The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
From Mikkelsen's own Story in the New
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WYE reached Molemuk mountain IN
N/ June q, and had to lie low until
w the snow was melted from the
ice. I found very little hunting In TINS
neIghborhood, but shot few seagulls.
I recovered soon afterward from the
scurvy and could work again.
AT the beginning of July we proceeded
southwark on the ice without snow, pu'
were much delayed by the water ano
crevasses.
We lost our instruments and otnei
things when a sledge fell into the water
The provisions were damaged by salt
water, and again we had to lie low OF
Havgaads island until the beginning oil
August, the outdrifting inland ice being
impossible.
The depot here was quite destroyed by
water but it had not been touched
We got no game and were very hun
cry. having been on short allowances
since the beginning of July.
Hunger forced us southwark in August
We had only seven pounds Of provisions
and two dogs.
Deep water spots and rivers on out
drifted inland ice delayed us very much
Finally we had to turn a sledge into
ferryboat which could carry the loads
| of dogs and one man. Tho dogs were
quite broken down and had to be carried
on the sledges.
| We shot ~ ptarmigans and harekie
an the north coast of Lamberts Land
| From there we walked on to the mex
Ar.th
My comrade was very Ill and both OF
us were very much exhausted.
we moved along slowly with the sledse
There was much water on the ice and we
came upon broad crevasses.
We reached the depot long time after
we had eaten the last Of the dog meat
The depot gave us good supply, but we
had TO lie down for seven days to recover
our strength. We suffered from poison
ing from having eaten the dog liver.
We could not do any hunting here, Sc
we started south again on September
The sledging was much better, as new ice
is always very uneven and difficult &c
pass.
We found the north depot partly dam
aged when we reached there.
On September 10 open water to the south
| compelled us to leave the sledge behind
also our tent and other things. At the
Bear Rocks we walked on the land, car
rying our diaries and provisions. consist
| ing of three pounds of pemmican.
| A storm broke the new ice in Skaer
guards Fiord Here we shot four ptar
migans.
We had to wait day on rock before
the new ice was strong enough to carry
MS. but severe storms broke 1t again whef
we were out on it, So we had to seef
| refuge again on rock in the middle o
the ford
| The storms were incessant and we wait
ed two days and ate our last provisions
We had no water or fuel.
| Finally we had to go. ana leit u"
diaries in a cairn. We reached land atte
10 hours of hard labor.
we walked along the coast TO Cap
Marie yaldemar There we found tw'
cons with meat extract and rested few
hours.
rror there we proceeded. very mucl
broken by hunger and cold we tried U
rest behind stone the following night
h,,t II was blowing too much for sleep
! Racause of the wind becoming stronge
and the intense cold. We were forced t
,aove this refuge, where we found tw
small cans of soup between stones.
From there we went straight acros
country and reached Denmark harbor a
noon on September 10.
We tried to go back from here for GU
diaries in October, but had to give u
the attempt after days striving.
Uninterrupted storms delayed our jour
aey southwark to Winter harbor. w