26 EJNAR MIKKELSEN. 
100 days’ provisions for 2 men, weighing 180,32 kilo (main-party) 
52 - = - à - — 94,08 - (support-party) 
26 - = = abe te — 145,04 - (main &supp.-party) 
SLOMMPPOVISIONS:, SEAL es ENTREE 25,00 - 
Of dogpemmican we carried in all...... 575,00 - 
Total provisions (men & dogs)...... 1019,44 kilo 
Of permanent weight we had to transport for 2 men........ 191,26 kilo 
- — =) Sa — С 200,00 - 
Petroleum for 2 mens party including depot-petroleum ..... 58,13 - 
— OURS = MIO DATA es 19,205 
— - 5 - о. 30,00 - 
Depots to be laid out for return journey......:........ 102,21. - 
Permanent weight, petroleum & depot.................. 600,80 - 
Provisions for men dogs te LR re 1019,44 - 
Total... 1620,24 kilo 
These 1620,24 kilo was the total weight to be transported, when the 
party left Bessel Bay, but in leaving the “Alabama’ we had to trans- 
port almost 1900 kilo. 
It was necessary to resort to double-banking, when such a large 
weight had to be transported by five men and twenty-one dogs, and 
it was not till April 9th, the last day when the parties travelled together, 
that the weight had been so greatly reduced that it was possible to 
transport it all at one haul. 
In order to ensure the safety of the main-party on its return-journey 
depots were laid out in the following places: 
I Haystack, provisions for 2 men and 3 dogs in 6 days..... 21,08 kilo 
IT Cape Peschel — - - - - - = See 21,08 - 
ПТ The place of ascent to the Inlandice Se = 
with petroleum 30,25 - 
IV Off the NE point of Dronning Louise’s Land — — 44,03 - 
Nos. I and II of these depots would be used in any case, provided 
the main-party returned to Shannon Island, but the depots Nos. III 
and IV would only be used, if the return-journey was undertaken along 
the outward trail. Means for floating across open water were also left 
at depot No. III as well as one sledge, which had become superfluous 
because of the diminishing of the supplies. 
As very bad weather and rough ice prevented our journeying as 
fast as calculated, the depot No. IV was left on the ice off Cape Bellevue, 
and a little to the north of that the provisions for the support-party. 
The plan which was eventually adopted and carried into effect was 
then this: 
A depot-journey under the command of Lieut. LauB was performed 
during the latter half of February 1910, with the result that 550 kilo 
dog-pemmican was left on the ice off Bessel Bay. 
