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 . rs. Pearyand I were busy preparing pea soup and bacon-fat bri-quettes for the ice-cap journey. Tuesday, April 12th, Kessuh started off with agun in the forenoon after seals, and while we were atlunch he returned with a family consi
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 . rs. Pearyand I were busy preparing pea soup and bacon-fat bri-quettes for the ice-cap journey. Tuesday, April 12th, Kessuh started off with agun in the forenoon after seals, and while we were atlunch he returned with a family consisting of Tala-koteah—father, Arrotingwah—mother, Ooblooah—son, and Nettuh—daughter, frcm Cape York. Return- Preparing for the Ice-Cap Campaign 239 ing behind their sledge was poor old Frank, one ofmy Newfoundland dogs. He always seemed to prefernative society to ours, and had strayed away witha departing company of Eskimos about three monthsbefore. He returned poor in flesh, scarred, limpingfrom many battles with the wolf-fanged Eskimodogs, and scarcely able to move, but he showed thesame curled lip by way of a smile as of old, when Ispoke to him, as he struggled up the path and threwhimself down. The poor old veteran had had a hardwinter of it. Some one had tied around his neck abearskin collar, whether as charm or token of rever-ence I do not FRANK, THE RETURNING PRODIGAL. Thursday, April 14th, I sent Matt to the head ofthe bay with 145 pounds of pemmican. The otherparty returned at dinner time from their work at thehead of the bay. Astriip had secured one deer, andtaken six loads up the bluff to the ice, leaving nineloads on the shore. Matt returned at eight , hav-ing left his load of pemmican at Hanging Glacier, onaccount of the snow. Saturday about midnight, an- 240 Northward over the Great Ice other family of Eskimos, a man, woman, and little boy,and, best of all, four dogs, arrived. The dogs wereimmediately purchased. In the morning, Talakoteah, his wi
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