200 NEW LAND. 



towards the west rose a great mountain, of about the same height 

 as Cape South-West, and immediately north of this mountain the 

 land seemed to recede towards the west. Either there must be a 

 sound here, or the land was so flat that it could be driven across. 

 They decided to explore this, and not waste time by going round 

 the south part of North Cornwall, which was already known. 



On April 21 they discovered for certain that the high mountain 

 they had seen in the south was the most northern extremity of 

 of North Cornwall, and that immediately north of the island a 

 sound ran towards the west. The sound they named ' Hendriksens 

 Sund,' and the mountain ' Nicolays Fjeld.' 



They travelled through the sound, passed ' Ringholmen,' 

 rounded the low south-west point of ' Amund Ringnes's Land,' and 

 followed the coast-line northward. 



In the evening of April 21 they were obliged to part with one 

 of the dogs. ' Peary ' had formerly been a good draught animal, but 

 the whole of the spring had hardly been the same dog; he was 

 worn out, poor thing. Just before the execution Hassel gave him 

 half a ration so much might be done for an old servant, he 

 said. Then he took him behind a hummock ; there was a shot, 

 and ' Peary ' travelled hence. About noon on April 23 they had a 

 very lively bear-hunt. In the evening they saw land in the west 

 and south-west, decided to drive west, and arrived next day at 

 ' Nathorsts Halve) ' (Nathorst Peninsula), where they found a good 

 deal of vegetation and the tracks of reindeer coming from the south. 



When they turned out on April 27 they saw west of them a 

 land extending as far to the southward as the eye could see. This 

 was named ' Kong Christians Land.' Its north coast appeared to 

 be rather low, but the east coast fell away so abruptly that no 

 snow could lodge on the cliffs. In ' Kristoffers Bugt ' (Kristoffer 

 Bay) lay several floes of old ice, but only one hummock of any 

 size ; it was probably of glacier ice. If that were the case, it was 

 the only iceberg they saw in ' Prins Gustav Adolfs Hav ' (Prince 

 Gustav Adolf Sea). The bears and foxes had made a pilgrimage 

 up it, enjoyed the view, and coasted down again. 



They worked through ' Danskesundet ' (Danish Sound), 

 passed ' Dyrebngten ' (Deer Bay), and drove due north, on 



