CH. XLIIl] 
Koch 
Highlanders from his station at Thule in Wolstenholme 
Sound, to undertake further exploring expeditions. 
In the same year DrdeQuervain,aSwiss,madea journey 
over the inland ice of Greenland, much further south, from 
Jacobshavn in Disco Bay, on a S.E. course to Angmags- 
salik on the east coast. His highest point was 8200 feet. 
Koch 
The latest journey across Greenland from the east to 
the west coast was specially interesting because ponies 
were used instead of dogs. Captain Koch, the accom- 
plished companion of Mylius Erichsen, when he decided 
upon undertaking a much more northern crossing, resolved 
to attempt the difficult enterprise with ponies. Sixteen 
of these were landed, but unfortunately there was a 
stampede and only ten ponies were recaptured. The 
companions of Captain Koch were three Danes named 
Larsen, Wegener, and Vigfus. The intention was to 
winter at the interesting Dronning Luisa nunatak, but 
after two months of hard work it was found that the 
complete ascent could not be made before winter set in, 
and it became necessary to establish winter quarters on 
the icy ascent. To add to their misfortune Captain Koch 
fell down a crevasse and broke his leg. They had brought 
the materials for a house, which was duly erected, and 
served its purpose well during the winter, though — 72 0 
Fahr. was registered. Several ponies died and others 
were used for food. 
By the spring Captain Koch had recovered from his 
very serious accident and the march across Greenland, a 
distance of 700 miles on this meridian, was commenced 
on April 20th with five ponies and five sledges. Violent 
storms had to be faced and the ponies suffered severely 
from exhaustion and snow blindness. No land was seen 
from May 6th until July 2nd. A height of nearly 9800 ft. 
was attained in 43 0 W. and 74 0 30' N. On July 4th the 
margin of the ice on the west side was reached, and the 
last remaining pony was killed. The descent was made, 
and a fjord called Lax (salmon) Fjord was crossed on a 
raft constructed of the sledge and poles. They were then 
weather-bound without food for 35 hours. The party 
