326 NEW LAND. 



Jones Sound. Matters looked rather doubtful on Saturday when 

 Baumann's party drove off; the weather was cloudy and dull, 

 but happily it proved to be only a threatening. 



While Isachsen was strolling along by the ship's side during 

 morning- watch, a bear ran into the very midst of the dogs before 

 any one realized what was happening. Schei's team and mine 

 took it in hand, and made it go back to the crack, where it 

 could not get away. Isachsen, who had not yet had a chance of 

 shooting a bear, was not long in running on board to fetch his gun, 

 and soon afterwards had despatched it. Fosheim helped him with 

 the transport and skinning. 



The necessary extra equipment I had already given out, such 

 as fur clothing, ' finsko,' dog- and wolf- skin gloves and over-socks, 

 stockings, spectacles, veils, etc., not to omit the ammunition. 



On looking through the list of provisions, I calculated that, in 

 taking with us the rest of the provisions required for the spring 

 expeditions, each load from the ship to Bjorneborg would consist 

 of about 550 Ibs., besides what we reckoned as dead weight, 

 i.e. everything which was not provisions. With the dead weight 

 the loads would come to over 670 Ibs. each. 



The dietary per day, per man, was as follows : 



Bread 13 ozs. 



Butter 2- 



Sugar 1 



Coffee f 



Chocolate 1 : ., 



Pea soup 1 



Vegetables ^ .., 



Figs, French plums, raisins, 



nectarines a 



Egg powder -} 



Groats \\ 



Potatoes 2^ 



Meat fat | - 



Pemmican 6 



Golden syrup 



Fish-flour 



2 T 2 o Ibs. 



