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18/V in the forenoon took measurings from a station south of 
Hyde Fjord, at an altitude of about 500m. It seems as if the fjord 
as far towards the interior, as could be seen from there, became 
narrower and thus presumably terminates in a small bend in a 
southwesterly direction; but we could not be quite sure of this. 
When we returned from the tent, BERTELSEN's dogs had dis- 
appeared. They had gone with us to the mountains, and there I 
suppose they found a trace, which tempted them to give chase. It 
is a most annoying occurrence, as we have scarcely provisions enough 
for men and dogs to get back. to our depot. 
Stone sample 2. Hewn from a loose block, of which we found 
great quantities in the fell field at an altitude of 500—600 m; un- 
doubtedly to be found in situ (the light grey stone in the peaks every- 
where). 
Stone sample 3, of the solid rock, height about 200 m. 
Stone sample 4, conglomerate? or granite in situ with great 
grains of quartz; height 320 m. 
Stone sample 5, the vein of quartz 250 m (see above). 
Still in Hyde Fjord. BERTELSEN's dogs stayed away with the 
exception of three, which turned up an hour after we had got down 
the mountains. Now we must necessarily risk something to recover 
the six missing dogs; the loss would be too serious, particularly as 
our best dog, Pedersen, was among those missing. In the meantime 
we decided to wait till midnight, 18—19/V to see whether the dogs 
would not return, driven by hunger. However, they did not come 
back. Togras then volunteered to go and look for them. I should 
have liked to have gone myself, but my foot-gear was in such a 
poor state, that I did not dare to do so. As a matter of fact I had 
only one pair of very dilapidated komags (Laplanders’ boots) left. 
BERTELSEN was ill; he suffered from nausea and sleeplessness in con- 
sequence of the monotonous food. Thus Togras went and returned 
at 2.30 a.m. He had not seen the dogs, but he had found their 
traces, mixed up with those of a musk ox, and had seen that they 
went right across the 500 m high slope towards the fjord. The 
situation was easily explained; the problem was only what had 
been the result? We started at once — at 3.30 а. т. — and drove 
along the slope, hoping to get the solution of the problem. But the 
fog, which set in closely from the sea, did not augur well in this 
respect. Then after having driven 5 km we came across traces of 
dogs, and shorthy afterwards Pedersen came jogging along towards 
us, heavy and round-bellied; nearly at the same moment the dogs 
scented game and with bag and baggage rushed towards the slope, 
where they pounced upon the riven carcass of a musk ox. There 
19/V 
