Report on the expedition. 25 
1910 in Bessel Bay and the stores left in Danmark Havn. The distance 
between these depots is about 900 miles. 
It was absolutely necessary to make use of a support-party in order 
to perform the voyage, and all available men and dogs had to be taken 
from the ship. 
The plan was as follows: The two parties were to travel together along 
the coast to Cape Peschel and on their way to lay out some small depots 
for the main-party; then they were to go in between the islands in Dove 
Bay, until they could find a convenient ascent to the Inlandice on Brede 
Bre, and finally along northward over Storstrømmen, until the pro- 
visions of the support-party were consumed. We had calculated to be 
able to take the support-party as far as about 78° or possibly 78°30’ 
N. Lat. 
When lack of provisions forced the two parties to separate, the 
support-party was to return southward, to go north of Dronning Louise’s 
Land, follow its western coast for surveying purposes and either 
return to the sea-ice over L. Bistrups Bre or through Ardencaple 
Inlet. 
The main-party would proceed northward over the Inlandice from 
the place of separation, and its further plans would partly be depen- 
dent upon the SE of the journey — in days — over the In- 
landice. 
If the journey over the Inlandice could be performed before April 
20th, and if the conditions for returning this way during the latter half 
of the summer were thought favourable, a depot would be left at the 
place of descent, and an attempt would then be made to reach the 
western entrance of Peary Channel, after the west coast of Danmark’s 
Fjord had been searched for remains of the lost My tius-EricHsEN 
party. 
The return-journey would then take place along the old trail, con- 
siderably helped by the depots laid out by the north- and west-going 
parties. 
However, in case the trip across the Inlandice should take longer 
than expected, or in case the conditions for returning along the out- 
ward trail were considered bad at the more advanced season, then all 
the provisions would be taken along to Danmark’s Fjord, and the return- 
journey to Shannon Island would take place along the outer coast of 
northeast Greenland. 
It was this latter part of the plan, which was eventually 
adopted. 
The basis for the calculation of provisions after the separation of 
the parties was a distance of 10 miles a day, with one stormbound day 
each week. 
The amount of days for which provisions were taken along was 
calculated as follows: 
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