CHAPTER XVII. 



SAILING INTO THE FJORD. ASCENT OF PAYER's PEAK. 



DISCOVERY OF PETERMANN PEAK. THE RETURN VOYAGE 



DECIDED ON.' 



Cape Franklin passed. — Entrance into the Fjord. — Magnificent scenery 

 of the Kaiser Franz-Joseph's Fjord. — The Teufelschloss (Devil's 

 Castle). — Interminable branchings of the Fjord. — Great depth of 

 the Fjord. — Payer's, Copeland's, and EUinger's monntain ascent 

 and Glacier journey on 12th of Angust.— Condition of the Ger- 

 mania's boilers. — A second wintering not in accordance with our 

 strict instructions to avoid risk. — Our return to Germany decided 

 on. — Erection of a memorial cairn at the anchorage of the Ger- 

 mania. — The Germania aground.— Cause of the numerous drifting 

 icebei'gs near the coast-land. 



During our absence the crew of the Germania had been 

 much troubled with the floating ice, which at times was 

 driven in great masses round the Cape ; so that Sengstacke 

 was obliged to bring the ship nearer to land. With this 

 exception all had gone on well. 



The weather remained fine and clear, with a light west 

 wind ; we weighed anchor, and at ten a.m. steamed 

 through the advancing masses of loose land-ice towards 

 the newly discovered Fjord. At first, we had some 

 trouble to steer our way through it ; but after passing 



' By Captain Koldewey, First-Lieutenant Payer, and Dr. Pansch. 



