302 Снк. Bendix Thostrup 



А third tenting-ground, Foraarsboplads, which is described in 

 this section, was found ca. 1 kilometer east of all the other stone- 

 remains. 



Regarding the conditions at Rypefjeldet Mylius-Erichsen's diary 

 for 1906 contains the following: 



"One can see tliat the north wind is a strong master and comes down 

 with severe snow-storms; on the lee side, to tlie soutli, much snow often lies 

 on tlie shore, like a snow-foot — and whilst the stones of the hill on the 

 north side are often bare of snow — blown off — there are piles of snow in 

 the hollows and clefts on the south side of the hills." 



And further on we find: 



■'Eskimos may perhaps still be found deeper in or higher up — tied 

 from their kinsmen — — — ." 



Regarding the settlement the diary states: 



"Winter-settlement. On a point, approximately west and in the 

 neighbourhood of the Foraarsboplads, we found 5 winter-houses', 3 of them 

 very distinct"-. One house (the westernmost)^ was drawn bj' Achton p-Riis^. 

 Its length from the hindmost stone over the platform to the innermost, flat, 

 top-stone over the passage (the opening to the inside), was 235 meters; the 

 breadth over the broadest place (probably just in front of the platform) 

 1-50 M.s 



On ''Is 1906 Jarner found ruins of houses'' a little to the west of 

 this spot. 



Close to the north bank of the river- we found three fox-traps'^, 2 of 

 which were well preserved; the end-stones had been removed." 



In a letter to the Second-in-command, Mylius-Erichsen also 

 writes : 



""Is 1906. Yesterday found a whole Eskimo town (unfortunately no re- 

 sidents): 3 old winter-houses^ with 2 permanent meat-depots", also 6 tent- 

 rings" and many stone heaps'-, which are partly meat-depots, partly pro- 

 bable' human graves. I am extremely pleased with this discovere', which will 

 give me still 3 daj's' work in measuring, digging out etc. 



Here is a list of the things I wish sent on as quickly as possible: 2 

 spades, 1 large iron-lever, 1 pick, 6 empty sacks, for excavation of the 

 Eskimo ruins. 



^^Is 1906. — — The digging implements asked for are much wanted, as 

 I am constantly finding new Eskimo ruins." 



Mylius-Erichsen was assisted in his work on Rypefjeldet by 

 Johansen, who measured a number of ruins at Foraarsboplads; but 

 as a lot of work still remained to be done, according to the infor- 

 mation received, I investigated them myself in the earlj^ summer 

 of 1908. 



The winter-houses in the eastern group, 8 in all, were of dif- 

 ferent age. The 5 oldest (521) were found ca. 50 meters from the 



1 (522-525). - (522—524). " 524; fig. 44). ^ Mr. Achton Frus was artist on 

 the Expedition. '" These measurements were taken before excavation. '■ (527 

 —528). ' Gravelven. ^ (532-5Ü4). '■> (.V22— 524). '» (525(?i:i. " (547—552). 

 '- (526). 



