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left us. With joy and pride we heard from those who 

 had stayed behind that our gallant captain had suc- 

 ceeded in sailing her farther south than any former ship. 

 So the good old Fram has shown the flag of Norway 

 both farthest north and farthest south. The most 

 southerly latitude reached by the Fram was 78 41'. 



Before the winter set in we had 60 tons of seal 

 meat in our winter quarters; this was enough for our- 

 selves and our 110 dogs. We had built eight kennels 

 and a number of connecting tents and snow huts. 

 When we had provided for the dogs, we thought of our- 

 selves. Our little hut was almost entirely covered with 

 snow. Not till the middle of April did we decide to 

 adopt artificial light in the hut. This we did with the 

 help of a Lux lamp of 200 candle-power, which gave an 

 excellent light and kept the indoor temperature at 

 about 68 F. throughout the winter. The ventilation 

 was very satisfactory, and we got sufficient fresh air. 

 The hut was directly connected with the house in which 

 we had our workshop, larder, storeroom, and cellar, 

 besides a single bathroom and observatory. Thus we 

 had everything within doors and easily got at, in case 

 the weather should be so cold and stormy that we could 

 not venture out. 



The sun left us on April 22, and we did not see it 

 again for four months. We spent the winter in altering 

 our whole equipment, which our depot journeys had 

 shown to be too heavy and clumsy for the smooth 



