Farthest North Volume I Part 23

[65] "Twilight of the G.o.ds."

[66] See Geographical Journal, London, 1893. See also the map in Naturen, 1890, and the Norwegian Geographical Society's Year Book, I., 1890.

[67] These were the puppies born on December 13, 1893; only four of them were now alive.

[68] We had no covering over the ship the first winter, as we thought it would make it so dark, and make it difficult to find one's way about on deck. But when we put in on the second winter we found that it was an improvement.

[69] An allusion, no doubt, to his political opinions (Trans.).

[70] This luminous veil, which was always spread over the sky, was less distinct on the firmament immediately overhead, but became more and more conspicuous near the horizon, though it never actually reached down to it; indeed, in the north and south it generally terminated in a low, faintly outlined arch over a kind of dark segment. The luminosity of this veil was so strong that through it I could never with any certainty distinguish the Milky Way.

[71] Used in hoisting up the lead-line.

[72] There must be an error here, as the distance to Cape Fligely from the point proposed, 83 north lat.i.tude and 110 east longitude, is quite 460 miles. I had probably taken the longitude as 100 instead of 110.

[73] During the actual expedition the dogs had to be content with a much smaller daily ration, on an average scarcely more than 9 or 10 ounces.