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sorter tindes paa Vesteraalseggen som paa Storeggen, og da
Bunden har en lignende Formation og er af samme
Beskaffenhed. er der en høj Grad af Sandsynlighed for. at det
samme Slags Fiskeri, der drives udenfor Kysten af
Søndmør. ogsaa maatte kunne lønne sig udenfor Lofoten og
Vesteraalen. Vesteraalseggen vil maaske være lettere at
drive end Storeggen, idet der er kortere Udsejlads. gode
Med paa Land, saaat man let kan tage op Fiskepladsen,
og gode Havne i Nærheden.
1 Tromsø blev Expeditionen liggende til den 14de
Juli, Kjedlen rengjordes, Axelen i Indhivningsmaskinen
omlagdes. der fyldtes Kul og Vand. Overlæge Hansen gik i
Land. og Kjøbmand Friele embarkerede. men maatte atter
flytte i’ Land efter et Par Dages Forløb, da han var saa
uheldig at forvride sin Fod. Lieutenant Petersen Hyttede
ogsaa i Land. da han i flere Uger ikke havde befundet sig
vel. og haabede ved et Ophold i Land at blive sat istand
til senere at følge med Expeditionen paa Turen til Jan
Mayen. Under Opholdet i Tromsø arbejdede Zoologerne
med Skrabninger fra Baad, Dybvandsthermometrenes
Nulpunkter undersøgtes, Kronometrenes Stand verificeredes og
absolute magnetiske Iagttagelser erholdtes. *
Da den første Halvdel af Juli Maaned allerede
udløb. før Expeditionen kunde fortsætte sine Arbejder i" Søen,
besluttedes det først at tage under Arbejde Bankerne
nordenfor Tromsø, og derpaa at foretage Rejsen til Jan Mayen,
hvor man kunde vente at finde Havet mere isfrit i August
Maaned.
Lørdag den 14de Juli besøgtes Kjosen i Ulfsfjorden
og Kl. 2 Mandag Morgen gik Expeditionen herfra tilsøs
nordover gjennem Fugløgabet. Der undersøgtes nu to
Tver snit nordenfor Malangenljord ved at tage 18 Lodskud,
3 Skraber, 1 Trawl og 3 Temperaturrækker. Ved disse
Tversnit bestemtes ogsaa Vesteraalseggens nordre Ende.
Under dette Arbejde var Vejret mindre gunstigt, vi havde
østlig Kuling med adskillig Sø samt koldt Vejr og Taage,
men ikke mere end at Arbejdet gik sin uforstyrrede Gang.
Fredag den 20de kom vi atter tilbage til Tromsø, hvor
baade Hr. Friele og Lieutenant Petersen kom ombord
igjen, begge betydeligt restituerede.
Efterat Forsyningerne atter vare kompletterede, afgik
Expeditionen igjen den 24cle Juli. og med fuld Damp og
alle Sejl i Træk for en frisk nordøstlig Vind sattes Kursen
vestover. Efterat 680 Kvartmile var udsejlede, var
paa-værende Plads 70° 23’ N. Br. og 2° 30’ L. 0. f. Gr., og
her toges det første Lodskud paa 1700 Favne. Fra dette
Sted loddedes med omtrent 48 Kvartmils Mellemrum videre
vestover indtil Dybden begyndte at aftage til mindre end
1000 Favne, da Lodskuddene sattes tættere. Den 28de,
down to 1400, — a fall which’,- referring as it does to the
sea-bed. must be regarded as rather rapid. The fish met
with on the Vesteraals-Eg belonging to the same’ species
as those frequenting the Stor-Eg, and moreover, the bottom
•in both localities being of a like nature and formation,
there is every reason to believe that a fishery of the kind
now flourishing off the coast of Søndmør might be
successfully carried on ofl’ Lofoten and Vesteraalen. Nay, the
Vesteraals-Eg will, perhaps, as regards facilities for fishing
it. prove superior to the Stor-Eg: to begin with, the run
from shore is considerably shorter : excellent landmarks,
too. indicate the bearings of the fishing-grounds, and good
harbours are within easy distance.
The -’Vøringen" remained at Tromsø till the 14th of
July. During our stay, her boilers were cleaned and
examined and the shaft of the donkey-engine relaid: here,
too. she coaled and watered. Dr. Hansen left the ship,
and Mr. Friele embarked, but had to go on shore again
after a couple of days, having had the misfortune to sprain
his ankle. Lieutenant Petersen, too, who for some weeks
past had been indisposed, took a lodging in the town, in
the hope that a short residence on shore would recruit his
health, and enable him to accompany the Expedition to
Jan Mayen. The work done at Tromsø comprised
dredging from a boat, determining the freezing-points of the
deep-sea thermometers, verifying the errors of the chronometers,
and performing absolute magnetical determinations.
The first half of July expiring before the Expedition
could resume its investigations at sea, we determined to
explore first the banks north of Tromsø, and then proceed
to Jan Mayen: besides, the sea surrounding that island
would in all probability be less encumbered with ice in the
month of August.
On Saturday the 14th of July we steamed to Kjosen
in the Ulfsfjord; and from here, on Monday, at 2 a.m.,
the Expedition put to sea, steering northward through the
Fugløgab. We now investigated two transverse sections
north of the Malangenfjord, taking 18 deep-sea soundings,
3 hauls of the dredge, 1 cast of the trawl, and 3 serial
temperatures. In these sections was also determined the
northern extremity of the Vesteraals-Eg. For this
exploratory work we had anything but. favourable weather: it was
cold and foggy, and blowing hard from the east, with rather
a heavy sea; no break, however, occurred in the
investigations. On Friday the 20th of July the Expedition again
arrived at Tromsø, where we were joined by Mr. Friele
and Lieutenant Petersen, both gentlemen much benefitted
•by their brief sojourn there.
After taking in a few additional stores, the
Expedition once more put to sea. on the 24th of July, standing
westward, under full steam, and every sail drawing in a
fresh north-easterly breeze. When the distance run had
reached 680 miles, the ship’s position was lat. 70° 23’ N..
long. 2° 30’ E. Here the first sounding was taken, in
1760 fathoms. From this point, steering westward as
before. we sounded at regular intervals of about 48 miles,
till the depth had gradually diminished to less than 1000
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