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CONTENTS OF VOL. II. 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. We Prepare for the Sledge Expedition . . i 



II. The New Year, 1895 41 



III. We Make a Start 90 



IV. We Say Good-bye to the " Fram " .... 132 

 V. A Hard Struggle 157 



VI. By Sledge and Kayak 236 



VII. Land at Last 308 



VIII. The New Year, 1896 454 



IX. The Journey Southward 487 



APPENDIX 



Report of Captain Otto Sverdrup on the Drifting of the 

 "Fram" from March 14, 1895. 



I. March 15 to June 22, 1895 601 



II. June 22. to August 15, 1895 633 



III. August 15 to January i, 1896 648 



IV. January i to May 17, 1896 668 



V. The Third Summer 683 



Conclusion 707 



