CHAPTER VIII. 



JOURNEY ALONG THE COAST OP GEEENLAND FPvOM TLLUIDLEK 

 TO FEIEDKICHSTHAL. JUNE, 1870.^ 



Description of the Island. — Arrival in the Bay of " Hansa Haven," 

 — Departure for Friedrichsthal. — Desert appearance of the coast. 

 — The cliffs near Cape Hvidtfeldt. — Vegetation and landscape 

 scenery. — Excursion to the Island of Sedlevik. — A Swiss landscape 

 in Greenland. — The Bay of Friedrichsthal. — Men upon the shore. 

 — The Moravian Mission-colony of Friedrichsthal. — Dwelling- 

 houses in Friedrichsthal. — Hospitable reception. — The natives. — 

 Preparations for returning home. — Commercial dealings with 

 Denmark. — Travelling in Greenland. — The Esquimaux village. 

 — East-Greenlander frightened. — West-Greeulander. — Beer in 

 Greenland. 



The small Island of Illuidlek extends in its longer 

 axis from south-east to north-west. A dome-shaped, 

 steep declivity to the north-west, to the south-east a 

 sloping mountain, form centres round which cluster a 

 crowd of wild rugged cliffs. A small strait separates 

 the island from the smaller Ivimiut lying before it, and 

 Cape Discord.^ Inland extends a long chain of rocks, 

 a very quickset hedge, the innermost end of which 

 forms a small low island, which we took for that called 

 Omenarsuk on Graah's map. Naked and bare of all 

 vegetation, these grotesque rocks rise into the air. The 



^ By Captain Hegemann, with the assistance of Professor Laube and 

 W. Bade. 



^ Graah's map gives Lat. 60'^'' 52' for Cape Discord. Our own 

 measurement determined it as 61° 0'. 



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