170 NEW LAND. 



in the hope of their meeting Isachsen and Braskerud ; not because I 

 really thought their lives were in danger, but because they might 

 be delayed by want of food for their dogs. 



I was awakened on Sunday, July 2, at five o'clock in the 

 morning, by the ship being spoken. Its immediate surroundings 

 were a large lake of water on which we used a boat, although 

 with care it was possible to get across dry-shod in very high sea- 

 boots. To my great joy I saw that it was our four colleagues who 

 were stationed on the other side of the lake waiting for the ' pram/ 

 and that they and all their dogs seemed to be in good case. 



Isachsen and Braskerud had crossed the glaciated part of Elles- 

 mere Land, descending to bare land on the western side of it, where 

 they observed several large fjords. Of this journey Isachsen 

 gives an account in his report, which I quote in full. It is dated 

 Eice Strait, July 25, 1899. 



' The orders I received were agreeably brief ; they were : with" 

 one man as a companion, two six-dog teams, and victuals for 

 thirty days to traverse the " inland ice " of Ellesmere Land I was 

 to choose the direction myself, and I chose westward and 

 endeavour to reach the west coast, afterwards proceeding as far 

 south as I could. I had Braskerud for a companion. 



' The provisions were : 



66 Ibs. biscuits ..... 6 biscuits per man per day 



3| Ibs. ground coffee ... 2 oz. per man per day 



39^ Ibs. pemmican .... 10 



10 Ibs. pea-sausages ... 2 ,, 



2 Ibs. sugar 



9 Ibs. butter ...... 2^ 



2 Ibs. lime-juice tablets . . 



In all 132 Ibs. 



4 gallons petroleum. 



' Dog-food : 400 Ibs. rations at 1 Ib. per dog per day of " patent 

 food," equal parts suet and fish-flour. 



' Added to this were the sledges, extra runners with German- 

 silver plates, the sleeping-bags, one carbine with thirty cartridges, 

 our private bags> a two-man tent, a tool-bag, and a cooker. 



