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liver is poisonous, a fact well-known to the Greenlanders, who live 

 in regions where many bears are killed, for example, at Angmagsalik. 

 Most of those onboard had also heard of this probably, but did not 

 believe it until they now suffered. Fortunately all recovered but 

 the case was very serious. 



Four more bears were shot before the start of the great northern 

 journey. One was shot by Jörgen Bronlund when he on the 21st 

 was out \vith Mylius-Erichsen on a hunting excursion to Sonja Havn 

 and Store Koldewey Island, and the three others, a female Avith two 

 cubs of the year, were shot by Tobias Gabrielsen with 4 bullets; 

 3 bears in 4 shots, a fine achievement. 



In addition to the large animals, ptarmigan and hares were also 

 shot occasionally and these w^ere very welcome in the mess. 



The time for the great northern journey was now approaching 

 nearer and nearer. Ere this, hoAvever, Mylius-Erichsen resolved 

 to send out still another sledge partj' to lay out depots. 



4th sledge journey northwards to lay out depots, 



15-«/з to 21/з, 1907. 

 The main object of the expedition was to supplement the depot 

 at Bjørneskærene. The expedition consisted of 2 parties: 



1st party 2nd party 



Peter Hansen Bistrup 



Hendrik Olsen Tobias Gabrielsen 



Charles Poulsen Gundahl Knudsen 



G. Thostrup, leader Trolle, leader 



The 1st party set out on the loth, the 2nd on the 16th, but they 

 met on the 16th in the evening at Cape Marie Valdemar, where the 

 tents were pitched. 



On March 17th both sledge parties continued ол^ег towards the 

 depot at Cape Amélie. Here the going was Ьеал'у, ол'ег uneven ice 

 and loose snow. 



On March 18th the party journeyed on northward. In the be- 

 ginning the way was good, but later the snow lay deep and loose, so 

 that the dogs had great difficulty in pulling the heavily loaded sledges 

 forward. The drivers were obliged as a rule to help by pushing the 

 sledges, so that it was a tiring march that day. 



In the afternoon the Bjørneskær depot was reached and the stores 

 and petroleum deposited there. 



The return journey was begun the same evening and on March 

 21st at 2 p. m. the ship was reached. 



During the absence of the 4th depot-laying party northwards, 

 a sledge party of 12 men carried about 500 kg. of dogs' food out to 



