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lying N.E. by N. 7 p.m., sighted SemmoUne off land. 

 11.30 p.m., spoke her and made arrangements for next 

 day. We had been so very crowded and vincomfortable 

 before, that I decided not to go as M. S. was most anxious 

 about it, and B. was helpless without Lorange. His 

 intention was to be back m. a week for supplies, etc. ; we 

 were to rendezvous at Straedmaes, supposed to be open, 

 and I thought I should then have my turn. 



August 6. Transhipping stores, bedding, etc., to 

 SemmoUne all morning ; about noon B., M. S., and 

 Lorange off on board her. Sultana made sail for Straed- 

 maes. Light wind ; lots of seals, " springers," Phoca 

 grcmlandica, in strings, jumping out of the water and 

 looking like the Sea-serpent. 



August 6. Beating up Stor Fjord ; wind N.N.W. 

 and very Kght ; a big iceberg floating about undecidedly. 

 Noon, much ice across. 3 p.m., reached ice and sailed 

 about 2 miles through it. Pilot declared it " fast " a 

 little further up, were within 20 miles of Straedmaes. 

 Watered from the ice, as we were running short ; then 

 stood out to S.W. Lots of seals all day, mostly Phoca 

 gr'oenlandica ; Ivory GruUs were numerous ; Dr. in boat 

 shot 10, 1 from deck shot 3. 



Sunday, August 7. Cahn. Seals very numerous and 

 tame ; mostly the small species to-day. Several Ivory 

 Gulls. Mirage of "fast" ice all along the west shore 

 of Stor Fjord. Snow in evening. 



August 8. Light air. Making for Thousand Islands 

 to look for driftwood, being nearly out of fuel. 9 p.m. 

 Anchored about 3 miles N. of Russo. Dr. on shore ; 

 sent Ludwig with him. 



August 9. 1 a.m.. Dr. returned with wood and birds. 

 Ludwig shot 2 Phalaropes and thought he knew where 

 there must be a nest. 9 a.m., I went ashore ; flushed 

 a female from nearly the same place ; never saw her 

 again, though I waited for an hour or two and afterwards 

 walked all over the island. Lots of Terns breeding ; 

 found eggs fresh. Red-throated Divers also, but did not 

 find their nest. Gnats humming and almost inclined to 



