. Northward over the "great ice" [microform] : 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. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 26 Northward over the '* Great Ice " the majestic peak of Sanderson's Hope, we reached Tasiusak at two o'clock in the niorninLT, Whc-n I
. Northward over the "great ice" [microform] : 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. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 26 Northward over the '* Great Ice " the majestic peak of Sanderson's Hope, we reached Tasiusak at two o'clock in the niorninLT, Whc-n I turned out, we were within one hundred yards of the most northerly house occupied by civilised man on the face of the s^dobe. This one house, surrounded by Eskimo huts, fomis Tasiusak. Here I obtained seven- teen oj-ood doLTS. Our stay at Tasiusak was only an hour and a half, and we then steamed northward ai^ain with eii^dity- seven dogs on board. If ever there was pandemo- nium on a ship it was on the Falcon, with nearly a ^m^^BfJft^v-u^C**^**- -»«.». i-^f-*. THE DUCK ISLANDS. hundred of these howlini^, iiL^htin^, restless brutes on board. It was impossible to keep them fastened, and tliey were over and into everything'. The boys L^ave them the name of "Arctic roosters," from their sleep- disturbin^- peculiarities. The Falcor arrived at the Duck Islands on the south side of Melville Bay about noon, and, after land- injj^ I party on the eastern island, she steamed over to the outer islands and anchored in nine fathoms of water, just in the passage between the two. A second party landed on the inner island, while another, includ-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peary, Robert E. , 1856-1920. New York : F. A. Stokes
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