104 G. Amdrup. 



On February 26lh the weather (bleared u]i. With hght sledges 

 the party travelled rapidly southwards. Towards the evening the 

 tents were raised about 20 kilometers north of Cape Amélie. 



On February 27th Cape Marie Valdemar was reached and on 

 February 28th they were back at the ship after travelling the ca. 60 

 kilometers from 8.1Ö a. m. to 6 p. m. at a temperature of — 32° С 



Whilst tlie depots were being formed northwards, those on the 

 ship endeavoured to obtain food for the dogs by hunting. Thus, Fritz 

 Johansen, Koefoed and M.\nniche went out with a drag-sledge 

 to Cape Bismarck and remained in camp there right to the 28th, without 

 getting anything however. The opinion had gradually grown, in fact, 

 that the bears as a rule followed the outer coast and only rarely pene- 

 trated into Danmarks Havn. 



The hunting excursions Avere continued after the return пГ the 

 sledge expedition. Trolle made excursions for hydrographical pur- 

 poses and, naturally, at the same time carried on hunting when the 

 opportunity presented itself. From the öth to the 9th of .March he 

 lay out on the fjord making hydrographical observations with Peter 

 Hansen, Hendrik Olsen and (Charles Poulsen. They saw no 

 sign (jf game on this occasion. 



On .March 6th a small conflagration occurred onboard. It was 

 fortunately observed in good time and quickly extinguished. This 

 was the second time a fire had occurred and .served as a serious warning. 

 If the ship were burnt, it would mean giving up the northern journey 

 and thus the failure of the Expedition. 



On the day that Trolle returned, Achton Friis, Lindhard, 

 Manniche, Mylius-Erichsen and Ring set out for Hvalrosodden. 

 Manniche and Lindhard were passengers and thus only .3 sledges 

 were taken. Fortune did not favour them either. On .March 12th 

 they returned without any booty. On March 11th the temperature 

 observed at the station was — 40.9° С and as it was rather lower 

 at Hvalrosodden, the party must have had a fairly cold experience. 



On March 16th another hunting party, consisting of Jorge.n 

 Bronlund, Hans Jensen and Manniche, set off for Hvalrosodden, 

 again without finding the large game. It returned on the I9th. 



Whilst the fortune of the hunting parties who went to some dis- 

 tance was not good, the luck nf those who remained onboard was 

 much better. 



On March lotii Peter Hansen and Hendrik Olsen shot a bear 

 and another was shot on the 11th by Charles Poulsen and Peter 

 Hansen. Both were shot in the neighbourhood of the ship. 



This day a very serious case of poisoning occurred, after most 

 of those onboard had partaken of the liver of the bear first shot. Bear 



