192 G. Amdrup. 



"Perished in 7U Fjord after an attempt to return by way of the 

 inland ice in the month of November. I arrive here by declining moon 

 and can go no further owing to frost-bites on the feet and the dark- 

 ness. 



The bodies of the two others lie in the middle of the fjord in front 

 of the glacier (about 10 miles). 



Hagen died on the 15th of November and Mylius about 10 ^ 



days later. , „ ,, 



■' Jørgen Brøni-und . 



Brønlund must have been in the cave for about b — 6 days before 

 he died. The sledge-case was scarcely half empty; of the 8 quarts 

 petroleum there was still about half a quart left; of the tin fdled with 

 matches half a score of boxes had been used. Bronlund had thus had 

 plenty of time and had evidently made preparations for his death. 



The bottle with the chart sketches as well as the diary were 

 placed uppermost in the sledge-case and in one pocket of the diary 

 was found a loose sheet covered with writing, on the back of which 

 was the word: -Will". 



It was evident, that Brønlund had placed these things in such 

 a way, that they could easily be found and it was therefore improbable 

 that more would be discovered by ripping up his clothes, had this 

 been possible. 



We did not try to do this, however. Deeply moved as we were, 

 it was more than painful to begin such a work, which wo also had 

 every reason to believe would give no result. 



As no stones could be broken loose at the place, we covered the 

 body with wood and cases and afterwards buried the whole under 

 the snow. 



The language which Gabrielsen and I spoke to each other did 

 not permit of many words. I addressed a brief good-bye to Brøn- 

 lund before we returned to the sledges: 'Farewell, Bronlund ! Kam- 

 meratsoak !" -. 



The position was now as follows. The object of our journey had 

 been: 



a. To procure so much information regarding the lost sledge 

 party as would dissipate the tension and nervousness caused by the 

 uncertainty of their fate and to make certain that no more relief ex- 

 peditions were required. 



b. To bring positive information to the public at home on these points. 



> As will be seen from the further description p. 220, it may be possible that 

 "two" is written and not "ten" days as supposed by Kotii. 

 '' You were a good comrade to us. 



