EXCURSION TO KLEIN PENDULUM. 493 



"We reached the ship at midnight, though still in broad 

 dajdight. From this time until the middle of August 

 lasted the long Arctic day of 100 days. 



Dr. Copeland suffered fi'om snow-blindness for some 

 time; but the weather was nearly always stormy and 

 foggy, so that but little could be done in the open air. 

 This enforced rest we employed in carefully considering 

 our triangle. We then decided to give up the stations 

 on Church Point and Stufenberg, and take instead but 

 one station on the highest point of Klein Pendulum, and 

 for those on Sabine Island take only the Kefersteinberg. 

 This was a great simplifying of the area, and we thereby 

 obtained a larger basis for the northern triangulation. 

 Our plan was now decided upon and the measurement of 

 the base was to be commenced at once. Sengstacke, 

 Mersen and Copeland left the ship on Sunday the 24th of 

 April at four a.m., without either tent or sledge, going 

 through the valleys to the south-east of the island, and 

 at forty-five minutes past eight reached the coast of 

 Klein Pendulum at the entrance of a large valley. 



Here grew much moss, and flocks of ptarmigan were 

 chirping as gaily as if they were enjoying the summer 

 already, although the thermometer stood only at 32^ F. 



All signals except that on the Hiihnerberg were dis- 

 tinctly visible. A couple of hares which we killed here 

 increased the weight of our knapsacks, but also gave us 

 some fresh meat, which was very acceptable. Reaching 

 the coast once more, we halted a short time to heat some 

 frozen soup. In a temperature of —4°, with a sharp 

 north wind blowing, hungry and spent as we were, we 

 could scarcely keep ourselves warm until the snow was 

 melted. 



