. 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. lilT Hoat and Slcdi^c Trips ' M) snow-storm and hl'j^U wind kept them in cani]) on Scpicnilxr ()lli. The nt\i niorniiii^. the liaulinL; was w
. 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. lilT Hoat and Slcdi^c Trips ' M) snow-storm and hl'j^U wind kept them in cani]) on Scpicnilxr ()lli. The nt\i niorniiii^. the liaulinL; was worse than txcr. and thc\' mailc only a inilf I)\ noon. After reconnoitriiiiL.;" tliree an«l tindin^ no prospect ol better sledi^inu;'. the\' dej)osited one ol tile sledge loads on a nnnalak at an < l;\ation ot 2(y)n feet above the sea. and returiuil home without their sledges or sIeej)inn-_L;i' WALRUS. ()n Se])temlH'r 22il. I sent Astriip and Ciihson to the head of the hay a^ain, to attain the Inlaiul Ice, and study the condition of travel as lar north-east as j)ossi- ble. After dra^Liin^' their sleii^cs tor live da\s and attaining' an altitude of about .p)00 feet, thc-y deciiled to return, owin^' to sn()w-s(|ualls, hiL^h winds, and hard hauliuL;'. The thermometer was broken on the third day out, antl the lowe-st temi)e'rature recortled uj) to. 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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