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Petrol in a keg 3.53 kilo, dog food 15 kilo and finally a kayak with 
two oars. The latter was brought along so as to ensure Capt. MIKKELSEN’S 
crossing to Shannon Island from the mainland, as at the time they would 
be returning, there was every chance of the ice having broken up. 
We took our last three dogs with us on this tour, but they were 
not of much use in pulling, as they had not yet fully recovered from 
the hardships of the spring tour. 
On June 3rd in the morning we reached the spot on the mainland 
where the depot was to be laid down, and after all this had been 
arranged, we proceeded south (Fig. 68 and 91). 
But this did not take place until the evening of the 4th, we having 
been doomed to enforced idleness on account of a snowstorm. Besides 
our stay here was also prolonged on account of the investigation we 
made of the country, chiefly with reference to hunting possibilities, but 
we found no trace of animal life. 
Our course was shaped straight for the SW point of Shannon Island 
and thence direct to Bass Rock. The going was generally good, most 
of the ice in the strait between the mainland and Shannon Island — 
being free of snow, but a strong NE wind with snow made it difficult 
for us to see the way in front of us, so that we had to make many a 
detour in order to cross the fissures, which became more and more 
frequent the nearer we got to Freeden Bay. 
Not until June 7th in the evening did we reach the depot at Bass 
Rock; a snowstorm in Freeden Bay had delayed us about thirty hours, 
but on account of the numerous fissures and the open water quite near 
our route it was impossible to get through during the storm. 
At the depot we found the mail from the Danmark-Expedition, 
placed there in the autumn of 1906, together with an open letter to the 
finder of same, which mail our expedition brought home. 
Moreover, the depot turned out to be well supplied with articles 
of food, so that in this respect we were all right for the coming winter; 
the only thing, of which there was a scarcity, was fuel, which we had 
anticipated to find there. All the food was counted and booked. 
Furthermore we came across a communication from Mr. OLIVER У. 
Hassie, who in 1905 on board the Norwegian vessel “Magdalene”’ visited 
the depot to see if everything was in order, which he states to be the 
case in his report, with the exception of the petrol which had leaked 
out of the barrels. Mr. Hassıc represented “the late Mr. WM ZIEGLER, 
the U.S. Weather Bureau and the National Geographical Society of 
Washington”. 
As soon as the counting was done, I went up to the top of Bass Rock, 
which is about 150 metres high, in order to investigate the ice conditions, 
which from the foot of the rock did not look very favourable to our 
further progress towards south, as the open water reached within 200 
metres off Bass Rock, and besides the ice did not appear to extend 
further south (see Fig. 68). 
