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coast of the mainland. At the same time Wegener had carried out 

 some very valuable investigations and had taken numerous photo- 

 graphs several of which were coloured and both of these excellent 

 men had again proved, how remarkably well they were suited for the 

 laborious and dangerous work of arctic exploration. 



3f. The journeys nnade from the ship to lay out depots 



in support of the sledge parties returning from the north. 



1. Drag-sledge journeys. 



As support for the A^arious sledge-parties gradually returning 

 from the great sledge expedition towards the north, Mylius-Erichsen 

 had decided that those left in the ship should lay out depots on Hagens 

 Island and near Cape Philippe on He de France. 



Immediately after Mylius-Erichsen and his companions with 

 10 sledges had started northwards, the preparations for these journeys 

 were begun. Apart from a very poor dog team of full-grown animals 

 only puppies were left on the ship, and the sledges had to be drawn 

 by the men themselves during the journey. 



The expedition consisted of 3 parties, 4 men and 1 sledge in each 

 party. The members of the different parties were: 



I party II party III party 



Hagerup Freuchen Fritz Johansen 



Peter Hansen Achton Friis Gundahl Knudsen 



Hendrik Olsen Koefoed Charles Poulsen 



Trolle Lundager Chr. Bendix Thostrup 



The leaders of the 3 parties were Trolle, Lundager and Chr. 

 Bendix Thostrup. 



The detailed plan for the sledge journey had been drawn up by 

 Trolle. The equipment of the sledges was as follows: 



3 tents with poles, each 22.5 kg 67.5 kg. 



3 bags with tools and cooking-utensils, each 8.33 kg 25.0 - 



12 sleeping bags, each 9 kg 108.0 - 



12 bags wth personal baggage, each 5 kg 60.0 - 



Weapons and ammunition (2 guns per sledge), each 10 kg. 30.0 - 



Petroleum 18.0 - 



Spirit 2.0 - 



Deer-skins, 3 per sledge 15.0 - 



Lashings 3.0 - 



Spades 5.0 - 



A medicine chest 2.0 - 



Provisions for their own consumption (in 3 sacks) 80.0 - 



Sails, camera, sextant, artificial horizon etc. etc 5.0 - 



Provisions for the depots in 12 boxes, each 27.5 kg 330.0 - 



In all... 7505 kg. 

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