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musk-oxen had been seen 10 days before, divided in two parties; 

 we searched a great stretch of the country, but met with no 

 musk-oxen, except an old bull that was w^alking near the beach; 

 he had been wounded at the last landing. All the other animals 

 had left the place. Of course, traces of musk-oxen were found, 

 at a little stretch of boggy land which Ditlevsen and I came 

 across, a herd had been rather lately; rather fresh dung was 

 found ; besides the country round about was very difficult to 

 travel over, one large edged stone being beside the other; for 

 as already mentioned before, Liverpool Kyst is made up of 

 primitive rock. 



Norden skiöld, walking at the same time from the Fame 

 Island southward along the Liverpool Kyst, saw a single bull, 

 but no herd. 



On August 11*^, in the evening, Deichmann and Madsen^) 

 went ashore i Jameson Land to try to catch a calf. They had 

 taken with them a setter that on former occasions had shown 

 that he was able to stop a herd when on flight. During the 

 night they met with several single bulls ; in all a score of 

 vagrant animals were seen, among them a little party, in which 

 5 cows (Madsen). One of the bulls that attacked was killed, 

 after having gored the dog and tossed him up into the air 

 with his horns. Whilg the bull was lying wounded in a river 

 bed, another bull came rushing against him and began fighting 

 with the wounded bull that rose ; still, he quickly gave up his 

 purpose and went away. At eleven o'clock a. m. the next day 

 (August 12*''), they met with a herd consisting of 11 cows, 3 bulls 

 and 1 calf (Madsen), a little South of Ryder's depot on Cape 

 Stewart. Deichmann states «12 adult animals and 1 calf», 

 but the party consisted of 14 animals, as I had later an occa- 



Deichmann has written about this expedition in his above named 

 article in »Dansk Jagttidende ц. Madsen has written about it in several 

 places, among others in Zool. Garten Jahrg. XLII 1901. The accounts 

 differ at several points. 



