2IO FARTHEST NORTH 



summer's clay at home. Last night it was almost too 

 warm to sleep." 



The ice kept practicable to a certain extent during 

 these days, though the lanes provided us with many an 

 obstacle to overcome. Then, in addition to this, the dogs' 

 strength was failing, they were ready to stop at the 

 slightest unevenness, and we did not make much way. 

 On Thursday, May i6th, I write in my diary: "Several 

 of the dogs seem to be much exhausted. ' Baro ' (the 

 leader of my team) gave in yesterday. He could hardly 

 move at last, and was slaughtered for supper. Poor 

 animal. He hauled faithfully to the end. 



" It was Johansen's birthday yesterday ; he completed 

 his twenty-eighth year, and of course a feast was held 

 in honor of the occasion. It consisted of lobscouse, his 

 favorite dish, followed by some good hot lime-juice grog. 

 The midday sun made it warm and comfortable in the 

 tent. 6 A.M., +3.6' Fahr. (-15.8' C). 



"Have to-day calculated our latitude and longitude 

 for yesterday, and find it was S3" 36' N. and 59' 55' 

 E. Our latitude agrees exactly with what I supposed, 

 according to the dead reckoning, but our longitude is 

 almost alarmingly westerly, in spite of the fact that our 

 course has been the whole time somewhat southerly. 

 There appears to be a strong drift in the ice here, and it 

 will be better for us to keep east of the south, in order 

 not to drift past land. To be quite certain, I have again 

 reckoned out our observations of April 7th and 8th, but 



