202 G. Amdrup. 



Maij loth. We started in the evening in stormy weather: in our 

 native land (on Greenland's west coast) it would have Iteen from the 

 S.E. The wind was blowing in the direction out of the fjord, so we 

 liad it against us. We made good progress, however, until we met 

 with snow (heavy drift-snow), we then raised the tent on a small is- 

 land 1 where we consumed the last small fragments of our bread. We 

 now had to live almost exclusively on meat. When we had eaten 

 the meat we used to take a single spoonful of blood-pudding, we kept 

 in a tin, in order to get rid of the taste of meat. We now determined 

 only to continue the journey forward 3 rlays more. We went towards 

 the south-west. The large hills on each side gave a nice home-like 

 impression. 



May loth. We did not start, as it was blowing harder and the 

 weather was cloudy. 



May 17th. It was still blowing but the air was dearer than yester- 

 day. In the middle of the day I rose to feed the dogs and to fetch 

 some ice for melting. 



Being finished therewith, I gazed at the mainland round about 

 and observed some stones on the ground looking greatly out of place 

 there, much more resembling musk-oxen. I took out my telescope 

 and on closer examinatiim they seemed to be very much like musk- 

 oxen lying down with their backs to the wind. My companions were 

 wide awake at once and turned out on the spot. 



We then proceeded towards the oxen, which lay a little u|) on 

 the shore on the lee side. We climbed the shore, no wiser than be- 

 fore, as they did not move at all. We went on and came quite dose 

 to them, keeping on the lee side all the time; our dogs could smell 

 them and ran forwards and we followed in the wake of the dogs. They 

 made not the slightest sign of wanting to run away, but rose one after 

 another, gathered quickly together in a clump with the bulls in front; 

 there was the greatest danger for the dogs, which ran up quite dose 

 and ran the risk of being butted. We now began to fire at them 

 at dose range, taking great care not to shoot the dogs. 



In less than 5 minutes we had killed them all, 14 musk-oxen. 

 During the short time we were firing, the dogs had torn to pieces two 

 small calves and devoured the entrails. 



We were now very glad to have some proper food for the dogs 

 and also for ourselves, and hoped to be able to reach our goal. While 

 we were cutting up the dead animals a dog began to bark up on the 

 hill and when I went up to it I found . . . 



May ISt.h. [t was still blowing. In front of us in the direction 

 of the fjord there were heavy clouds and it was evidently blowing 

 even harder there, suggesting very hard weather on the west coast 

 (of Greenland) during these days. 



^ Pinseskæret. 



