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Jan Mayen is solidly invested. 
When it does come down, however, 
the converse is true, and the ap- 
proaches are open. 
‘“‘Wrom three different advices I 
have had from the north of Iceland 
since April 4 of this year I find that 
the amount of pack ice on the nor- 
thern shores of Iceland make it seem 
a propitious. time for visiting Jan 
Mayen. 
‘‘In 1817, William Scoresby, Jr., 
the world’s most famous whaling 
captain, wrote a brief account of a 
visit he made to Jan Mayen. 
‘“‘Not until 1882 was the isle 
brought greatly into public notice 
In that year it was made one of 
the circumpolar stations established 
by the Austrians. They only have 
studied it at all from a scientific 
standpoint and that but cursorily. 
“The flag of no nation flies over 
this island. 
“Tt is of voleanie origin, and 
whether the volcano is active or not 
we propose to determine. 
‘‘In shape it resembles a frying 
pan. Mount Beerenberg occupies 
the circular portion. This mountain: 
is from 6000 to 8000 feet above sea 
level. 
‘“The island lies enshrouded in al- 
most perpetual fog and drizzle dur- 
ing the short summer season. The 
walrus hunters report during this 
season in that vicinity nine days of 
fog to one day of sun. 
‘““With the fog, pack ice and the 
uncertain location there is presented 
a pretty problem in navigation for 
our skipper to solve. 
“Tf he succeeds, the real work of 
the expedition will be commenced 
immediately on our arrival. All the 
members of the expedition have had 
years of scientific training in this 
work. I myself have spent a season 
on the north Labrador shore in ex- 
amination of Arctic currents and 
drift icebergs. 
‘“With Mrs. Russell, I have been 
on two expeditions to Iceland. She 
and I together have traveled up- 
wards of 1000 miles on horseback, 
climbed its two great volcanoes, 
Hekla and Krafla, and made an ex- 
amination of the glaciers to locate a 
point for a future ascent. 
‘““This second ascent was to have 
been made by us this year but has 
been postponed because of my ac- 
cepting the invitation to join the 
Jan Mayen paty as geologist. 
“The leader of our party this 
year is J. Foster Stackhouse, F. R. 
G.S., who is an expert in topograph- 
ical surveying and contour plotting. 
Baron Axel Klainklostrom, an emi- 
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nent ornithologist of the University 
of Upsala, Sweden, is another mem- 
ber. He has also explored Spitzber- 
gen with Nordenskiold, the younger, 
and was a member of the Belgica 
Relief Expedition to the Antarctic 
regions. 
‘* Another member is Colonel 
Friederberg of Berlin, who has been 
specially detailed by Kaiser William 
to make an ornithological collection 
for the Royal Museum. 
‘‘Our real work will be to make 
a complete collection of the birds 
and study of the sea animals) in 
particular the seal and walrus; to 
collect dredgings around the island 
for studies of sea life. We will also 
make a line of soundings, complete- 
ly around the island if possible, and 
if the ice will permit a complete 
Some Attractive Trolley Trip Liter- 
ature. 
The Boston & Northern and St. 
Ry. Co. have this year issued some 
unusually attractive and interesting 
literature for the guidance and as- 
sistance of the vast army of trolley 
trippers, who find that trips about 
this section offer a geat variety of 
pleasure and interest. 
One folder is devoted purely to 
information concerning distances, 
fares, time, what cars to take and 
where to change in order to reach 
various points. This also contains 
a three-color detailed map showing 
both steam and trolley lines, towns 
and cities and in fact all points in 
eastern Massachusetts, southern 
New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. 
This folder is known as ‘‘Trolley 
Facts.’”’ 
Another large folder is exception- 
ally attractive and interesting. This 
survey. 
‘‘On the island itself I will de- 
termine the altitude of the volea- 
noes, ascertain their periods of erup- 
tion and make a collection of all 
lavas. I expect to find only the very 
lowest forms of plant life. 
“*T will survey the glaciers to find 
their size and note any peculiari- 
ties of formation and rate of move- 
ment. I will be the only American 
in the expedition. 
“Directly south of Jan Mayen lies 
another island from six to ten miles 
long which, aside from the mere fact 
of its existence, is wholly unknown. 
This too we will visit. It is known 
as Mevenklint. In case we do not 
get to Jan Mayen we will certainly 
be able to touch Mevenklint.”’ 
is a descriptive and illustrated fold- 
er with various popular trips des- 
eribed and pictured by artistically 
arranged halftone reproductions of 
photographs. The traveler is also 
assisted in following the routes by 
small individual maps in two colors. 
In the interior of this folder is an 
Aero-View map of the whole terri- 
tory. This is in four colors and is 
not only very pretty as a picture of 
the section covered but the car lines 
from point to point are easily fol- 
sowed. 
A number of small individual 
folders suggesting trips of the 
larger cities of the district have also 
been issued. ‘Trolley literature may 
be obtained by application to the 
local offices of the company or by 
appheation to the Free Trolley In- 
formation Bureau conducted by the 
Passenger Department at 309 Wash- 
ington street, Boston. 
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