216 G. Amdrup. 



Kronborg. In Jörgen Bkonlun'd's diary from August 2r)th when 

 they found themselves at Gape Kronborg he writes, namely, the foll- 

 owing words (see p. 211): 



"Part of our luggage, which we did not want for the time being, 

 was left behind, to be taken with us when we pass this place on the 

 return journey". 



It is evident therefore, that by tiiat time Mylius-Erichsen 

 intended to return back by the same route as on the journey up, i. e. 

 north of Kronprins Christians Land, afterwards following the outer coast. 



Among the objects they in all probability left behind at Gape 

 Kronborg was their petroleum cooking apparatus (Lux), as there was 

 no sense in taking this apparatus with them into the fjord when they 

 had no petroleum. But this apparatus was fdund by tlio side of 

 Jørgen Brønlund's body on Lamberts Land. 



It seems reasonable to conclude, therefore, that after a successful 

 hunt in Danmarks Fjord, probably on Sjællands Slette, they returned 

 to Gape Kronborg and took with them the baggage they thought 

 would be useful on the return journey, including the Lux apparatus: 

 they knew there would be petroleum in several of the depots along 

 the outer coast. 



But if this reasoning is correct, there is very little probability 

 that they again returned into Danmarks Fjord and ascended the in- 

 land ice friun the head of the fjord, as Achton Friis assumes in his 

 book on the Expedition Ч 



From Cape Kronborg to Lamberts Land, namely, there is pre- 

 cisely the same distance, whether the route is laid north round Kron- 

 prins Christians Land and thereafter down along the outer coast or 

 into the head of Danmarks Fjord and from there over the ca. 30 kilo- 

 meters to the margin of the inland ice and over this down t<i Lam- 

 berts Land. 



Under these circumstances it is obviously most |jrobable that 

 Mylius-Erichsen and his companions would select the knowTi route 

 along the outer coast, where the depots had been made and where 

 they were likely to meet the relief expeditions sent out from the ship. 



It may be added here, that Hagen was of opinion that the inland 

 ice at the head of Danmarks Fjord could not be climbed. Hagen 

 told this to Koch, when they met at Cape Rigsdagen on May 29th 

 (see p. 131). 



On the whole, it seems little probable that they would deliber- 

 ately try to ascend on the inland ice, so long as they were not ab- 

 solutely forced to do so. 



' Achton Friis: "'Danmark Expeditionen til Grønlands Nordøstkyst", p. .jijl. 

 In ttie report on ttie Expedition published by Trolle immediately on Ills return 

 home, Trolle lilie Achton Friis is inclined to believe, that they have tried the 

 nearest route over the inland ice. 



