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sorter tindes paa Vesteraalseggen som paa Storeggen, og da 

 Bunden har en lignende Formation og er af samme Beskaf- 

 fénhed, er der en høj (i rad af Sandsynlighed for, al del 

 samme Slags Fiskerij der drives udenfor Kysten af Sønd- 

 rnør, ogsaa maatte kunne lønne si^ udenfor Lofoten og 

 Vesteraalen. Vesteraalseggen vil maaske være lettere at 

 drive end Storeggen, idet der er kortere Udsejlads, gode 

 Med paa Land. saaat man let kan tave op Fiskepladsen, 

 up gode Havne i Nærheden. 



1 Tromsø blev Expeditionen liggende til den 14de 

 Juli, Kjedlen rengjordes, Axelen i Indhivningsmaskinen om- 

 lagdes, der fyldtes -Kul og Vand. Overlæge Hansen gik i 

 Land. og' Kjobmand Friele embarkerede, men måatté atter 

 flytte i' Land etter et Par Dages Forløb, da han var saa 

 uheldig at forvride sin Fod. Lieutenant Petersen flyttede 

 ogsaa i Land. da han i tiere Uger ikke havde befundet sig 

 vel. og haabede ved et ( (phold i Land at blive sat istand 

 til senere at folge med Expeditionen paa Turen til Jan 

 Maven. Under Opboldet i Tromsø arbejdede Zoologerne 

 med Skrabniriger fra Baad. Dybvandsthermometrenes Nul- 

 punkter undersøgtes, Kjonometrenes Stand veriticeredes og 

 absolute magnetiske Iagttagelser erholdtes. - 



Da den første Halvdel af Juli Maaned allerede ud- 

 løb. før Expeditionen kunde fortsætte sine Arbejder i "Soen. 

 besluttedes det forst at tåge under Arbejde Bankerne nor- 

 denfor Tromsø, og derpaa at foretage Rejsen til .Tan Mayen, 

 hvor man kunde vente at tinde Havet mere isfrit i August 

 Maaned. 



Lørdag den 14de Juli besøgtes Kjosen i TJlfsfjorden 

 og Kl. 2 Mandag Morgen gik Expeditionen herfra tilsos 

 nordover gjennem Fugløgabet. Der undersøgtes nu to 

 Tversnit nordenfor Malangenfjord ved at tåge 18 Lodskud. 

 3 Skraber. 1 Trawl og 3 Temperaturrækker. Ved disse 

 Tversnit bestemtes ogsaa Vesteraalseggens nordre Ende. 

 Under dette Arbejde var Vejret mindre gunstigt, vi havde 

 østlig Kuling med adskillig So samt koldt Vejr og Taage, 

 men ikke mere end at Arbejdet gik sin uforstyrrede Gang. 

 Fredag den 20de kom vi atter tilbage til Tromsø, hvor 

 baade Hr. Friele og Lieutenant Petersen kom ombord 

 igjen, begge betydeligt restituerede. 



Etterat F^orsyhingeriie atter vare kompletteréde, afgik 

 Expeditionen igjen den 24de Juli. og med fuld Damp og 

 alle Sejl i Træk for en frisk nordøstlig Vind sattes Kursen 

 vestover; Efterat 680 Kvartmile var udsejlede. var paa- 

 værende Plads 70° 23' N. Br. og 2" 30' L. 0. f. Gr., og 

 her toges det første Lodskud paa 17(30 Favne. Fra dette 

 Sted loddedes med omtrent 48 Kvartmils Mellemrum videre 

 vestover indtil Dybden begyndte at aftage til mindre end 

 1000 "Favne, da Lodskuddene sattes tættere. Den 28de, 



down to 1400, --a fall which. referring as it dors to the 

 sea-bed, must be regarded as rathef rapid. The tisli met 

 with on the Vesteraals-Eg belonging to the samespecies 

 as those fipequenting the Stor-Eg, and moréover, the bottom 

 •in both localities being of a like nature and formation, 

 there is every reason to believe that a fishery of the kind 

 now flourishing off thé coast of Søndmør mighl be suceevs- 

 fully carried on off Lofoten and Vesteraalen. Nav. the 

 Vesteraals-Eg will, perhaps, as regards facilities for fishing 

 it. prove superior to the Stor-Eg: to begiri with. the nm 

 li < nn shore is considerably shorter; excellent landmarks, 

 too. indicate the bearings of the fishing-grounds, and vom I 

 harbours arr within easy distancé. 



The "Vøringen" remained at Tromsø till the 14th of 

 July. During our stav. hei- boilers were cleaned and 

 examined and the shaft of the donkey-engine relaid: here, 

 too. she eoaled and watered. Dr. Hansen lett the ship, 

 and Mr. Friele embarked. but had to go on shore again 

 after a couple of days, having had the misfortune to sprain 

 his ankle. Lieutenant Petersen, too, who for some weeks 

 past bad been indisposed, took a lodging in the town. in 

 the hope that a short residence on shore would recruit his 

 health, and enahle him to accompany the Expedition to 

 Jan Mayen. The work done at Tromsø comprised dredg- 

 ing from a boat. determining the freezing-points of the deep- 

 sea thermometers. verifying the errors of the chronometers, 

 and performing absolute magnetical determinations. 



The first half of July expiring before the Expedition 

 could resume its investigations at sea. we determined to 

 explore first the banks north of Tromsø, and then proceed 

 to .lan Mayen: besides. the sea surrounding that island 

 would in all probability be less encumbéred with ice in the 

 month of August. 



On Saturday the 14th of July we steamed to Kjosen 

 in the Ulfsfjord : and from here. on Monday, at 2 a.m., 

 the Expedition put to sea. steering nortbward through the 

 Fugløgab. We now investigated two transverse sections 

 north of the Malangenfjord, taking 18 deep-sea soundings, 

 3 hauls of the dredge, 1 east of the trawl. and 3 serial 

 temperatures. In these sections was alsp determined the 

 northern extremity of the Vesteraals-Eg. For this explora- 

 tory work we had anything but. favourable weather; it was 

 cold aud foggy. and blowing hard from the east. with rather 

 a heavy sea; no break, however. occurred in the investiga- 

 tions. On Friday the 20th of July the Expedition again 

 arrived at Tromsø, where we were joined by Mr. Friele 

 and Lieutenant Petersen, both gentlemen much benetitted 

 •by their brief sojourn there. 



After taking in a few additional stores, the Expedi- 

 tion once more put to sea, on the 24th of July. standing 

 westward, under full steam, aud every sail drawing in a 

 fresh north-easterly breeze. When the distancé run had 

 reached 680 miles, the ship's position was lat, 70" 23' X., 

 long. 2" 30' E. Here the hist sounding was tåken, in 

 1760 fåthoms. From this point. steering westward as be- 

 fore. we sdnnded at regular intervals of about 48 miles, 

 till the depth had gradually diminished to less than 1000 



