160 G. Amdrl-p. 



е. From the return of the 2nd party until Koch finds 

 Jørgen Brønlund. 



On June 28th Trolle returnt'd frum Maroussia, where he and 

 Charles Poulsen had remained 20 days for hydrographioal pur- 

 poses, and on the 29th, Fritz Johansen and Manniche returned 

 from Storm Gape where they had spend 21 days in zoologiial in- 

 vestigations. Both parties were satisfied with the results. 



It was always a difficult matter, however, to get sufficient food 

 for the dogs, even though by this time some seals had been captured. 

 (Jn the 2ôth of June therefore a sledging party was sent to Hval- 

 rosodden, as a quantity of walrus meat, which had frozen in the 

 autumn of 1906, was known to lie there and might now have thawed. 

 The party consisted of Knuu Christiansen, Freuchen, Tobias Ga- 

 brielsen, Hagerup, Peter Hansen, Hendrik Olsen and Ring. 



On the 29th the party returned with a quantity of walrus meat 

 and 4 seals shot on the way. It appeared besides that about one and 

 a half walrus still remained a I Ihr [dace, so that the dogs had imw 

 food again. 



It had been a very fatiguing expedition, because the melting 

 snow water now completely covered the ice at many places, so that 

 almost everything on the sledges became wet. Especially the return 

 journey was difficult. The following amusing extract from Freu- 

 chen's diary gives some idea of the difficulties to be overcome. 



"That was the worst job I have had to face for a long time. Every 

 20th step the dogs were obliged to swim across the melting snow- 

 water fissures, while the men pushed the sledges behind; in this way 

 they could keep themselves dry from the waist upwards. Being the 

 tallest of all, however, I was used as a measuring rod and had to go 

 on in front and down into the fissures, to ascertain whether they went 

 right through the ice oi- were only melting snow-water fissures. I 

 succeeded in keeping my cap dry, which I was rathei' proud of!" 



None the less Bistrup and Hendrik Olsen undertook another 

 sledging expedition with dogs from the 4th to the Tth July, to build 

 a cairn on Orienterings isl.; but this was the last of the longer sledg- 

 ing expeditions with dogs that summer: on this excursion Bistriip 

 and Hendrik Olsen shot 3 bears, a female with two large cubs. 



In addition to these adventures, all were very busy onboard 

 with (lifTerent kinds of ship's work. Engines and boilers, motor-boats 

 and motor-carriage were thoroughly inspected and the pumps re- 

 paired; the boats were caulked and several of them provided with 

 new sails. The cargo was trimmed, sorted and cleaned, sails and 

 skin I'lothes ('tc were aired ami mmli more. 



