Report on the Danmark expedition to the north-east coast. V9 



to 1,500 kg.) and further, meat of the best kind one can give to a 

 Greenland dog. If the unexpected did not happen, the dogs could 

 now be kept in good condition until the great, important sledge jour- 

 ney northwards was undertaken. 



Tents were pitched on Hvalrosodden and with this tenting place 

 as base a number of excursions were made to survey the country. 



Several interesting geographical discoveries were made (Sælso, 

 Lakselv and Mørke Fjord) and all the naturalists had good results 

 to show. On the excursion to the peculiar Mørke Fjord, a long but 

 very narrow fjord surrounded by almost vertical sides, the boat was 

 suddenly surprised by such a hurricane-like fjord wind, that the boat- 

 swain, Chr. Bendix Thostrup, only just prevented the boat from 

 capsizing by keeping it going right up into the Avind. 



The land hunting also gave good results. During an excursion 

 to the north-east of the tenting-ground Peter Hanse.v discovered 

 a herd of about 20 musk-oxen, 7 of which were shot, and Manniche 

 also managed to shoot a polar wolf, an animal, as known, very dif- 

 ficult to get near. 



It should be mentioned lastly, that Eskimo winter houses, tent 

 rings and other signs of earlier Eskimo settlement were found on Hval- 

 rosodden, which led to a series of excavations and investigations there. 



The motor-boat and the Amdrup-boat made several journeys 

 to the ship with meat and collections. Stormnæs being utilised as inter- 

 mediate station. In the beginning only the Amdrup-boat was used 

 in the transporting work, the motor-boat being away on an excur- 

 sion to the Koldewey Islands. To hasten on the work, several parties 

 were sent out to Stormnæs from the ship and assisted in the trans- 

 port of all the things to the station at Danmarks Havn ^. A great 

 part of the walrus meat, however, was only brought to the ship in 

 the course of the winter. For the time being it was deposited in de- 

 pots on Hvalrosodden and at Stormnæs. On September 14th all the 

 members of the boat expedition had again returned to the station. 



The whole excursion had been most successful and the boats 

 and equipment had come out well from the trial. The main object, 

 to procure food for the dogs, exceeded all expectations. All the mem- 

 bers had been initiated into the difficulties of traA^lling and exploring, 

 the scientists had had excellent opportunities of cultivating their 

 special branches and, lastly, a thorough knowledge of the geographical 

 conditions in the interior of Dove Bay had been obtained. 



Boat journey to Cape Bismarck and Koldewey Islands, 



1/9 to V9, 1906. 

 The whole of the land survey work, according to the arrangement, 

 was placed in the hands of Koch and directed by him. He gradually 

 * See hst of thf journeys made from the station In Danmarks Havn. 



