СО of trom all the World. ТОТ 
passed through my mind, апа no doubt through the 
minds of all ten of us, as we silently returned to the 
hut when the vessel had been swallowed up in the 
darkness. However, were we destined to fall in our 
fight, we would not have given our lives in vain, 
for our. sacinee would, perchance, lead future 
expeditions on to success without further sacrifice. 
On landing I had carefully selected and taken on 
shore with me the following members of my expedi- 
tion— Lieutenant W. Colbeck, R.N.R., magnetic ob- 
server; Mr. Nikolai Hanson, zoological taxidermist ; 
Mr. Louis Bernacchi, magnetic observer, astronomer, 
Сор езарне s Dr. H. Klovstad, MA M.D. ; 
Mr. Hugh Evans, assistant zoologist; Mr. Anton 
Fougner, generally useful; Mr. Colbein , Ellefsen, 
cook; the Finns Per Savio and Ole Must. 
The following departments I divided among 
these, besides their special professional duties— Dr. 
Klóvstad and Lieutenant Colbeck, charge of pro- 
visions; Mr. Bernacchi, charge of instruments and 
explosives; Mr. Fougner, charge of travelling gear ; 
Mr, Evans and МЕ Hanson, charge of fuel, light, 
ammunition, and guns. 
cannot but at once add that in their special 
departments every one of these showed himself 
exceptionally zealous and capable, and during the 
year we fought shoulder to shoulder in those regions, 
there always existed an honourable rivalry in making 
each of their several departments as perfect as 
possible. 
The two Finns attended to the dogs and harness, 
and, in addition, proved themselves excellent hunters. 
I never saw them idle. The Finn Savio made with 
