11/V 
326 I. P. Косн. 
and I have dug for it alternately for several hours, but without 
success; I must try to get along without it!). 
The weather slowly improved. However at 7 р. т. we had still 
5 m wind, but the sky began to be clear — cover of clouds 9 — NNW; 
just before midnight the sun appeared, and so I got a latitude. 
We have now eaten nothing but meat of musk oxen for four 
days. BERTELSEN is, I think, already tired of it, and I won't deny 
that a good plate of pea soup at the present moment seems to me 
a particularly desirable thing. 
Peary Land. Station IV. 
Determination of latitude 10—11/V; midnight; 0; b = 765.0; { = + 12.0. 
On land. The camping site where the musk oxen were shot. Depot. 
Telescope left | Telescope right 439°30'.05 
| Vernier | Level | | Vernier Level 280 31.35 
Watch, K | - — TER ET | Watch K | ; 158 58.7 
lse | A MB KOS? | Obj-) | + В |Obs. Obj. z — 99650 
| er | | | ER | | — 3 
11h39m10s | 280°31'.3 | 31.7| 9.9 | 4.2 | 11h41m25s | 79°29.7 | 30°.1 | 5.8 | 11.3 г — + 48 
44 00 31.3 | 31.8 | 10.2 | 47 46 25 29.8 | 30.2 | 5.0 10.5 5 == ITA 
48 25 | 31.2 | 31.6 | 10.2 | 4.6 50 40 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 5.5 | 11.1 97099" 9 
53 05 31.2 | 31.5 | 10.0 | 4.2 55 30 29.9 | 30.2 | 5.5 | 11.3 Зоо ть 
58 40) 3141317) 98 41| 6050 | 298 |301\ 55 |113 7 = 2°37". 
Determination of time 11/V; forenoon; ©; b = 764.0; Е = — 11.8. 
Same place as the determination of latitude 10—11/V. 
Telescope left 
| 
Telescope right 
— 
| Vernier | Level | | Vernier | Level 
Watch K | |__| Watch K | | ; 
| A | B | Obs. | Obj, | А В Obs) Obj. 
6h50m18s '289°09.9 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 6h53m56s |70°45'.2 |45'.6 | 5.0 | 10.7 
57 20 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 704 35 | 24.5 |24.7 | 6.8 | 121 
706 42 | 40.2 | 40.6 119,5 | 7.0 | О В 777 | 119122 | 7.0 | 12.3 
14 08.5 | 53.8 | 54.2 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 20 25 | 69 55.3 | 55.7 | 6.0 | 11.0 
Before the expedition left Denmark, I had foreseen this possibility that a tripod 
might become lost on a sledge journey. The boxes containing the theodolites 
were consequently fitted up in such a manner that the instrument, in cases of 
emergency, could be placed upon them. Even if the box were filled with stones, 
the weight of the instrument and the box would, however, be too small to 
ensure a fairly safe adjustment. Therefore the box had to be placed with 
special care, for instance, by being wedged into a crust of snow and cemented 
with same. While handling it, I had further to take special care not to get 
the instrument out of verification. With the constant shifting from teleseope 
right to telescope left, the manipulation and reading off gave me a good deal 
of trouble, as I was obliged to lie on my stomach during the observation, and 
to prevent my clothes getting filled with snow, I had to put on a wind-proof 
anorak and wind-proof trousers. The inconvenient and difficult conditions here 
left their distinct mark on the following observations. 
