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landers, was still found, extending far to the south. The sea-ice proved 

 to be quite good and Mylius-Erichsen resolved, therefore, that the 

 sledge journeys to lay out depots should begin as soon as possible. 



2nd sledge journey northwards to lay out depots, 



2»/i to */2, 1907. 



The main object of the expedition was to increase the stores of 

 the depots at Cape Marie Valdemar or Cape Amélie. 



The following took part in the expedition, which was under the 

 leadership of Mylius-Erichsen; Bertelsen, Jørgen Brønlund, Freu- 

 chen, Tobias Gabrielsen, Hagen, Hagerup, Peter Hansen, Koch 

 and Mylius-Erichsen. 



On the 28th all the provisions and dogs' food, which had to be 

 transported further north, was carried out on to the sea-ice at Sytten- 

 kilometernæsset on 3 sledges drawn by men instead of dogs. Each 

 sledge bore a weight of ca. 275 kg., a weight which the experience 

 of this journey proved, was too great for .5 men to pull. 



On January 29th the expedition set out with 9 sledges, each with 

 a team of 7 dogs. It was fine, calm weather, but the cold was intense 

 (minimum temperature for the 24 hours — 36°, maximum tempera- 

 ture — 25.9° C). After driving over the spit of land the way led 

 northward along the land on the sea-ice. On that day the progress 

 was satisfactory, even though the sledge drivers had to run beside 

 the sledges most of the day owing to the heavy going. After travel- 

 ling ca. 37 kilometers (judging from the odometer), the tents Avere 

 raised on one of the low points running out from this coast. 



On January 30ih at 7 a. m. all was made ready for the start. The 

 sky was threatening even at daybreak and at 3.30 p. m., after a dis- 

 tance of about 23 kilometers by the odometer had been travelled, 

 the tents had to be raised owing to the breaking of the snow-storm. 

 It had been an even more tiring journey than that of the previous day. 



The storm lasted for 3 days. On the fourth the party were 

 obliged to return home, to avoid making too big a hole in the pro- 

 visions of the depot. The depot was made, therefore, a little south 

 of Cape Marie Valdemar and on the evening of the same day they 

 were back again at the ship. 



The days had now begun to lengthen and on February 12th a 

 hunting party again saw the glowing disc of the sun from a little hill 

 at the head of Stormbugt. After the long winter night, no wonder 

 it was greeted with a ringing cheer ! It had become necessary to 

 obtain more food for the dogs and hunting excursions were now often 

 made to different places in the neighbourhood. On one of these, on 

 the 13th, Hagen and Tobias Gabrielsen succeeded in shooting a 



