540 THE GEIIMAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. 



On the 1st of August, at ten minutes past six a.m., 

 we weighed anchor and steamed out of our harbour. 

 Between Cape Wynn and Flache Bay were large brashes 

 of land-ice which had been broken in the night from 

 Clavering Straits, and driven south ; but eventually we 

 pushed our way through the masses to Jackson Island, 

 parily for further scientific observations, and partly to 

 increase our collection. 



We anchored at four p.m. south of the east cape of the 

 island. The mountains rose above 1000 feet, and on the 

 east side were steep cliffs and slopes, so that close to 

 the shore were still two fathoms of water. The astro- 

 nomers took observations and collected geological speci- 

 mens. Dr. Pansch botanized, and Lieutenant Payer 

 climbed the highest points of the island to survey it in 

 detail. Some remains of Esquimaux huts were found, 

 also some skulls and sundry implements. Traces of the 

 musk-ox and reindeer were everywhere visible. 



Upon landing, we had but to cross a short stretch of 

 dark sand and stones, when we found ourselves upon a 

 green plain, covered thickly with various kinds of grass, 

 and with the blossom of the taraxacum and ranunculus. 

 The elegant sprays of the stellaria wound themselves 

 far and near, whilst in the soft-cushioned moss were 

 some stiff willow bushes. Here in our shirt sleeves we 

 chased the butterfly, which was fluttering from flower to 

 flower, it was the small brown bluish variegated Avgijnnis 

 pohiris (Boisd.), and Argynnis chariclea (Herbst), that we 

 already knew from Pendulum Island ; our attention was 

 also drawn to a larger fine yellow butterfly, which we 

 eventually caught, the Golias llecla. 



We also found the already well-known spider {Lijcosa 



