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sledges had been given up (see List of journeys made from the Station 

 in Danmarks Havn). 



Thus, from June 17th to the 20th Fritz Johansen and Trolle 

 went on foot to Maroussia to carry out hydrographical and zoological 

 investigations. 



From June 20th to July 15th Lundager camped out at Snenæs 

 to make botanical investigations. 



From June 20th to July 18th Freuchen, Jarner, Fritz Johan- 

 sen and Chr. Bendix Thostrup made an excursion by boat, sledge 

 and on foot to Hvalrosodden and the neighbourhood, to carry out 

 natural history and ethnographical investigations. The Greenlanders 

 Tobias Gabrielsen and Hendrik Olsen were to drive them by sledge 

 to their destination, so far as this could be done. Lundager accom- 

 panied them to Snenæs. On July 7th the Hvalrosodden party were 

 to leave Hvalrosodden with the Amdrup boat, which was laid up 

 there. 



As the party had not returned by the 13th, G. Thostrup and 

 Weinsghenck sailed some distance along the coast that day in the 

 motor-boat, but saw nothing of them. 



In the afternoon of the 15th, however, Lundager came on foot 

 from Snenæs and reported, that the Hvalrosodden party had arrived 

 at Snenæs after a difficult return journey, as the Amdrup boat was 

 found to be leaking a great deal, when placed in the water after lying 

 so long on land. 



G. Thostrup and Weinsghenck now tried vvdth the motor-boat 

 to get into connection mth Snenæs; but did not reach the place owing 

 to ice. They returned on the 16th. 



Nor did Bertelsen, Tobias Gabrielsen and Weinsghenck 

 fare any better on the 17th and it was only on the 18th, that the ice 

 conditions became so favourable, that Gundahl Knudsen and Trolle 

 were able to reach Snenæs %\а1Ь the motor-boat and bring back the 

 collections and the goods and the members of the party still staying 

 out there. Severed of them had already come back to the ship by 

 land. 



On July 10th the members of the Expedition had an unexpected 

 visit in Danmarks Havn from the captains of 3 Norwegian fishing- 

 vessels, the sloops "Vesterisen", "Sjoblomsten" and the cutter "Hav- 

 fruen", all of Aalesund. The ships lay near the sea-ice off the outer 

 coast and the 3 captains had walked over land to Danmarks Havn. 



This unexpected visit naturally gave the greatest pleasure on- 

 board, not less so because the 3 captains brought letters and com- 

 munications for nearly all the members of the Expedition ^ 



• At the request of the Committee the relative.s of the members of the Ex- 

 pedition had sent in to the Committee some short communications atid greetings 

 which they wanted if possible to be forwarded to their absent ones. The Com- 



