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to fasten them quite tightly to the skis, a sine qua non if the full benefit 
is to be got. They must fit on to the foot in such a way that they form 
part of the body. 
The total weight on the sledge was: 
Cookme ОВ: seien. 8.3 kg. 
Sledgevequipment. ... „2. cee ces ae. 39 - 
ОИ ПЕ SS een sen. 4.5 - 
ent equipment: еее. №. 42.5 - 
о. 1.5 - 
ее u а 0.7 - 
Instruments Ya ee wo ttn about 12.5 - 
ne ee en - 12 - 
рае CIO 2 UE EP 24 - 
Mens) р нь 108 - 
Dog О 50 - 
303 kg 
There was, furthermore, a lot of ice on the outer covering of the 
tent, caused partly by the fact that the dogs actually melted into the 
snow, which was always put round the tent to weigh it down, so as to 
prevent it from blowing away, and partly by rime frost in the tent, 
and although the latter was carefully brushed off every morning, there 
generally remained a rather large quantity of ice on the tent. I shall 
not go into further details here respecting the construction of the tent, 
which was of the same kind as the one Capt. MIKKELSEN used, and I 
cannot speak too highly of its practicability, it being easy to set up 
and without backstays, and not lable to be destroyed by the dogs, 
which very soon get into such a state of hunger that they devour 
anything they can get their teeth into, even the backstays; and, more- 
over, the tent by reason of its half-spherical surface can be exposed to 
violent storms without being overturned. 
Before I proceed to describe the sledge journey itself, I must first 
mention that it was not carried out according to the programme, on 
account of circumstances which had occurred, and at the same time I 
will quote the written instructions respecting the tour which I received 
from Capt. MIKKELSEN two days before we parted company. 
April 8th 1910. 
To Lieutenant Laub. 
With reference to the entry in the order book of the ?7/, the green 
yawl was to be placed on the coast of the continent, but instead of this 
kindly put one or, if possible, two kayaks at the same place, with a 
small depot for two men and three dogs. 
With regard to the sledge journey which you, assisted by the mates 
