206 G. Amdrup. 



June 16th. In the morning we drove out to fetch the musk-ox 

 I had shot; we drove with t-Avo sledges because my comrades had com- 

 bined their teams so that they were only using one sledge. 



We left the sledges on the shore, the dogs went with us and when 

 we came to the musk-ox I had killed, I shot Пл'р more, one of which 

 had a new-born calf. 



At this good stroke of luck our joy from the day before certainly 

 increased, especially as they had fat on them and our hopes for the 

 future became still brighter. We cut up two of them together with 

 the large one shot by me the day before. Of the others we only took 

 out the entrails and after cutting off a piece which we wanted to cook 

 we returned in the evening. We decided to move our tent nearer to 

 the slaughtered animals, as it would be less troublesome to get at 

 the meat. 



During tiiese days the weather was very beautiful, quite sum- 

 mer-like and there was no wind at all (sometimes when we felt a faint 

 puff of wind it was a gust from the sea, i. e. from the ice). Though 

 the thermometer in the middle of the day generally only showed ^ 

 degrees of heat, we yet felt it very hot because we had no wind; and 

 especially in our tent it was often difficult to sleep during the night 

 with the sun high in the sky. 



June 19th. We drove to the place where I had shot the musk-ox 

 and when we pitched our tent and thought of the summer that lay 

 before us here, we called the land where we found ourselves Sommer- 

 pladsen ^. 



During the following days we had much work with the musk- 

 oxen, of which the remainder were cut up and ]>laced in a depot. 



From this time we began to lead a very dull and monotonous life. 



June 24th. To-day was the anniversary of our departure; on 

 this day a year ago the Danmark Expedition started from Copen- 

 hagen. 



And we Greenlanders started on the same day from Egedesminde. 

 We therefore feasted on 3 geese I had shot and which we found sui- 

 table for the day: they were excellent, especially after we had tasted 

 no wild fowl for such a long time. 



We constantly see geese these days, making from the north to- 

 wards the south. They probably have their eggs in some of the fjords, 

 for they often settle near our tent-place and I am in keen pursuit of 

 them, but as they are very timid I do not get many of them. Also 

 arctic skuas and some wading birds are often seen. 



On economical grounds we generally only boil foofi once a day. 

 There is no fuel here, which is very annoying. Some willow tAvigs 



' The number has been omitted. 



'' In PI. IV the place is called Oversonirings-Tellplads. 

 In PI V the place is called Oversomringslejr. 



