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the further we got out into Ingolf Fjord. It was not till we were close 
to land, on June 19th, that the ice once more became bare of snow. 
There were heavy pressure-ridges near land about Eskimonesset, 
and they compelled us to travel on the low gravelled beach, which was 
nearly everywhere covered by snow. Remains of the Eskimos were 
seen all along the coast, especially of tent-rings and meat-cäches, but 
here in particular a large number of Eskimo relics were found scattered 
about the snow-bare land. Some of these, which we found piled up 
behind a large stone, may have been the things collected by Mytius- 
ERICHSEN and his party, and which he had asked Косн to leave behind 
for himself. 
We found sledge-runners of split narwhal’s horn, darts, spearheads, 
one nicely carved bonehandle for a knife and some peculiar flat discs 
of bone, which must have been used as blades of paddles. The dises 
had a diameter of about 25cm, and into them was cut an indenture 5 cm 
broad and lcm deep, apparently to hold a handle which could be 
lashed on to the discs through four small holes, two on either side. We 
found in all seven of these discs, but the list of specimens found is not 
correct, as my diary in which it was written, together with a description 
of the specimens, was lost later on through a bear breaking into our 
depot. We took with us as many of these relics as we could carry on 
the sledge, but also these things were lost, as we became compelled to 
leave everything behind. 
Camped at 8,30 а. т. on Holm’s Land, a little beyond Feldestrand, 
and there also we found some tent-rings and meat-câches. 
Our tent was erected on the flat foreland about 10 metres above 
sea-level, and close to us we found sure evidence of the disappearance 
of the foreland, as half of a tent-ring had slid into the water. 
From our camping site we had an extensive view of the ice-pack, 
and we saw, for the first time, open water. It came rather close inshore 
(about 2 miles off the coast), but it was only a long narrow pond of 10—15 
miles in extent. Until now we had not even seen the slightest indication 
of open water on our route along the coast, and it was a surprising dif- 
ference from 1907, when Мутлоз-ЕвтснзЕем found open water all the 
way from Mallemukfjældet to Nordost-Rundingen. Then bears, seals and 
walrusses were seen and shot in great numbers, but this year we had 
not yet seen a bear nor bear-traces save the single one at Nakkehoved. 
However, we saw and shot at a bear, shortly after we had camped, 
but it escaped, badly wounded. 
When we broke camp at 10,30 p.m. (June 19th), we went to the 
open water and followed its edge to the south, as the snow had melted 
in this place, and the water was drained off. We saw some few mallemuks 
(fulmars) and gulls and also a rather great number of seals in the water. 
We had, however, before long to leave the good going along the 
edge of the water and head for Mallemukfjældet, across a pressure-ridge 
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