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time sought in vain for the four sledge-cases deposited on the island 

 (Schnauder Island), which, we supposed, were covered by large quan- 

 tities of snow. We found them however further north than expected 

 and so high up on a rock that they were uncovered in spite of about 

 10 meters of snow, lying here from the preceding winter. Took a rest 

 that day and used 2 sledge-cases to feed the dogs. 



March 18th. Departure at 8.30 a. m. Fog. The tent was raised 

 at 4.30 p. m. without knowing exactly where we were. 



March 19th. Departure at 8.30 a. m. The weather cleared up, 

 so that we could find our way. Shortly after, we again had fog and 

 a head wind with a fairly strong drift of snow. With great difficulty 

 we succeeded in reaching the depot on Lamberts Land. 



The old depot was covered by snow but Gabrielsen knew for 

 certain, that the new depot had been laid at another place and here 

 we only found 3 rolls of films and a tin with cartridges: the sledge 

 cases, the petroleum jar and the clothes were gone. 



On seeking in the immediate neighbourhood for the lost things, 

 Gabrielsen found a piece of tin projecting from the snow about 100 

 meters from the depot under the slope of a small hill. It appeared 

 to be the lid of a sledge-case. We also found here the almost snow- 

 covered entrance to a small cave in the rock and when we had removed 

 some of the snow and light penetrated in, we could distinguish the 

 outlines of a human being in a reindeer coat. We immediately fetched 

 a spade and 'Tokejærn" and began to shovel away the snow and 

 remove a couple of tins and a box of dog-food. 



The human being was Brønlund. He was lying on one side 

 with his back towards us; the hood of the coat was drawn over the 

 face, which was completely hidden, but we knew it was Brønlund 

 from the bare left hand and the reindeer coat. Across him lay his 

 gun with both barrels loaded; near his head stood a cooking apparatus 

 (Lux), the feet were wrapped up in rugs and lay between two sledge- 

 cases. 



We gradually removed the snow and then saw that over the 

 entrance there was a primitive roof made of the reserve runner 

 and the reserve cross-bar, which had been lying in the depot. 

 In the nearest sledge-case at his feet we found a bottle with papers, 

 Brønlund's diary and almost half of the provisions. I knew the 

 bottle, it was the same as we had used for the letters during the spring 

 journey in 1907. The letters left by us were wanting; most likely 

 they had been used to light the fire (there was no spirit in the depot); 

 the papers now found in the bottle луеге only chart-sketches drawn 

 by Hagen. 



The diary was written in Greenlandic but unfortunately Gabriel- 

 sen could not read the writing. A single page however was written 

 in Danish. The words were as follows: 



