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 . lley on the strange northernshore, and ever since had been marching southwardover the frozen waves of the ice-cap. Now we hadmet on this great ice desert, almost out of sight ofland, in the brilliant light of the midnight sun, andt
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 . lley on the strange northernshore, and ever since had been marching southwardover the frozen waves of the ice-cap. Now we hadmet on this great ice desert, almost out of sight ofland, in the brilliant light of the midnight sun, andthe courses that each party was taking were such thathad we been blindfolded we should have run into eachothers arms. Professor Heilprin and his party turned back im-mediately, and, chatting with various members of theparty, the time flew rapidly as we covered the tenmiles between us and the bay. About two oclockin the morning- I stood again on the crest of the bluffup which I had backed my sledges more than three 382 Northward over the Great Ice months before, and looked down upon the green, ice-berg-dotted waters of McCormick Bay, with the littleKite floating snugly at anchor at my feet. Never didfairer summer vision greet human eyes. An hourlater and I stepped on board the Kite. My wifesglad cry of welcome sounded in my ears. The longWhite March was N CHAPTER XIV. BOAT VOYAGE INTO INGLEFIELD GULF. Meeting with my Boys at Red Cliff—Desire to Examine NorthShores of Gulf—Threatening Weather—Karnah—Sculptured Cliffs—Bowdoin Bay—Enormous Glaciers--A Magnificent Panorama— Kahlillojvah—An Anoahtaksoah—Back to Red Cliff.
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