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Glacier was made with all possible speed, and that no surveying was 
done beyond noting such features as could be observed on the way. 
According to My tius-ERICHSEN’Ss report the journey in as well as out 
was attended with considerable difficulty. He writes: 
“Mild weather suddenly set in, deep snow, melting ice-water on 
“the ice, lack of big game, and sickness and loss of energy among the 
“dogs made our journey out difficult and delayed us so much, that we 
“only arrived here! on 12th of June”. 
In view of these circumstances it must be considered as a quick 
journey, seeing that the party arrived at the summer camp on the 12th 
of June, having covered about 100 miles in 7 days, and with only 15 
dogs alive of the 23, with which they had started on the journey to 
Cape Glacier. 
On the 14th of June an attempt was made to continue the home- 
ward journey over Danmark’s Fjord. The party were however soon 
obliged to turn back, the snow being so soft as to render progress im- 
possible. 
As regards the stay at the summer camp, from 12/5 to 3/, JØRGEN 
BRONLUND’S diary gives fairly detailed informations, and Мугтоз ERICH- 
SEN himself writes, in the report found on the place itself (pag. 86): 
“Since then ? we have existed exclusively on the hunting, (7 musk-ox 
“and one calf, 15 wild geese, 4 hares and 3 ptarmigan). Land surveying 
“supplemented, the scientific collections added to, especially flowering 
“plants, and plant and animal fossils. Called the land Kronprins 
“Christian’s Land. 
“Devoid of further food for ourselves and the dogs, having had 
“no big game since July 16th, we must today* — after ferrying across 
“to the fast ice on a ice-floe — with 14 dogs, two sledges and all our 
“goods, seek better hunting grounds along the coast away from this 
“perfectly desolate locality, which we have wandered over within an 
“area of 20 miles. All three are quite well. Will endeavour to reach some 
“miles further into the fjord lying to the south-west from here, which 
“we explored in May, and called “Danmark’s Fjord”, where at that 
“time we found good hunting of hares and musk-oxen. If we succeed in 
“obtaining sufficient food, we intend, when the ice becomes passable, 
“probably towards the end of the present month, to undertake the 
“са. 500 miles journey back to the ship, which we hope to reach before 
“the end of September, with or without the dogs”. 
This extract from MyLius-ERICHSEN’S report, in conjunction with 
what JoRGEN BRØNLUND has written as to their stay at the summer 
camp gives so clear a picture of what has taken place as to render com- 
1 The summer camp. Note by author. 
? 12th of June. Note by author. 
3 8th of August. Note by author. 
