. 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. Winter Routine 359 Ihl; ill its monoton)-. TIic alarm raiii^- at 6:45 ami uhocNcr was 011 morniiiL; duty lor the week rose, built th(;
. 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. Winter Routine 359 Ihl; ill its monoton)-. TIic alarm raiii^- at 6:45 ami uhocNcr was 011 morniiiL; duty lor the week rose, built th(; fire, ami prepared the simp];' hreaktasl. of hardtack, or corii-meal mush, ami coltec-. The break- fast hour was ci^ After breakfast, the coal and water suppl\ for the day was broui^ht, the meat for din- ner taken in so tliat it would have a chance to thaw, and any outdoor work at- tended to. Up to the hrst of January our water supply was brought on sledges from Baby Lake, up the valle)'. but on that date a well, duL;' through the ice; to th(' rock bottom in the deepest ijart of the lake (se\'en feet), showed tin; entire contepits of the lake to Wdvr l)eeu transtormed into tlint-like ice. .\fter that our water suppl\ was brou^iit in the form of ice, anil a lar^c box lull ot this was kept in the outer room, h-om which we drew to melt into AN ARCTIC LAUNDRESS. W. 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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