Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25

halfway, had on the 18th. the same
day we met NADIA, come to a little set
tlement, Ikerasak, and then finally ar
rived at Cape Dan. Madsen and Tu-
tein were still there with bad FROST
bites, and it was from there. that the
IA sleds came which had been sent TO
fetch us.
They had been driving all day. had
been at puisak and also on Nunakitit
to see IL we were there. But as ii WAS
already dark they stopped in at
Utarkarmiut to pass the night. Next
day they were to continue their
search for us
Now we were together again and
safe under roof after our long jour
ney. 1t was festal evening in HAL
mars house. The Cape Dan people
were hungry. and for them we dished
up the last of our sled provisions.
Most of us found lodgings in HAL
mars house. Some crept into their
sleeping bags, which had been laid
out on the loft, while the rest of vs.
lay ON the floor Although there were
altogether nearly 20 people in the
room. slept like a log that night
AS there was danger of shortage
of food in the little settlement OF
Utarkarmiut. Lieut. Rostock-Jensen
decided that we had better set out for
AnGmagsalik the day after the arrival
of the men from Cape Dan.
So on the morning OF November is
the IA Cape Dan sleds and couple
of teams from Ttarkarmiut stood
ready to. take us TO the goal OF our
desires. We were only, IA in ALI. but
they gave us couple of pack sleds
to carry our luggage. which was too
H. fnt- he rid
The going was excellent and we
dashed along swiftly. We had already
made / miles in little over two hours
and the dogs showed no signs OF ia
tigue, although they had held steadily
to their pace. Just about then the
Greenlanders noticed couple of dark
spots on the snow, which grew larger
so quickly that we also could soon see
them and recognize them as sleds.
1t turned out to be Hunter Kristen
gen with q message from Capt. Bis
trup. The captain told us that owing
TO the misunderstanding of which |
have already spoken. he had come no
farther than Kungmiut, where the
rest of us would not be particularly
welcome, as the food was scarce.
After lengthy argument with the
Greenla nders, the Utarkarmiut folk
insisting we should turn back with
them and the Cape Dan men equally
determined that we should go on. the
lieutenant arranged a compromise by
deciding that we would so kulusuk.
Our leader. Henning, now set his
course to the south, toward Cape Dan.
The going was good as long as we
kept between the big islands, but
when. that afternoon, we got out to
the north Of Erkiligarlek we passed a
belt of pack ice which put our aero
batic ability TO the test,
We had two or three hours of the
difficult going in the pack ice and then
got out again onto smooth ice with a
light covering of snow. Here we
started off at a spanking pace. while
Joyous shouts we're exchanged as the
sleds passed one another.
VIE soon saw by the behavior OF
w the dogs that we were nearing
our journeys end. The entire string
stiffened in the traces and dashed
ahead at the best speed they could
muster Shortly after we drew UP to
the house of Citrate Abelsen in Kulu.
suk. Our two comrades there, Mad.
sen and Tutein. could only just hob
BILE around with difficulty on their
Door, frozen IeeI.
At first we weree quartered in the
school and meeting room. where
platform had been built. There was
room for 16 men there, but for the
moment that question did not interest
us. at least not when the curate's
wife sent in great stacks Of white and
rye bread with butter and hot tea.
We were right hungry after our drive.
and then, as during most OF our three
weeks on Cape Dan. we felt as If our
stomachs were hottomless pits which
would never, never be filled up again.
Later Citrate Abelsen arranged that
some OF us should find lodgings In the
native houses. Eight volunteered to
move out and did not repent their
choice. We became better acquainted
with these sweet-natured, primitive
beings in a month of living at close
quarters with them than we could
have done by wears in their country
under other conditions.
on November % a north wind drove
the ice far enough out of Angnag-
saIik Fjord to permit the curate to
send eight kayak rowers to Tasiusak
to announce our coming visit and TO
bring hack provisions. The kayak
men brought back much food and to-
baoco, with hearty letter of welcome
from Administrator Petersen.
We had communication with Tasiu-
SAX by kayak several times before we
succeeded in pulling out ourselves.
We learned that Capt. Bistrup had
reached the colony on November 70,
the first of us to get through, ard
that he was lodging with Pastor
Rosing.
The four sailors who had been in
Kungn1iut with the captain were also
in Tasiusak. They were domiciled in
the so.called Castle" the first mis-.
sion and trade building, which had
also housed the pastor and the admin.
istrator until separate homes had
been erected for them.
We had been told that we could
start so many times that we had
grown bit skeptical. Our chance
came finally on December IS. But as
the kind blew hrislly we had to use
the little sailing boat and four OF us
remained behind. TO follow when the
weather permitted the use of the
women's boat.
Early that morning the other IL set
out for Nunakitit Skerry. which was
free of ice on Its seward side, so that
we could get the boat into the water.
Here we babe farewell TO Citrate Abel
sen and set our course toward Ang-
magsalik Island.
We thought we might not be able to
sail further. than Tasiusarsik, where
Comdr Holm's old Winter quarters
were still in a good state of preserva-
ton. but when we had reached the
place, we found that the ice had
drifted out and that We could keep on
| to King Oscars Harbor. where we