98 P. A. ØYEN. 



next two decades, is left in obscurity, but in 1897 it was reported, 

 that in spite of the glacier's continuous decrease during the pre- 

 ceding years, it had not retired to the position, remembered by 

 old people in former days. It is, therefore, highly probable, that 

 the increase of this glacier about 1850 was only a short and 

 small one, only to be regarded as a slight interruption in the 

 period of the general decrease of the glacier. This decrease seems 

 to have gone on almost contemporaneously with that of the Gla- 

 cier of Buer, and in full accordance with this supposition, we 

 meet with a statement that the Glacier of Bondhus in 1879 was 

 increasing, though somewhat slowly when compared with the 

 simultaneous increase of the Glacier of Buer. The last-mentioned 

 increase of the Glacier of Bondhus, has certainly been of but 

 short duration, as only some few years afterwards, in 1883, the 

 oscillation of Ihat glacier is reported to have changed into a decrea- 

 sing one. Including the summer of 1892, we also have contin- 

 uous reports of the decrease of that glacier down to the year 1899. 

 Both GoTSKALK Gjerde and Samson Sundal, two guides of Maur- 

 anger, state that during the present year, 1900, the Glacier of 

 Bondhus has decreased somewhat less than during the prece- 

 ding one. 



We have also to take a view of another glacier somewhat 

 closely connected with the Glacier of Bondhus, the Pytbræ in 

 Mauranger. This glacier, in 1893, showed similar traces to those 

 found near the Glacier of Bondhus of having diminished in recent 

 times. During the years following, the Bondhusbræ and the Pyt- 

 bræ were stated to have decreased similarly down to the year 

 1899. During the present year, however, the decrease of the Pyt- 

 bræ, like that of the Bondhusbræ, has been somewhat less than 

 during previous years, according to statements made by the two 

 guides just mentioned, and Gotskalk Gjerde even states that 

 the decrease of the Pytbræ has during the present year been 

 comparatively slight. 



