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the snow covered land and (108)
the sea ice and ice bergs not
far away. Reached the packed
ice at Wjangaqsagut at 3 p.m.
- very good time for the 16 miles.
Landed across 200-300 yards of
the pack. The men started back
again from the [illegible] at 4.30
+ shld be at Sandale in four to
fiv hours, hence they
make a good thing of it, each
gone getting two days pay for
the journey - Power 1/- per headay
Steerer 1.25- per day + boat 2/-
per day Total 16.50 plus a fee 1/
25 pr each - The men did
not start at 4.30 but at 7.45 after
The prices charged by the Royal
Danish Trading Co. for the goods sold
ate their stores are low, e.g.: cub
sugar 25 ore 1/2 kg candy syrup 4/4 ore
(Copenhagen 85 pr), matches 20 øre 1/kg
of 10 boks, chocolate 2 grade 1or 1.20 for 1/2 lb,
coffee green kr 1 for 1/2 kg, candedish plums
smoking tobacco 1 oz for 10 pr or 1/4 1.44
for 1/2kg by the box as The prices are said
to be the same as or lower than at
Copenhagen for the same thing -
Medicines are supplied bandages
and medical attendance are