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 . dedly search-ing wind drawing through the narrow pass. Stopping here for a few bearings, I had a goodopportunity to observe the inaccuracies of all thecharts in regard to this region. The charts placeHakluyt Island to the south of
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 . dedly search-ing wind drawing through the narrow pass. Stopping here for a few bearings, I had a goodopportunity to observe the inaccuracies of all thecharts in regard to this region. The charts placeHakluyt Island to the south of the western point ofNorthumberland Island, when, in reality, the islandis open past the northern shore of Northumberlandto an observer on the western end of Herbert. At this point we came upon sledge tracks, and fol-lowing them they led us across the channel towardsthe eastern end of Northumberland Island. As weneared the shore of Northumberland, the sledge tracks. 252 Northward over the Great Ice became more numerous, and then we came, much tomy surprise, upon an opening in the ice, perhaps twohundred yards wide, across, which the black water wasboihng swiftly, though not so swiftly as to preventthe playful gambols of several seals, that kept bobbingtheir heads up and treading water to have a goodlook at us. The reason for all the sledge tracks was now evi-. INHABITANTS OF THE SNOW VILLAGE. dent. Kyo was at once all excitement, and beggedfor my rifle to shoot a seal. He crept to the edge ofthe hole and then lay flat upon the ice, but with thepeculiar Eskimo disinclination to waste a pricelessbullet unless absolutely sure of the game, he waitedand waited, throwing away chances that any otherthan an Eskimo hunter would take, until at last mypatience was exhausted, and calling him back we re-sumed our journey. The presence of this pool ofwater would seem to lend colour to the statement ap- Around Inglefield Gulf by Sledge 253 pearing upon some charts, that there Is open water int
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