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round Cape South- West, and visited some of the fiords 

 in the south-east. The summer was spent in shooting, 

 dredging, botanising, and in making short trips to places 

 not far from the ship. 



On the 8th August the Fram was able to steam out of 

 its winter harbour and make its way westward. At the 

 termination of Jones Sound, Cardigan Strait was entered 

 and the north end reached ; but here fast ice was met. 

 The Fram, however, was able to bore its way some 

 distance to the west, but was finally stopped by the ice 

 and drifted back. Later, the Fram became beset, and 

 was not liberated till the 15th September. Next day 

 they were due west of Graham Island. A course was 

 now steered for Jones Sound, and a winter harbour was 

 found in Goose Fiord. The valleys in this neighbourhood 

 were well stocked with game, and large numbers of polar 

 oxen were shot for food during the winter. 



On the 18th October, Sverdrup and Olsen left the 

 ship, equipped for ten days. They were to make an 

 attempt to discover a sound leading north towards 

 Greely Fiord. The following day, a terrific gale came 

 on, and while sledging, a gust of wind carried Olsen's 

 sledge with such violence against a block of ice that 

 Olsen was shot several yards, and came down on his 

 shoulder. Olsen thought his arm was dislocated, but 

 Sverdrup hoped it would soon get right again, and 

 pushed on. The arm, however, became more and more 

 painful, and they were forced to turn back. The wind 

 and drift were now in their faces, and Olsen's sufferings 

 became very acute. They had passed the previous night 

 at a camp with Baumann and the mate, who were out 

 shooting, and to this they returned. Olsen was put into 

 the tent, his clothes taken off, and his arm examined. 

 His companions felt sure that the shoulder was dislocated, 

 but all their attempts to put it in again were unavailing. 



