GREENLAND BY THE POLAR SEA 



near McMillan Valley, and, as he himself is of the opinion that 

 he is strong enough to continue, we take the shortest possible 

 rest, as hunting conditions force us ahead as quickly as possible. 



The hunting here has been successful beyond all expecta- 

 tions, but we must be careful lest the good result mislead us. 

 For, after all, the ice-free country is only small in extent, so 

 that only a limited number of big game will be found in the 

 immediate neighbourhood, and the point is not to exhaust the 

 district entirely. In all probability we shall return at some 

 time, and we would have to pay dearly later on if on our outward 

 journey we let things slide and did not offer a thought as to 

 future emergencies. 



Just behind Cape May we see six hares ; two of them we 

 shoot, whilst a cup of strong tea is made to give us strength for 

 the last stage of the journey towards the little island where we 

 have deposited two rations of musk-ox meat for every team. 



There seem to be many hares here, but we dare not depend 

 to any great degree on this game. The animal is too small and 

 also too bony, and it does not go sufficiently far as provisions on 

 a journey on the inland-ice. 



The dogs scent our meat depot far away and we finish the 

 journey at a merry trot, which is quite stimulating although 

 one knows that the cause of the speed is an artificial one. For 

 a moment we are seized by a nervousness easily understood 

 when we discover that tracks of foxes lead to the depot. For- 

 tunately, Reynard has been too careful, or perhaps not hungry 

 enough, to attack the meat, which we find quite untouched. 

 We can now finish our journey with a really solid meal which 

 is as well deserved as it is necessary. 



On our old camping-ground we find a hare swinging at the 

 end of a long stick which has been rammed down in the snow. 

 We run up full of curiosity to see if, maybe, other precious 

 things are hidden in a tin placed on the same spot, and in 

 which we find a letter from Dr. Wulff, who very funnily tells 

 of his party's experiences during the time we had been 

 separated. 

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