. 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. 66 Northward over the "(ircat Ice â )i m n\ all the week f<)ll()\vin!_,f^ was a continual round of ram- ming th<' ice and waiting
. 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. 66 Northward over the "(ircat Ice â )i m n\ all the week f<)ll()\vin!_,f^ was a continual round of ram- ming th<' ice and waiting- for oi)i)()rtunitics to make a little headway. It was a reddetter occasion wlien one eveniuL;-. after we had heeii tl^htin^- the (loes for nearl\- a fortnii^lu. someone announced that a hear was approaching' th(,' A'i/r. In a moment everNonc except myself was on deck, crouchini;-hehind the rail, ritle in hand, awaitino- the bear's MELVILLE BAY, JULY 4, 1891. In a few minutes I heard a protracted fusilade, and a little later was informed that the bear had been killed. 1 he animal ir^easuretl seven teet one inch, and his ' -,timated weii^dit was six hundred pounds. The two f;:. 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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