138 G. Amdrup. 



June 14th. A rest was taken. All .S sledges were repaired. Koch 

 examined and put in order the depot, which had been scattered and 

 partly destroyed by bears, and wrote to Mylius-Erishcen. 



"Besides our part of the sledge-case we have taken about 2 quarts 

 of petroleum ' from the depot. 



At 8 p. m. we go southwards along the group of islands, heading 

 for Bjørneskærene, hut as we have provisions and dog food for .'i or 

 4 days unly we may be obliged to resort to Nordre Depot or Hagens 

 Island . . . 



If we need not visit Nordre Depot we take from the next depot on 

 our way — probably Bjørneskærene — 1 sledge-case less 2 day's pro- 

 visions for 3 men . . . ". 



Departure at 7.30 p. m. Fog. 



June loth. Were forced westwards owing to impassable ice. 

 Stopped at 6.30 a. m. Odometer distance 48 kilometers. Departure 

 at 8.40 p. m. 



June Kith. Light fog, glacier ice with deep fissures forcing the 

 parly further westwards. Stopped at 7 a. m. Odometer distance 

 4Ö kilometers. Departure at 7.50 p. ui. Clear weather, easy sledg- 

 ing with some difficult passages through the screwed glacier ice. 

 Passed Nordre Depot. Koch rebuilt the depot which had been scat- 

 tered by bears and wrote to Mylius-Erichsen. Drove on again and 

 raised the tent on June 17th at 6.50 a. ni. Odometer distance 46 

 kilometers. 



,/////(' 17 III. D(']iarture at 10.40 p. m. Loose snow about a meter 

 deep and brash. 



June IHth. After midnight the snow could bear the dogs and 

 a few hours later also the sledges. Difficult passage across some screw- 

 ice witli a large water-filled fissure. From this place to the ship the 

 odouieter was used no more. Pitched the tent at 5 a. m. at the depot 

 oil Hagens Island. 



Departure at 9.30 p. m. Fog and brash so that they could only 

 advance very slowly. 



June 19th. At 7.30 a. m. the tent was raised at Bjørneskærene. 

 Departure at 9.50 p. m. Fog. 



June 20th. Passed the depot at Cape Amelie and raised the tent 

 at 9 a. m. some ten kilometers south of this foreland. Departure at 

 1 0. 10 p. m. To begin with the sledging was bad, later on it improved and on 



June 21st at 9 a. m. the tent was pitched near the depot at Cape 

 Marie Valdemar. Departure at 10.00 p. m. 



' It appeared later, that liiere were scarcely 2 quarts of petroleum in the 

 depot. As Koch had taken no petroleum from the previous depot, where there 

 were about 10 quarts and as it could hardly be supposed, therefore, that the 1st 

 party would be in want of petroleum on Lamberts Land, Koch took it all. A 

 remark to that effect was added in the letter. 



