16 G. Holm. 



it should have lain on the East coast had arisen'), the question of 

 the situation of "the Eastern settlement" might now be regarded as 

 settled once and for all. 



5. We found at Angmagsalik a branch of Eskimo who had 

 not previously been into contact with Europeans. We investigated 

 the mode of life, customs, language and legends of this tribe, and 

 brought home from there a collection of ethnographical objects. 



In 1894 I went to Angmagsalik with the screw bark the "Hvid- 

 bjørnen" for the purpose of establishing the missionary and trading 

 station just mentioned. The latter was placed under the command 

 of my former interpreter Johan Petersen, now colonial governor, 

 and of the missionary Rüttel. These two men have worked with 

 rare energy, perseverance and patience for the civilisation of the 

 natives. Some of the people have now been christened, and 

 murder, polygamy and other heathen practices are now rare, if not 

 entirelv abolished. 



II. 



CLIMATE — DRIFT-ICE — SEA — THE LOOK OF THE 

 COUNTRY — PLANTS — ANIMALS. 



Climate. — The account of the inhabitants of the Angmagsalik 

 district was introduced in the 10th volume of "Meddelelser om 

 Grønland" by some remarks on the natural conditions in which 

 these people live. As far as the climate is concerned, these remarks 

 were based on observations made on the expedition, supplemented 

 with such information as could be obtained from the natives. Since 

 that time a meteorological station has, as has already been mentioned, 

 been established at Angmagsalik, and regular observations have been 

 carried on since October 1894. 



In the accompanying table are given the climatological data 

 which can be deduced from the observations taken up to the year 

 1902. Although the observations of nine years cannot give exact 

 average figures for a climate like that of Angmagsalik, they will, 

 however, be sufficient to give some idea of the climatical conditions 

 under which the East Greenlanders live. 



For this table and the account which follows of the climatological 



'; K. .1. V. Steenstkli»: Om 0sterb3'gden. Meddelelser om Grønland IX (1889). 



