Report on the Danmark expedition to the north-east coast. 109 



the northernmost depot on the island at 78°14' N. lat. should be 

 reached in 4 days from the ship. 



According to the quantity of dogs' food boxes remaining, a cer- 

 tain number of sledges (probably 7) must then at once return to Bjørne- 

 skærene or Cape Amélie and bring on the boxes, petroleum etc. to 

 the northernmost Depot Island. This journey should not take more 

 than 4 days. The other 3 sledges (Koch's party) may utilise the 

 time, when their survey work is finished, in bringing up about half 

 of the 37 boxes of pemmican for the dogs, which was deposited in a 

 depot in February, and also, if possible, in taking forward 3 loads 

 of sledge cases a day's march further north from the northernmost 

 Depot Island. Eight days after the departure from the ship all the 

 10 members should be together at Nordre Depot Island, in order to 

 move the rest of the loads northwards to the point reached by Koch. 



A rest of a day will then be necessary — or perhaps, before, on 

 the northernmost Depot Island. 



Our supply of provisions at this spot or time will be: in use; the 

 remainder of the 4 sledge cases brought from Cape Marie Valdemar 

 (partly used during the halt): 



brought from Cape Amélie and the Bjørneskær depot 4 cases 



on the northernmost Depot Island 11 — 



15 cases 



Of these will be deposited at the halting place, at most 3 cases 



taken into use 4 — 



carried further north 8 — 



15 cases 



Thus, the 10 sledges will drive north from the halting place 

 with 12 sledge cases and 4 extra boxes ^, which will 



mean altogether 685 kg. 



Further, dogs' food: 54 boxes of pemmican of 26kg. ... 1404 - 



16 boxes of grease of 36 kg 288 - 



tents and mess boxes for 4 parties 187.5 - 



private baggage of 10 men, at most 750 - 



weight of sledges 375 - 



altogether. . . 3689.5 kg! 

 or in round numbers (including petroleum among other 



things ) 4000 kg. 



which gives a maximum weight of 400 kg. per sledge, each sledge 

 being drawn by 8 to 9 dogs. 



> The sledge cases contained all the different sorts оГ provisions corresponding 

 to a definite number of days. In the extra boxes, on the other hand, were the 

 more select provisions, which were intend to be used only on special occasions. 



