. 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. 26 Northward over the "Great Ice" i. J cni^TaviiiLj^ ; Ioiil;-, slender jjarallcl-vfinctl k-aNcs and (jx(|iiisit(-: feathery ferns.
. 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. 26 Northward over the "Great Ice" i. J cni^TaviiiLj^ ; Ioiil;-, slender jjarallcl-vfinctl k-aNcs and (jx(|iiisit(-: feathery ferns. To one who appreciates the stran_L(e story of these leaf impressions, )et has not the circumscribed microscopic vision of the specialist, these fossils i^^ive stran^^e sensations. Ont; holds in his hand the new-cut tj;rev paLTes of a hook < t \ if. HARBOUR OF ATANEKERDLUK. that went to press countless aL^es a^o, with fresh careen leaves scattered throuii^h it, leaves that seem familiar to us, that remind us of the beech, the ma_L,molia, and the oak, leaves such as may be fcund in tht! sun-llecked aisles of any of our June forests ; \et looking' over the top of the pas^e we see below a lleet of hu^'e ice- ber^i^s, and beyond the narrow channel the eternal ice-dome of Disco Island, cresting' the cliffs antl reachiuLT ijendent i^Jacier arms down then- sides. I. 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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