Mylius-Erichsen's Report. 473 



made our journey out difficult and delayed us so much, that we only 

 arrived here on June 12th. Further advance by way of the ice was 

 then impossible. Only 15 dogs were still living, one died later. Since 

 then we have existed exclusively on the hunting (7 musk-oxen and 

 1 calf, 15 wld geese, 4 hares and 3 ptarmigan). Land surveying sup- 

 plemented, the scientific collections added to, especially flowering plants 

 and plant and animal fossils. Called the land Kronprins Christians 

 Land. 



Devoid of further food for ourselves and the dogs, having had no 

 big game since July 16th, we must to-day — after ferrying across to 

 the fast ice on an ice-floe — with 14 dogs, two sledges and all our goods 

 seek better hunting grounds along the coast away from this perfectly 

 desolate locality, which we have wandered over within an area of 20 

 miles. All three are quite well. Will endeavour to reach some miles 

 further into the Fjord lying to the south-west from here, which we ex- 

 plored in May and called "Danmarks Fjord", where at that time we 

 found good hunting of hares and musk-oxen. If we succeed in obtain- 

 ing sufficient food, we intend, when the ice becomes passable probably 

 towards the end of the present month, to vmdertake the ca. 500 miles 

 journey back to the ship, which we hope to reach before the end of Sep- 

 tember луНЬ or without the dogs. 



The cairns built in the neighbourhood of this cairn were set up by 

 Hagen for trigonometric measurement of the land and contain no re- 

 ports. 



In one or more cairns further up in the Fjord we shall deposit re- 

 ports on our later fate. 



August 8th 1907. 



L. Mylius-Erichsen, 



Leader of the "Danmark Expedition to 



the north-east coast of Greenland" 



1906—08. 



From the last report it appears, that Mylius-Erichsen had already 

 reached Cape Glacier on June 1st and not, as assumed by me, on the 

 7th or 8th (see p. 204, note 3). From this it follows, that PI. IX is in 

 reality a sketch of the head of Independence Bay, as stated by Høeg- 

 Hagen (see p. 223). If we compare Jørgen Brønlund's diary (see 

 pp. 204 — 205) with the report and assume, that Mylius-Erichsen on 

 the return journey had passed Cape Grundloven i on June 5th, there 

 is every probability, that Mylius-Erichsen and his companions re- 

 mained at the head of Independence Fjord right to the 4th of June. 



' Cape Grundloven was in all probability called by this name, because they 

 passed this promontory on "Grundlovsdagen" (= Constitution Day), which is 

 the 5th of Juno. 



