. 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. 86 Northward over the " Circat Ice" 'I I- If : i bi-cxci'piiDiial ill ihiil far norlhcni rcL;i()ii ; or perhaps it was the Indian s
. 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. 86 Northward over the " Circat Ice" 'I I- If : i bi-cxci'piiDiial ill ihiil far norlhcni rcL;i()ii ; or perhaps it was the Indian suinnicr of the arctic lands. I'Orc- warninL^s of approachini^' vvint{M* came to us, liowcxcr. l)('ton' the end of the nioiilh. In the latter part of Aii^ust we had considerable foi; and threatening^ weather. ()n August 2Sth, it bcL^an snowing- and th(-' snow fell ra|)idl\' for an hoar or two. Next day th(.' momUains on both sides of the bay were coxcred with snow to within about 4(^0 feet of tlu^ sea level. Kain alternated with snow and the day was very. CRIPPLE BEACH. My I'lDiiK-nadc. disaj^reeable. We spent it overhaulinL,^ one of the sled^'es lor the approachint;' sledj^inL;' season. On AuLi'ust 2gth, it snowed ai^f'ain, and at midnight the oToinul for the first tinK; was white down to the water's ed^e. It melted, h()wt;v(.,T, next day, and no snow was se(;n at a lower (devation than 300 to 400 feet above the sea. On the last day of August, it \i. i. 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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