Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . d is much grass andflowers, about 80 or 100 acres, a veritable flower-garden, appearing very much like spring. Near by,about 80 yards from cairn, was a fox-trap baited withold-smelling seal blubber. Returning to camp, I keptmostly
Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . d is much grass andflowers, about 80 or 100 acres, a veritable flower-garden, appearing very much like spring. Near by,about 80 yards from cairn, was a fox-trap baited withold-smelling seal blubber. Returning to camp, I keptmostly on southern part of island, going over manyloose stones, and having water flowing beneath often-times. After returnino- about a mile from the twinpeaks, I reached the bottom of a hill, and about threequarters of a mile more brought me to the glacier, atan elevation of about 300 feet. About a mile ormore of walking brought me to comparatively levelrocks, from which place the ground was somewhatlevel the remainder of the distance to camp. Boat Voyage to the Islands 12 On the table-land near centre of island were whatappeared to have at one time been Eskimo stonehuts, but at this time stones fallen. Also two emptymound remains of a fireplace. Many of rocks are redand white, granite and quartz abounding on the isl-and. In many places rocks are covered with bird-. IKWA CUTTING UP THE WALRUS. lime. Near our camp there were huge rocks, somelying in such positions as to afford a natural shelterto man or beast. Water here was continually flowing down the rockto the sea, and it made an excellent place for a camp. On the return from other end of island, two foxes,probably very young, being attracted by a piece ofblubber I had taken from the fox-trap, came withineight feet of me, so if rocks had not covered theground I might have caught one. Had no rifle with me. Temperature on summit 46°, like a spring day, butat one time rain. J. M. Verhoeff. CHAPTER IV. BOAT AND SLEDGE TRIPS. Our Excur
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