm, but
the dense fog. stretching like a blanket about a couple of
hundred metres above our heads, shut out from view, as
on the previous afternoon, all but a low-lying ■ strip of
shore. Early in the morning we landed, south of the
"Fugleberg," or breeding-cliff, a rock of singular hue and
formation, the remains of an ancient crater, jutting forward
to the south of the lagoon that lies on this side of the
island. Several exploring parties passed the day on shore,
doing botanical and geological work, sketching the scenery,
and shooting sea-fowl and Polar foxes. The number of
foxes killed was three.
On the 30th of July we dredged the bottom from a
boat in Mary Muss Bay; but a breeze springing up from
the north-west, there was soon too much surf on the shore %
to admit of landing. Shortly after noon the wind began
to freshen, and at 5 p.m. we weighed anchor, deeming it
best to run back to the opposite side of the island. Whilst
the ship was getting under weigh, the sun came out a
moment, enabling us to obtain a couple of altitudes; and
immediately after, through a sudden rent in the fog. we caught
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