Northward over the great ice : 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 . behind the rail,rifle in hand, awaiting the bears approach. Jjj ^^. ^.^ T1 / ; ^ .r / W * /^ • ^ iX. / . ?; ^W 1^ m^ ,,,,11, iilliiTfflHW«^*^^ ^?P iTfS r V \ ^?j • / .,-. m \.-, m S i ^ l^^g^^M g| Ik^ ^^^^^^I^^^^^hH ?? ^H
Northward over the great ice : 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 . behind the rail,rifle in hand, awaiting the bears approach. Jjj ^^. ^.^ T1 / ; ^ .r / W * /^ • ^ iX. / . ?; ^W 1^ m^ ,,,,11, iilliiTfflHW«^*^^ ^?P iTfS r V \ ^?j • / .,-. m \.-, m S i ^ l^^g^^M g| Ik^ ^^^^^^I^^^^^hH ?? ^HSh^^E^ IMi ~ l^^^^^^^^^^l HSUv ^mIi ilvn Ifffll -^^^ H1 Jl J Iti ___J^^ MELVILLE BAY, JULY 4, i8gi. In a few minutes I heard a protracted fusilade, and alittle later was informed that the bear had been killed. The animal measured seven feet one inch, and hisestimated weight was six hundred pounds. The two Brooklyn to McCormick Bay 67 hind quarters, dressed, weighed about two hundredpounds. Through the carelessness of a sailor, bothhind quarters were lost overboard in hoisting them inover the rail. Not very long after, a family party, consisting ofan old bear and two cubs, were sighted and a numberof men jumped on the ice in pursuit, while the Kitestarted in another direction in an attempt to headthem off. The bears were too wary, however, and,. POLAR BEAR. rapidly retreating, were soon out of sight. Therumour was afloat that one gentleman in his eagernesswent over the side of the vessel and started in pursuitwithout his rifle, and, returning from the chase, had tobe hoisted on board. We saw birds in millions, and eider-ducks, ivorygulls, and seals were among the game whose capture 68 Northward over the Great Ice now and then varied the monotony of hfe in theice-pack. On the evening of the i6th, the Kite was nippedbetween two big floes, and all other efforts to free herfailing, holes were drilled in the ice, in which bottlesof gunpowder were placed. They were simultane-ousl
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