THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY 



900 metres. There was no river, and with surprising rapidity 

 we got on to "dry snow." We then camped, and Inukitsoq 

 and I drove the two sledges with half-loads further in on the 

 inland-iee for the purpose of reconnoitring. Early in the morn- 

 ing of the 5th of August we succeeded in penetrating 5 kilo- 

 metres further in through deep, heavy snow, and at a height of 

 about 1,400 metres we obtained a view which revealed to us the 

 inland-ice as far as we could see. Due north-east, nearly 4 kilo- 

 metres off our course, stretched a big cleft with high moun- 

 tains on both sides, but as far as could be seen from our look-out, 

 it was completely filled with snow further in, and merged into 

 the glacier. By the head of the fjord, on the southern side, 

 shot in a long narrow stretch of land which, furthest away, more 

 and more took on the appearance of Nunatak, but later on it 

 merged entirely into the inland-ice. Between this tongue of 

 land and the cleft we could discern a bridge which, without 

 break, appeared to run onto the main glacier. Here the 

 attempt must be made. The ground was somewhat hilly, and 

 masses of loose snow were heaped up after the many days of 

 bad weather. Although nothing could be decided with cer- 

 tainty, we agreed to continue inward, and with this conclusion 

 we returned to our comrades, whom we roused to a feast of 

 pemmican, oats, biscuits, and coffee. 



The temperature to-day in the various places we have passed 

 has been as follows : The river by the fjord was 5° (Cent.) ; the 

 inland-ice, at a height of 760 metres above the sea-level, was 

 minus 12° (Cent.); and at our look-out, 1,140 metres above 

 sea-level, minus 4° (Cent.). 



CAMP 2.— DANIEL BRUUN GLACIER 

 (1,300 metres above sea-level). 



August 6th. — We succeeded yesterday in working our way 

 10 kilometres in on the inland-ice, but it is tough and slow going 

 through the snow. It is a good help that we have over-runners 

 to the sledges, for the dogs quickly grow tired. 



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