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 . kcleared up the large room, put up two Union flagsand one of the sledge flags, festooned the ceiling withmosquito-netting, and made wire candlesticks andplaced candles all about the room. At nine oclock,Christmas eve, I concocted a
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 . kcleared up the large room, put up two Union flagsand one of the sledge flags, festooned the ceiling withmosquito-netting, and made wire candlesticks andplaced candles all about the room. At nine oclock,Christmas eve, I concocted a generous milk-punch,and this with cookies, nuts, raisins, and candiesmade a very acceptable evening lunch. After thepunch, the Christmas numbers (of the previous year) ofHarpers, Frank Leslies, Life, Pitck, the LondonNews, and London Graphic were brought out, and wefilled the evening with conversation and such musicas our talent afforded. At midnight, Mrs. Peary andI opened a box the Danish Governor at Upernavikhad given us, and found it filled with Christmas com- i8i i82 Northward over the Great Ice fits and devices packed by the Governors fair wife. ^^Other boxes and let-ters were opened,and then in a bottleof Sauterne wedrank to our friendsat home, at Godha-ven, and Uperna-I then wentout and putmy trouble-some baby,the tide-gaugeanchor, backin its bed at. thebottomof the gooddeal of mytime forthree days pasthad been spentat the tide-gaugehole, keeping theapparatus inworking one madehaste to arise onChristmas morn-ing, and it was CHRISTMAS MENUS. Designed by Astriip. Through the Great Night 183 noon before Red Cliff House was astir. From thattime until we were occupied in preparingthe Christmas dinner. Then we sat down to ourholiday spread and discussed a bill of fare which, witharctic hare and venison ior pieces de resistance, wouldnot have disgraced a table at Delmonicos. Two dozen candles in their wire candlesticks beamedmildly upon us, and these
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