Scottish geographical magazine . hich, of course, greatly increasedthe distance, and provisions began to grow scarce. They took counsel,and agreed that they would rather risk their lives endeavouring to reachtheir destination than return. The dep6ts had to be made very small, and thus at last they reached 62 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. a place where the coast began to bend westward. The second divisionwent north to Peary Land, while the first division went west intoPeary channel. They followed the coast of this channel, thus cominginto the big Danmark fjord, which was nearly 80 miles deep,
Scottish geographical magazine . hich, of course, greatly increasedthe distance, and provisions began to grow scarce. They took counsel,and agreed that they would rather risk their lives endeavouring to reachtheir destination than return. The dep6ts had to be made very small, and thus at last they reached 62 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. a place where the coast began to bend westward. The second divisionwent north to Peary Land, while the first division went west intoPeary channel. They followed the coast of this channel, thus cominginto the big Danmark fjord, which was nearly 80 miles deep, all thetime believing, as in fact they had reason to believe, that they were ina channel leading up to Cape Glacier. At last they discovered theirmistake, and had to go out again. They got some musk-oxen, but farup in the mountains, from where it was imi>ossible to transport themdown to the camp. The second division was luckier. They too got musk-oxen, butquite close to the tents, the musk-oxen standing in their usual battle. The river at Danmark Harbour. array with the calves in the middle. This lucky incident probablysaved the lives of Koch and his companions, for at that period theirdogs had been quite worn out with hunger, and had hardly been able topull the sledges. Tliey passed Pearys cairn and continued as far asCape Bridgenian, the northernmost terminus of Peary Laud (83|° N. lat.),where they built a cairn and unfurled the Danish colours. While ontheir way home six of Berthelsens dogs had gone in pursuit of a musk-ox. They did not return, and Berthelsen went out to look for could follow their tracks till the edge of a precijiice 1500 feet there they disappeared, and there was no doubt that dogs andmusk-ox alike must have tumbled down the precipice when coming atfurious speed. That they could not have survived the fall seemed equally THE DANISH NORTH-EAST GREENLAND EXPEDITION. 63 ceitain, and Berthelsen returned to the tent troubled and anxious in h
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