82 EJNAR MIKKELSEN. 
the mountainous country to the south and the high, steep Jydske Aas 
to the north. 
We did not go far inland, as we wanted game and plainly saw that 
none was to be found here, or at least not until we had reached very 
much further inland, and knowing from BrøNLunD's Diary that My ius- 
ERICHSEN had found plenty of musk-ox in the sloping country forming 
the south side of the bay, we deemed it more prudent to explore that 
country in search of game. 
This mountain-slope — albeit facing north — was covered with a 
vegetation, almost as luxuriant as in Fyen’s Lake, and formed a surprising 
contrast to the level and sheltered land in Sjælland’s Sletten; in spite 
of the vegetation, however, and the many old traces of musk-ox, we 
saw none of these animals nor hares nor ptarmigan, and had to give 
it up with no result whatever. 
Оп May 22nd we reached “Ulvebakkerne” (81°25’) and saw а cairn 
on the low, sloping coast, about 59 metres above water-level. We sus- 
pected that the cairn had been erected to mark the place where the 
ill-fated party collected some drift wood, as a large piece was lying at 
its base, as well as many smaller pieces and shavings and chips. On 
opening the cairn, however, we found a carefully corked shot-cartridge, 
containing the following report from Myrıus-ErıicHsen, which on 
Pl. VII is presented in facsimile: 
“Danmark’s Fjord ca. 81°25’ N. lat., 12th September 1907. 
"HAGEN, BRØNLUND and the undersigned — all well — leave to-day 
“this place, called “Ulvebakkerne”, with 1 sledge and 7 dogs, to begin 
“the return journey to the ship on the new ice, which has to-day at last 
“become safe. Since we left our summer camp, about 44 miles from here, 
“on August 8th, we have been obliged to kill 7 dogs as food for ourselves 
“and the remaining dogs, while we were 15 days out on the sea ice, our 
“passage stopped 2 miles from land by the water from the melting ice. 
“At last, on August 25th we reached land and shot 4 hares. By short 
“journeys day by day since then we have moved our camp altogether 
“about 32 miles into Danmark’s Fjord, constantly impeded in our ad- 
“vance to good hunting grounds by mild weather, impassable new ice 
“and lastly by open! water from coast to coast. Walked on foot over 
“the hills, followed by the dogs, some 32 miles further into the Fjord 
“to “Sjælland’s Slette”, shot in all 15 young ptarmigan, 15 hares, 1 wolf 
“and 8 musk-oxen (2 bulls, 3 cows and 3 calves). Camped for a week 
“under open sky, cooked our food by means of drift-wood, of which we 
“found quantities along the coast, fed up the dogs and transported the 
“meat and tallow here to this place, which is the southernmost spot in 
“the Fjord, we have been able to reach with the sledge. The ice further 
1 Underlined by Myrıus-Erıcnsen. Note by author. 
