140 G. Amdrup. 



shoulders rester! all the hard work during a great part of the journey; 

 his certain judgment of the difiiculties of the journey, his hardihood 

 and dexterity as driver several times saved us from long detours and 

 considerable delays, and perhaps even on a certain occasion averted 

 a catastrophe. To all of is he was a good comrade, always amiable 

 and helpful". 



Denmark may be proud of the share taken by Ivocn, Bertelsen 

 and Tobias in arctic exploration and as long as the interest for ge- 

 ographical science jiersists, the names of these Я men will not be for- 

 gotten. 



3d. Return journey of Bistrup and Ring. 



On the 18th of April the whole of the great sledge party, con- 

 sisting of 10 sledges, had reached Mallemukfja^ld, south of which a 

 depot was laid out. Owing to the difficulty in getting round this 

 foreland Mylius-Erichsen decided that Bistrup and Rino should 

 proceed no further northwards but, in accordance with the plan of 

 the great sledge journey, should he the party to return home first (see 

 pp. 116—118). 



On the return journey Bistrup was to supplement tlie survey 

 measurements made on the journey north by Koch and he should 

 especially direct his attention to the charting of the group of islands 

 lying off the coast. 



In the evening of April 22nd, theroforc-, the Lst and 2п(1 parties 

 with G. Thostrup and Wegener started northwards while Bistrup 

 and Ring were left behind. Two of the poorest sledges were given 

 over to them and Bistrup had changed 7 of his good dogs for 7 of 

 Wegener's which were less good. 



April 23rd. Owing to a strong wind Bistrup and Ring did not 

 begin the return journey till 11.30 p. m., when they drove out on the 

 screw-ice following the old sledge tracks. With the small load on 

 the sledges (the greater part had been left at the depot) they made 

 good progress. 



April 24th. At 1 p. m. the tent was raised on the northernmost 

 rock south of Cape Anna Bistrup. 



April 2ôth was spent in making observations and surveying. 

 At 7.15 p. m. the journey was continued towards the head of the Ni- 

 oghalvfjerdsfjord: the sledging was smooth but somewhat heavy 

 with loose snow. 



April 26th. At 1 a. m. they arrived at a small island south of 

 Cape Adolf Jensen. From the island, which made a good station 

 for survey work, they saw towards the west the inland ice n<iwing 

 out into the head of the fjord between two high hills. As they had 

 only provisions left for 2 days more Bistrup decided to steer straight 



