278
Lindstrom with the Buckwheat Cakes 298
On His “Native Heath”:  A Dog on the Barrier Ice 304
Dogs Exercising 308
Helmer Hanssen on a Seal-hunt 308
Hanssen and Wisting Lashing the New Sledges 312
Passage in the Ice 312
Johansen Packing Provisions in the “Crystal Palace” 312
A Corner of the Kitchen 322
Stubberud Taking it Easy 322
Johansen Packing Biscuits in the “Crystal Palace” 322
Hassel and the Vapour-bath 330
Midwinter Day, June, 1911 362
Our Ski-binding in its Final Form 364
At Work on Personal Outfit 364
Trying on Patent Goggles 368

Hassel in the Oil-store 368
Deep in Thought 372
Funcho 372
The Loaded Sledges in the Clothing Store 374
Sledges Ready for Use Being Hauled Out of the Store-room 374
At the Depot in Lat. 80deg.  S. 384
Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News. 
Some of the Land Party in Winter Costume 390
General Map of the South Polar Region At end of Volume

The First Account

On February 10, 1911, we started for the South to establish depots, and continued our journey until April 11.  We formed three depots and stored in them 3 tons of provisions, including 22 hundredweight of seal meat.  As there were no landmarks, we had to indicate the position of our depots by flags, which were posted at a distance of about four miles to the east and west.  The first barrier afforded the best going, and was specially adapted for dog-sledging.  Thus, on February 15 we did sixty-two miles with sledges.  Each sledge weighed 660 pounds, and we had six dogs for each.  The upper barrier ("barrier surface”) was smooth and even.  There were a few crevasses here and there, but we only found them dangerous at one or two points.  The barrier went in long, regular undulations.  The weather was very favourable, with calms or light winds.  The lowest temperature at this station was -49deg.  F., which was taken on March 4.

When we returned to winter quarters on February 5 from a first trip, we found that the Fram had already left us.  With joy and pride we heard from those who had stayed behind that our gallant captain had succeeded in sailing her farther south than any former ship.  So the good old Fram has shown the flag of Norway both farthest north and farthest south.  The most southerly latitude reached by the Fram was 78deg. 41’.

Before the winter set in we had 60 tons of seal meat in our winter quarters; this was enough for ourselves and our 110 dogs.  We had built eight kennels and a number of connecting tents and snow huts.  When we had provided for the dogs, we thought of ourselves.  Our little hut was almost entirely covered with snow.  Not till the middle of April did we decide to adopt artificial light in the hut.  This we did with