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NEW LAND. 



the Meat-heap, he did so, regardless either of the puppies or the 

 bigger dogs, which, of course, were chained up. Once we saw a 

 she-bear, with two cubs, which was so bold that she walked right up 

 to the heap through forty or fifty dogs which were tied up round 

 it. There was an uproar among them, but neither the dam nor the 

 cubs cared in the least about it, but went on quietly eating until 

 the shooters arrived on the scene, when she had to pay the penalty 

 of her boldness. 



HOMEWARDS. A LOAD OF MEAT. 



On Saturday, November 4, shortly before we went down to 

 breakfast, I heard the puppies making a noise out on the ice, and 

 from the deck I could just make out a bear hard at work on the 

 Meat-heap. I went below again and told Schei that, if he wanted 

 to go bear-shooting, now was his chance. Schei was very keen 

 on shooting, especially bears, and did noi; need to be told a second 

 time. He seized his rifle, and ran off as fast as his legs could 

 carry him, while the rest of us went to breakfast, in which for 

 the moment we were more interested. 



Before we had finished our meal Schei came back again, took 



