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of two bears. Tobias and Hendrik Olsen at once gave chase and 

 managed to shoot them both. They were extremely welcome as food 

 for the dogs. The day was spent in skinning the bears; after 

 which ToBi.\s and Hendrik drove in and deposited the skins at 

 Teufel Cape. 



On April ISlh they readied the tent place at Cape Peschel. The 

 going was heavy almo.st the whole time and J arner again ran on 

 his skis in front to mark out the way. 



On April 19th the sledging was excellent: smooth ice the whole 

 time and the depot in Bessels Fjord was already reached by 2 p. m. 

 Here another bear was shot. The depot had been visited by bears, 

 however, though the cases had not been opened. 



On April 20th the party remained at the depot to give the dogs 

 a rest and to use up some of the bear-meat; Jarner himself made 

 an excursion on skis into Bessels Fjord. This day Bistrup and Hage- 

 RUP left the party. 



On April 21st the sledging was again good. After travelling 

 about 30 kilometers the tent was raised a little north of Haystack. 



In till' morning of April 22i)d Jarner made an excursion in over 

 the land inside Haystack, after which the journey southward was 

 continued. In the evening the tent was raised off Cape Oswald Heer. 



On April 23rd about 41 kilometers were travelled southwards 

 along the quite low and flat Hochstetters Forland, which forms a 

 complete contrast to the steep, rugged slopes of Bessels Fjord. 



On April 24th the party drove right over the land to Peters Bay. 

 Here a depot was made. 



On April 2öth they drove with the light sledges on good ice over 

 to Shannon Island and and pitched the tent in the district about Cape 

 David Gray. Here they found 3 old, Eskimo winter-houses and other 

 Eskimo ruins. 



On April 26th they arrived at the depot on Cape Philip Broke. 

 There was open water about 1 kilometer from land. It extended 

 right down to and beyond Bass Rock but not far to the north or out- 

 wards. During the days they remained at the depot, however, the 

 open water increased in extent and on the 30th it reached out east- 

 ward as far as the eye could see. 



On Mai/ 2nd the party left the depot. Previously the post was 

 deposited in the depot shed and as much dog-food (cakes) was taken 

 as could be carried on the sledges. Further, they also took with them 

 from the depot a small sledge (of Nansen's model), which Jarner 

 thereafter drove, the dogs being di\'ided among all 3 sledges. In the 

 evening the tent was raised at Cape David Gray, at the same place 

 as on the out-journey. The Eskimo ruins there were measured and 

 examined. 



On Maij 3rd, after travelling only about 22 kilometers, they came 



