56 fï. Amdrup. 



al the northern opening of Kejser Franz Josephs Fjord and at Ryder's 

 depot at the northern opening of Scoresby Sound, lastly also at 

 Amdrup's depot on Cape Dalton. 



If the vessel should be crushed in the ice on the voyage in to Green- 

 land, we shall make either for West Iceland, West Spitzbergen or the 

 east coast of Greenland in the life-boats or motor-boats, and in the 

 last case seek along the east coast over the depots there down 

 to Angmagsalik either the sami' summer or next summer by boat, 

 or by sledge in the intervening winter. In such an event, cairns 

 with reports inside will be raised at the existing depot places 

 mentioned. 



If the vessel shduld become frozen-in in the harbour chosen or 

 elsewhere at East Greenland and not be able to free itself in the sum- 

 mer of 1908, the Expedition will remain by the vessel one year longer, 

 thus till the summer of 1909, and if no relief vessel arrives in the course 

 of the summer, another winter will be passed at the same place and 

 the vessel will be left with the collections in the best possible condition, 

 whilst the members will make for Angmagsalik with sledges (if pro- 

 visions and dogs are available) on the VNanter ice of 1910. 



Care will be taken, that the necessary equipment for such a sledge 

 journey is always ready as far as possible. 



Thus, if the Expedition does not return to Denmark in the au- 

 tumn of 1908 or has not sent information by homegoing whalers, that 

 it has been obliged to remain a third winter, I hope, that in the fol- 

 lowing summer at the end of July or beginning of August either a 

 whaler will be engaged or a special ship sent out to Shannon Island 

 (the bay on the south side), where we shiiuld be found or a report on 

 where we are in a conveniently placed cairn and from there a further 

 search can be made for our relief. 



Lastly, 1 wish to note, that I consider the Expedition well pro- 

 vided with stores for 3 14 years, when we take into account the depots 

 on Bass Rock, Shannon Island and Hvalros Island as also what we 

 may gain by hunting. And I am convinced, further, that in case of 

 necessity, if we include the depots at Scoresby Sound and Cape 

 Dalton and the hunting wherever possible, we can carry on for 

 414 years. 



In addition to the reports mentioned, whenever the occasion 

 appears, I shall send home detailed accounts to the Committee on 

 the progress and results of the Expedition, for example in the autumn 

 of 1907, if we should meet with a whaler when on our way from the 

 first to the second winter quarters, as also from West Greenland, Ang- 

 magsalik or Iceland in the summer of 1908, when the cross-journey 

 party are on their way home. 



The present report to the Committee I would request to be con- 

 sidered as my last w'ord for the present regarding the plan of the Ex 



