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two to three hundred yards from the shore, but the whole way the 

 path was equally distinct, and we could see it for a distance of 

 several miles. Whether it was an enormous flock of hares which 

 had changed their grounds for the year, or whether it was made by 

 hares running backwards and forwards, we could not make out ; 

 but it was very remarkable. There was not a single track outside 

 the run, and they had followed their leaders without a single break. 

 Next morning, May 30, we took our observations and drove 

 out of the fjord. The snow was heavy going, but we reached 



IN STENKULFJOUD. A FIND FROM ESKIMO TIMES. 



our old camping-ground, on one of the points in the outer part of 

 the fjord. The thaw was going on with express speed. When we 

 had camped here two days before, there had hardly been more 

 than a single little bare patch to be seen, just big enough for us to 

 pitch the tent on ; now there was scarcely any snow left on the 

 point, and we could find cooking water everywhere out on the ice. 

 We reached camp late that evening. It blew hard during the 

 night, and frying beef-steaks out of doors, with twigs and heath for 

 fuel, was a cool pastime. Farther on down the fjord the going was 

 hard and good, for the snow had melted together, and did not drift, 

 no matter how relentless was the wind. We drove most of the 



