108 G. Amdrup. 



W. long.) at Independence Bay and Cape Clarence Wyckoff (82°57'.7 

 N. lat. and ■23°09'W. long.) on the north-east coast of Peary Land. The 

 aim was first of all to get the whole of this extensive stretch surveyed; 

 but along with this, an endeavour was to be made to carry out a scien- 

 tific investigation of the land as extensive as time and conditions 

 would permit. 



The members of the expedition were: 



1st party: Jørgen Brønlund, Hagen, cartographer, Mylius-Erich- 



SEN, leader of the whole expedition and leader of the 1st party. 

 2nd party: Bertelsen, Tobias Gabrielsen, Koch, cartographer 



and leader of the 2nd party. 

 3rd party: Bistrup ^, cartographer, Wegener, meteorologist and 



geologist. 

 4th party: G. Thostrup, cartographer, Ring. 



Altogether 10 men, 10 sledges 86 dogs and 4 tents. 



A very detailed plan of the expedition had been worked out by 

 Mylius-Erichsen. To understand this, however, it will be sufficient 

 to give the following brief account of how Mylius-Erichsen conceived 

 the carrying out of the plan, after all the depots had been laid out. 

 This was written down by .Mylius-Erichsen, when the sledge party 

 sent out to make the 4th and last depot had not yet returned, and 

 is reproduced here as written by him. 



"The load of the 10 north-going sledges \\ill be: 



froni the ship: sleeping bag, private baggage, instruments, 



photographic apparatus each sledge 75 kg. 



weight of sledge 37.5 - 



tent and poles 25 kg., extra provisions ca. 44 kg., mess case 



25 kg: for 4 parties 376 kg. and for each sledge ca. . . 37.5 - 



from Syttenkilometernæsset food for the dogs in sacks 50 



irom Cape Marie Valdemar 1 sledge case 42.5 - 



extra weight 7.5 - 



altogether . . . 250 kg. 



If the two sledge parties (8 sledges), which are at present in the 

 north, have managed to take the dog's food and petroleum to Cape 

 Amélie or in the most favourable case to the depot at Bjørneskærene, 

 each of the 4 sledge parties from Cape Amélie and Bjorneskærene will 

 have an increased weight of from 42.5 to 62.5 kg. (1 sledge case and 

 possibly 1 box of grease). With a total weight of ca. 300 kg. per sledge 



' Owing to circumstances to be mentioned later, a change occurred on the 

 journey. Ring and Wegener changing places, so that Ring came into the 3rd 

 party and Wegener into the 4th party. 



