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After some days' absence, Fosheim, the mate, and Stolz came 

 back. The boat had been mended and taken to the west cape, 

 where it had been left at the mouth of the fjord. The condition 

 of the ice was about what might be expected after the stubborn 

 southerly winds. Jones Sound was packed full of drift-ice as far 

 west, south, and east as it was possible to see. 



The rigging had slackened very much, and it was absolutely 

 necessary that this should be set before we started; all the 



A REST. ESCAPING FROM PJ-EVELOEX. 



running gear had to be shortened, the sails seized, and so forth. 

 On this the mate, Peder, and Hassel set to work ; Baumann and 

 I helped them as much as we could, but on fine days Baumann V 

 first duty was his magnetic observations. Add to this the capture 

 of some seals they so often came up on the ice that they pro- 

 vided us with abundance of dog-food a little goose-shooting, and 

 shooting of other kinds in the evenings, chiefly for the sake of 

 amusement, and it will be seen that we were not idle. 



On June 26, between one and two in the morning, Schei came 

 hurrying on board, and woke me up. He had brought back Olsen, 



