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more corrections on the chart. Raised the tent at 4 p. m. at the depot 

 on Hagens Island. 



March 24th. As I was aware that hardly any dog-food was found 

 at the ship and as it would be of no small importance for the work 

 in spring if we could keep the dogs alive, I determined to take with 

 me all the food from the depots on Hagens Island and south thereof. 



Departure at 8 a. m. Passed the Bjørneskær depot and raised 

 the tent at 4 p. m. 



March 25th. Departure at 8 a. m. The air was thick with snow; 

 later we had fog and wind with drift of snow. Raised the tent at 

 5 p. m. near Cape Marie Valdemar. 



March 26th. Departure at 6 a. m. Fog. Reached Danmarks 

 Havn at 6 p. m. j p j^^^^ 



Koch's return to the ship released the uncertainty and tension 

 all had felt since Mylius-Erichsen's sledge-party failed to appear 

 in the autumn of 1907 and gave room for deep sorrow and sadness. 



Mylius-Erichsek, the energetic and untiring leader, the soul 

 of the whole undertaking had ceased to live. And with him two of 

 his men Hoeg-Hagen and В rønlund, beloved by all onboard, had 

 found the death of heroes. 



By the discovery of Hagen's chart-sketches, however, the results 

 of their journey had been saved and from Brønlund's diary it was 

 hoped to get information regarding their last journey. 



The translation of the diary has however only given an incom- 

 plete answer to this question. With the available data so far we are 

 still obhged to guess at much and many things. 



Before endeavouring to state how the journey was in all pro- 

 bability carried out, a translation of Jørgen Brønlund's diary may 

 be given here. After the return it has been translated into Danish 

 by Chr. Rasmussen, lecturer in Greenlandic at Copenhagen. 



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