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ever, it was not reindeer hunting, as at other places, but mainly 

 the musk-ox hunting, as is shown by the many bones we obtained. 

 East of the lake there are small lakes and stretches of vegetation, 

 and here the Expedition shot musk-ox, which were in herds, and 

 we also saw and heard wolves and foxes here; many geese also 

 occur. 



In the lake there are many and large salmon and some of the 

 members of the Expedition were of the opinion that they had seen 

 seals in the lake (hence the name). I may remark here, however, 

 that we — several experts — lived daily by the lake at the end of 

 June and in the beginning of July 1908, without ever seeing any 

 seal on the ice there, though at the same period we saw quantities 

 of seal on the sea-ice in Dove Bugt. Driftwood was found on the 

 north bank of the lake, and many fossil bones of whale on the south 

 bank. 



Near the lake we found 2 hunting grounds at a distance of ca. 

 2 kilometers from one another; the ground was very sandy and 

 covered everywhere with large stone-boulders. 



Many permanent meat-depots especially were found on the 

 eastern hunting ground — just at the outlet of the river from 

 the lake. 



Mylius-Erichsen writes regarding this locality: 



"At the outlet of the large river from the lake, soutliern hank: 12 stone 

 heaps, some of whicli 2 feet' high and still surrounding a sandy space, cer- 

 tainly salmon depots. 



Round about iound a few, split reindeer tjones and a piece of old whale- 

 bone — probably dragged here from where it was found near to the south 

 bank of the lake. 



Two tent-rings^ so small that it looked as if the visits to this place 

 had usually been short from house or tenting ground elsewhere while 

 salmon fishing; the natives have thus built small tents^ or slept in the 

 open. 



One tent-ring*, round tiehind, straight in front, had the following dimen- 

 sions: 200 M. broad, 190 iM. from back to front. 



In the stone heaps often a couple of hundred stones, some large, from 

 which we maj' conclude that the depots have been intended to* remain the 

 whole winter. 



The part of the lake down towards the river silting up with many large 

 stones. 



No salmon seen on ''a 06, but several seen leaping 5 to 6 days before." 



Among the stone remains at this hunting ground we found 

 many bones (musk-ox). Further, bones of dog, fjord seal and rein- 

 deer (not many antlers) were found by Mylius-Erichsen. Details of 

 the 11 permanent meat-depots are given in the following table. 



1 ()•(;;$ meters. - (477 478). ■' Gf. Lvox: p. 74. + (477). 



