FISKERNAES. 
CHAPTER II. 
FISKERNAES-THE FISHERY-MR. LASSEN — IIANS CRISTIAN- 
LICIITENFELS — SUKKERTOFPEN. 
We entered the harbor of Fiskernaes on the 1st of 
July, amid the clamor of its entire population, assem¬ 
bled on the rocks to greet us. This place has an en¬ 
viable reputation for climate and health. Except per¬ 
haps Ilolsteinberg, it is the dryest station upon the 
coast; and the springs, which well through the mosses, 
frequently remain unfrozen throughout the year. (1) 
The sites of the different Greenland colonies seem 
to have been chosen with reference to their trading 
resources. The southern posts around Julianshaab and 
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