90 G. Amdhup. 



kept company with Bistrup in spite of liis frozen fingers and crushed 

 foot, now drove home with Bronlund whilst Johansen remained 

 with Bistrup. 



On November 4th Bistrup and Johansen drove further to the 

 northern Orienterings Island, where survey work was also carried 

 out and on November 5th they arrived back at the ship. 



The results of this journey were small in cartographic regards. 

 But there can scarcely be any doubt, that this journey, along with 

 the many others made in the course of the winter of J 906 — 1907, 

 trained and hardened the members of the Expedition and thus in 

 their way contributed to the result, that the main purpose of the Ex- 

 pedition, the investigation of the north-east coast, was carried out 

 in the unique and wonderful manner to be described later. 



Sledge journey round Store Koldewey Island, 



'/u to "/jj, 1906. 



The main object of this expedition was a geological and carto- 

 graphic survey of Store Koldewey Island; if possible, also, the depot 

 placed on the south-west side of the island in support of the sledge 

 parties to Pendulum Islands was to be supplemented ^ 



The expedition, which had 3 sledges with 23 dogs and was under 

 the command of Trolle, consisted of Jarner, Hendrik Olsen, 

 Trolle and Weinschenck. 



The departure took place on November Sth. In the evening the 

 tent was raised by the shore inside Trip-trap-træsko Skerries. Owing 

 to a snowstorm the 9th was a blank day, but the journey was con- 

 tinued on the 10th, down along the west side of Koldewey Island. 



November 11th. By noon the party had reached the depot laid 

 out on October 28th and added to it a sledge provision box and a 

 quantity of food for the dogs. In the evening, 7 p. m., the tent was 

 raised not far from the south point of the island. 



November 12th. After Trolle had taken a moon observation the 

 journey was continued at 12 noon. The south point of the island, 

 which ends in a long, low tongue, was rounded and the party drove 

 up along the east side of the island. But here they encountered greatly 

 screwed sea-ice. Along the snow of the land good advance was made; 

 at 5 p. m. the tent was raised. 



November 13th. It was no longer possible to drive on the land 

 this day and the party had again to go out on the screw-ice, which 

 made progress extremely difficult. At 6 p. m. the tent was raised 

 about 30 kilometers north of the south point of the island. 



On November 14th the party set out at 8.30 a. m. The ice was 

 now good and excellent progress was made. But at 2 p. m. a severe 



• The depot had been made on October 28tli, see p. 87. 



