126 G. Amdrlp. 



This journey has been made under the auspices of and with funds 

 fiu'nished by the Peary Arctic Club of New York City. 



The membership of this Club includes Morris K. Jesup, Ghas. 

 A. Moore, Henry W. Cannon, Herbert L. Bridgman, John H. Flagler, 

 E. С Benedict, Jas. W. Hill, H. H. Benedict, Chas. P. Daly, Alfred 

 Harmsworth of London, Dr. Hyde, E. L. Bliss, Sands, Constable, 

 Parrish, Raven and others. ß ^ Pearv 



Civil Engineer, U. S. N." 



Instead of Peary's report Koch deposited the following: 



"A sledge party of the Mylius-Erichsen's Danmarks Expedi- 

 tion — lieutenant Koch, artist Bertelsen and the Eskimo Tobias 

 Gabrielsen — arrived here May 12th 1907, 10 p. m. on journey 

 northward. 



I have taken R. E. Peary's record, which was deposited here 

 Ш this cairn. J p j^Qpjj,, 



May 13th. Set out at 6.30 p. m. and on 



Jlay 14th, 3.15 a. m., halted at Cape John Flagler: odometer 

 distance 50 kilometers. Koch's intention to penetrate into Frederick 

 E. Hyde Fjord had to be given up, the fjord being full of fog. In- 

 stead, he set a course north round Peary Land towards Cape Bridg- 

 man. Departure at 9.50 p. m. 



Mat/ loth. Pitched the tent at 6 a. m. on the sea ice south-east 

 of Cape Bridgman: odometer distance 44 kilometers. It was Koch's 

 intention to travel a further 10 to 20 kilometers towards the west 

 to measure the heights etc. there and to give Bertelsen an oppor- 

 tunity to paint. Continuous fog prevented this however. A couple 

 of sketches were made nevertheless as also some measurements from 

 the tenting ])lace. 



May 16th. Fog. Koch gave up his plan of travelling westwards 

 and resolved to go into Frederick E. Hyde Fjord. Set out at 2.30 

 a. m., drove in towards land, built a cairn and depositeii there the 

 following report Ч 



1 Tlie report translater! reads as follows. 



".J. P. Koch, leader of 2nd sledge party. Danmark Expedition to the north- 

 east coast of Greenland 1906 — 19U8. 

 Cape Bridgman, 15/V 1907. 



The Danmark Expedition reached Cape Marie Valdemar by ship in August 

 1906 and went into winter quarters at Cape Bismarck in September same year. 



On 28/111 1907 a sledge expedition of 10 men, 10 sledges and ca. 85 dogs 

 set out northwards. The whole sledge expedition was led by Mylii s-Erichse.\. 

 At 80°09' 2 men and 2 sledges returned, at 80--14' other 2 men and 2 .sledges. The 

 journey went well but was prolonged more than expected, because the coast of 

 Greenland proved to lie much more to the east than believed, .\ccording to a pro- 



