286 Chr. Bendix Thostrup 



Halfway between Snenæs and Lille Snenæs I observed a trap 

 (437) on a small ridge near the shore, whilst sledging past the place. 



Lumskebugten (lat. 76-55'; long. 19° 49'). Here we found 12 

 shelters, 1 permanent meat-depot and 1 temporary meat-store. 



Along the coast almost halfway between Snenæs and Hvalros- 

 odden lies Lille Snenæs, an outrunner from the high land; this 

 bounds Lumskebugten towards the S. E. Several rivers run out 

 into this bay and on the sandbanks off these rivers I have seen the 

 walrus resting to feed, when they came from the sea-ice into the 

 inner waters in the first half of July. Towards the north Lumske- 

 bugten is bounded by a very low shore several kilometers broad, 

 which is a barren waste. In the land behind Lumskebugten there 

 has earlier been many musk-ox and reindeer; at the present time 

 a few musk-ox occur in addition to the usual animals in these 

 regions. 



In Lumskebugten two rivers have their outlets ca. 3 to 4 kilo- 

 meters north of Lille Snenæs and here we found the 11 shelters, 

 the meat-depot and the meat-store, situated mostly to the north of the 

 outlets. The shelters consisted usually of compactly placed stones 

 and were in most cases quite finely built. Many reindeer antlers 

 were found at the shelters. South of the rivers and between the 

 two outlets the shelters lay ca. 50 meters from the beach and ca. 

 5 meters above the sea, but on the north side they were higher up 

 as the shore here has a steep slope. 



The form and size of the shelters is shown on PI. Ill, to which 

 I may add the following remarks. 



Shelter 438 lay between the two rivers ca. 50 meters from the 

 beach and ca. 4 meters above the sea. Both the walls and the 

 platform edge were composed of a neat, compact row of stones, 

 some of which stood on end, some on the fiat in layers. The wall 

 in the south corner of the shelter was 035 M. high. (Fjord seal). 



Shelter 439 lay ca. 20 meters north of shelter 438. It was not 

 so well built, but yet a fine one. The south corner was highest 

 ca. 0.50 M. 



Shelter 440 was found north of the northern river, ca. 50 meters 

 W. of the shelter 439. It was constructed of ordinary stones, but 

 these lay singly with interspaces, only at a few places in a compact 

 row. To the right inside the doorway were 3 stones, possibly the 

 lamp place. Close to the north of the shelter skull bones of walrus 

 were found with the teeth taken out. 



Shelter 441 lay ca. 50 meters north of shelter 440. It was 

 circular, 2 M. in diameter and built up against a large stone boulder. 



