166 G. Amdhüp. 



On October 4th at 12.30 p. m. the journey was continued north- 

 wards with full load. It was again л^егу heavy sledging with much 

 loose snow and it was often difficult to find a way across the deep 

 cracks in the glacier-ice. These varied much in breadth, from 1 meter 

 to several hundred meters. At several places there were snowbridges, 

 across wliich the parties could drive, but it was often necessary to 

 go a long time along the border of the glacier-ice in order to find a 

 passage. 



The dogs lost greatly during these days, which were also extreme- 

 ly fatiguing for the men. The latter were generally obliged to 

 help in pushing the sledges furward and in spite of the severe cold 

 their clothing became quite moist with perspiration. Consequently, 

 the sleeping-bags also became wet and a thick layer of hoarfrost 

 formed between the reindeer skin and the cover. At 4..Я0 p. m. tents 

 were pitched after about 11 kilometers had been covered. 



October öth. At 9.30 a. m. the parties left the tent-place. On 

 this day the sledging was even worse than on the preceding day and 

 more cracks were met v\ith. At 4 p. m. tents were raised almost ùiï 

 the western point of Schnauders Island. The dogs were now so tired, 

 that it was almost impossible to force them onward. For the men 

 the journey had been no less laborious. They often sank waistdeep 

 in the soft snow and the sledges sank to the cross-bars and stuck fast 

 in the snow, so tiiat it often took 2 or 3 men to get a single sledge free 

 again. 



Tobias had this day the bad luck to lose one of his dogs. Owing 

 to a wound it was unable to pull and was therefore running along- 

 side the sledge. On its way across a 15 meter deep crack covered 

 with snow it most unfortunately tumbled in. The crack was too nar- 

 row for anyone to be let down and it was impossible to see the animal. 

 An attempt was made to shoot it from the sound of the yells but 

 without success, and when the party drove on they heard the pitiful 

 howls of the poor animal. 



October 6th. Owing to the bad sledging the advance had not 

 been so great as was expected and the dog food had therefore been 

 reduced considerably. G. Thostrup now decided that the supporting 

 party should only accompany his party as far as the depot on Lam- 

 berts Land, not to the Mallemukfjæld as had been the original in- 

 tention. 



5 sledge cases which afterwards were to be deposited by Ring 

 on Schnauders Island were left behind at the tent-place and at 10 

 a. m. both parties started with the remamder of the load. They had, 

 especially in the beginning, some very bad sledging and after 7 hours' 

 march, during which about 22 kilometers had been covered the men 

 and dogs Avere so exhausted that tents had to be raised. 



On October 7th at 10.30 a. ni. they started again. The sled- 



