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FACING PAGE. 



Flaying Walruses .... By Otto Shi ding 198 



The Smithy on the Fram . . . From a Photograph 210 



Magnetic Observation . . . From a Photograph 214 

 Scott-Hansen and Johansen Inspecting the Barometers 



From a Photograph 218 



Dr. Blessing in his Cabin . . . From a Photograph 224 



I Let Loose some of the Dogs . . . By H. Egidius 226 

 The Men who were Afraid of Frightening the Bear 



By A. Block 228 



A Chronometer Observation . . From a Photograph 272 



Sverdrup's Bear Trap . . . From a Photograph 298 



Ice Stratification .... From a Photograph 360 



Johansen Reading the Anemometer . From a Photograph 364 



At the Coming of Spring . . . From a Photograph 380 



Returning Home after Sunset . From a Photograph 382 



Observing the Eclipse of the Sun . From a Photograph 384 



A Summer Evening .... From a Photograph 392 



Taking a Sounding of 2,058 Fathoms From a Photograph 396 



Reading Temperature with a Lens . From a Photograph 400 



Drift-ice in Summer .... From a Photograph 406 



Summer Guests .... From a Photograph 414 



Rhodostethia rosea .... From a Photograph 416 



Homesickness From a Photograph 422 



A Summer Scene, July, 1894 . . From a Photograph 430 

 The Stern of the Fram, Johansen, and Dog 



From a Photograph 434 



Peter Henriksen in a Brown Study . From a Photograph 438 



Skeleton of a Kayak for One Man, etc. From a Photograph 442 



Nansen takes a Walk . . . From a Photograph 446 



A Summer Evening . . . From a Photograph 450 



Pettersen after the Explosion . . . By A. Block 45 6 



In line for the Photographer . . From a Photograph 480 



Deep Water Temperatures, July, 1894 From a Photograph 482 



The Return of Snowshoers . . By A. Eiebakke 488 



