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send them out. If we only gave Johansen notice by a 

 salute from our guns he would wait patiently; so we 

 each fired two shots. We soon met several men — Mr. 

 Armitage, the second in command ; Mr. Child, the 

 photographer ; and the doctor, Mr. Koetlitz. As they 

 approached, Jackson gave them a sign, and let them 

 understand who I was ; and I was again welcomed 

 heartily. We met yet others — -the botanist, Mr. Fisher; 

 Mr. Burgess, and the Finn Blomqvist (his real name was 

 Melenius). Fisher has since told me that he at once 

 thought it must be me when he saw a man out on the ice; 

 but he quite gave up that idea when he met me, for he 

 had seen me described as a fair man, and here was a 

 dark man, with black hair and beard. When they were 

 all there, Jackson said that I had reached 86" 15' north 

 latitude, and from seven powerful lungs I was given a 

 triple British cheer that echoed among the hummocks. 

 Jackson immediately sent his men off to fetch sledges and 

 go out to Johansen, while we went on towards the house, 

 which I now thought I could see on the shore. Jackson 

 now told me that he had letters for me from home, and 

 that both last spring and this he had had them with him 

 when he went north, on the chance of our meeting. 

 We now found that in March he must have been 

 at no great distance south of our winter -hut,* but 

 had to turn there, as he was stopped by open water — 



* He had reached Cape Richthofen, about 35 miles to the south 

 of us. 



