EXPLORING IN THE CARIBOU COUNTRY 



far in toward the border of the Knud Rasmussen 

 ice-arm. The Danish Government has seriously 

 considered maintaining herds of reindeer within 

 this natural caribou region, now almost the only 

 part of Greenland where the species survives. In 

 1924 a parliamentary commission actually visited 

 the district and sailed up the Sondre Stromfjord 

 on the Gertrude Rash, a government ship of 662 

 tons gross. This ship brought the party to a point 

 near our base at Camp Lloyd. The commission re- 

 ported against the project, although Greenland 

 explorers rather generally, I believe, regard the 

 plan as entirely feasible, and our own experience 

 would confirm this view. 



I had determined to penetrate this country and 

 learn something of its character. As my compan- 

 ion I selected Potter, the photographer of the 

 Expedition, who had been a student of aeronautics 

 at the University of Michigan and had proven 

 himself resourceful and indefatigable when trek- 

 king. Further I planned to take with me Marius, 

 much the most competent of our Eskimos and an 

 expert hunter. 



Since we would of necessity travel on foot 

 through this rugged country, it was necessary to 

 set out with not too heavy packs. Each member 

 of the party carried the three pound shelter and 



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