78 G. Amdrui'. 



fully laid up on the skerry '■. The expedition then retired southward 

 over the sea ice along the land, dragging with it the laden sledge. On 

 the 25th, however, open water was encountered. The sledge and 

 practically all the stores had to be left here ^, and whilst Broxlund 

 went on in the kaiak, the others sought their way overland and on 

 foot to the station. On August 27th the whole party was again onboard. 

 It had been a tiring excursion. But the members of the party 

 had earned good experience. They were at once initiated into the 

 trials and changing fortunes of the arctic life and the scientific results 

 had been satisfactory. 



Boat journey to Dove Bay, 



'«/8 to ",„ 19U6. 



With the object of obtaining food for the dogs by hunting and 

 at the same time of carrying out scientific investigations (see p. 72), 

 Mylius-Erichsex immediately on arriving at Danmarks Havn re- 

 solved to make an excursion into Dove Bay. 



In this the following took part, in addition to Mylius-Erichsen, 

 Tobias Gabrielsen, kaiakman; Peter Hansen, coxswain; Jarner, 

 geologist: Fritz Johansen, biologist: Gundahl Knudsen, engineer: 

 Lundager, botanist; Manniche, ornithologist: Chr. Bendix Tho- 

 strup, coxswain. Some days later, Achton Friis also joined the 

 expedition and took part in it until September 5th. 



On August 18th the expedition set out shortly before midnight 

 in a motor-boat, towing Amdrup's ice-boat ^: in almost ice-free water 

 the boats stood along land in towards Stornmæs. where the tents 

 were pitched. On the 19th scientific investigations were made in the 

 neighbourhood of Stormnæs, whilst Peter Hansen and Gundahl 

 Knudsen were sent to the ship to fetch a quantity of sledge 

 provisions, which Mylius-Erichsen intended to place in a depot on 

 Orienterings Island. With heavily loaded boats the expedition 

 proceeded on the 20th further лvest along the mainland, still in practi- 

 cally ice-free water. On the way a couple of walrus were shot and 

 on Hvalrosodden in the inner part of Dove Bay the expedition suc- 

 ceeded in shooting И to 12 walrus. 



Again the goddess of fortune had smiled on Mylius-Erichsen. 

 Here was food for the dogs for a long time (a walrus may weigh up 



' From the '/e to '"/, Hagen, Lindhard, Trolle and VVeinschenck made 

 an excursion on foot to the skerry, to bring back the boats if possible. The ice 

 conditions were unchanged, however, and the party were obliged to return without 

 the boats. 



- The stores left behind were fetched by motor-boat on "/g— -'/j by Bronll.xu, 

 Gundahl Knudsen, Gvstav Thostrli' and M'einschenck. 



= The members of the Expedition called this boat the 'Anidrup-boat". 

 See p. 43 note. 



