. 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. J3^ Northward over the "Great Ice" p i< Sf • western blackness. My driver uttered a cry of fear, pushed at the sled^t; with all
. 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. J3^ Northward over the "Great Ice" p i< Sf • western blackness. My driver uttered a cry of fear, pushed at the sled^t; with all his force, urgin^^ the doos with whip and voice, for the old ic('. We had scarcely gained a few yards on this, when the young ice he- hind us rose and fell, hroke into cakes from be- tween which the black water spouted in hiss- ing sheets ; the heavy ice on which we stood h e a V e d a n d groaned, cracks formed reverber- ating through it in every direc- tion ; the dogs stopped, whin- ing, regardless of whip or voice; a big berg close by burst the bonds of the surrounding ice with a vicious g rat- sound, and rocked an d groaned till it seemed about to topple over upon us. Then the infernal tumult passed on through the dark- ness toward the savage shore. An enormous berg- out in the North Water had disrupte-d. Wdien the ex- citement was over 1 looked at my watch. It lacked. AHGOTAH OF THE WOODEN LEG. s>;rinding ing. 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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