164 HUNTERS AND HUNTING IN THE ARCTIC 



letter to Joe which I signed and enclosed 

 in a stoppered decanter. The document ran 

 thus: 



Polar Yacht " Belgica.' 9 



1 The Duke of Orleans, accompanied by a hunt- 

 ing expedition aboard his Polar Yacht Belgica, 

 landed on Pritchett Island on the i7th August, 

 1909, and found in a provision depot a document 

 placed there by the Ziegler expedition in 

 October 1901. The provisions have been left 

 untouched so that they may be utilised in case 

 of emergency. 



' The document referred to has been removed. 



' PHILIPPE. 



' The prince's companions were : 

 ' Commander de Gerlache, Dr. Recamier, 

 Gunnery Lieutenant Rachlew, Captain Frangst- 

 man Swensen, Edouard Merite (Artist), Louis 

 Bourjoulet (Servant)/ 



We landed at the same place as in the morn- 

 ing. Having made fast the boat, we went towards 

 the boulder near which I had found the first 

 casks of provisions. Examination convinced us 

 that we might not hope to find a more favour- 

 able spot for our cairn. We gathered together 

 the scattered casks. Several of them were 

 sunk deep in the snow and ice, and were freed 

 only with difficulty. Fortunately, we found some 

 large beams which Louis used as levers, and 





