. 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. j»4f i » U'i il' I ri. i86 Northward over the "Great Ice" Tuktoo (venison) stew formed the first course, bis- cuit and coffee the s
. 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. j»4f i » U'i il' I ri. i86 Northward over the "Great Ice" Tuktoo (venison) stew formed the first course, bis- cuit and coffee the second, and candy and raisins the dessert. Then the boys amused themseh'es at games with the Eskimos until a hite hour. Akos^^ether we had a very enjoyable Christmas, The next evening; I went with Dr. Cook and Matt to visit some of the fox-traps. We found one sprunij;- and covered with l)l()od, and one dej^rived of the bait, but not sprung-. Three others were not disturbed. We had a race comin^j;" back, and I thought I actpiitted myselt very creditably, considering; that it was my first foot-race since the breaking- of m\- lei;. After Christmas, it was clearly apparent that the noonday twilight was increasing". ()nh- those who have lived for many weeks in darkness, or whose briirhtest da\s have been illumined onlv bv the cold, rellected beams of the UKJon, can realise with what ea^Ji'erness and pleasure every indication of the sun's returninu;- li^ht and power was welcomed at Red Cliff House. At nine on the 28th, the cliffs back of the house were outlined in the twili!^du, and at noon the op- posite shore of the bay was illumined In' thr reflection. On the evnino;- of December 29th, it besj^an snow- ino;" and kept it up till early next mornino', when a foot more of snow had been added to Red Cliffs winter coverins^. There was a fresh breeze from the head of the bay ami the thermometer rose rapidly. At nine I'.m., it was i i|-° F. Please note that
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