. 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. T CHAPTER XIII. KICHT ) !• KK'l' AHOXK 'lllK 'il ^ T 7 H had looked o \/\/ iijx)!! the Arct i ^ ^ () c (' a n f r o H had look
. 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. T CHAPTER XIII. KICHT ) !• KK'l' AHOXK 'lllK 'il ^ T 7 H had looked o \/\/ iijx)!! the Arct i ^ ^ () c (' a n f r o H had looked out :tic in land never seen before by the ey(;s of man. We had seen the islands ris- ing" in mountains be)()nd the; channel that marks th(; northern edo'c of llu; mainland. Wc. had done all ve could, and wcA'v now cont(,;nt to set our faces homeward. Hut hrst of all a halt was necessary at Moraine Camp, for both man and beast were sadh' in neetl of rest. biu'thermore, all our equipment needed overhauling, and we must make careful [)rei)arations for our return trip; and so, while the doL^s curletl themselves up in the spaces betwettn the rocks, to nurse their wounded feet, and sleep, Astriij) and I beij^an overhauling- our impedimenta. We threw away (;vt;r\'thinL;'we did not absolutel\' need. We reduced our bii^' three-runner sledi^^c to its oriL;inal dimensions. All the sledij^e lashini^s were inspect(."d, and renewed where ne'cessarw W hip and snow-sho(;s and ski were carefully examined and put in order, and 357. 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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