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the tent and got ready to be off, for we were afraid we 

 might be beset. Of course, he got none, as you could 

 scarcely see 50 yards. About 9 a.m., we got under way ; 

 the Dr. and I in the skiff as before. It was not easy to 

 find the way, but the Norwegians rowed as if by instinct 

 and our crew followed as best they could. When we got 

 within sight of the Russian Hut, we found another big 

 boat, which turned out to be Nordenskjold and Malmgren, 

 who had been released two days before and were on their 

 way back to Safe Haven. We fraternised, of course. 

 They had been for some time quite out of biscuit and 

 tobacco, with both of which we were able to supply them. 

 Malmgren had a wild Goose, which I saw at once was 

 Anser brachyrhynchus t 



The fog still continued, but the Swedes said they 

 meant to go home that day and invited us to follow, 

 which we did. We soon got out of sight of land and had 

 to steer by compass ; indeed, at one time we in the skiff 

 lost both the other boats ; but by holding on our course 

 came up to them again. We had had to diverge on 

 account of the ice, and our crew could not pull the skiff 

 as fast as the whale-boats went. About the middle of 

 the Fjord it cleared, and the fog holding to the S. side 

 we saw our way home well enough. A most fatiguing 

 pull for the men, at least 30 miles from our camp to the 

 yacht, and the tide against us most part of the way, yet 

 we did arrive at last about 9 o'clock p.m. Found that 

 Ludwig had been unable to do anything on the Alkenhorn 

 even with rope and men. 



14th. Rest day ; the Swedes dine with us and very 

 good fellows they were. Malmgren readily accepted my 

 correction of his error about the Goose, which he had 

 taken to be Anser segetum. He showed me another 

 specimen and gave me two eggs. Showed me also a 

 < Lagopus, the only one he had got. 



July 15. Birkbeck, M. S., and Lorange to Coal Bay 

 in Tromso jagt's boat. (They returned next day with 

 1 Deer and 2 $ Phalaropus platyrhynchus, M. S. sure 

 that they were breeding on flat grassy land with pools of 



