. 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. Th roLU'' h the (iTcat Xi'-ht i()i .1 ., f This aflcnioon Mrs. Vcary aiul I walked to our west- ern fox-traps, and as we moved alon^ o\er the


. 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. Th roLU'' h the (iTcat Xi'-ht i()i .1 ., f This aflcnioon Mrs. Vcary aiul I walked to our west- ern fox-traps, and as we moved alon^ o\er the erisj) level surface of tlu; hay ami thoiii^hts of the e\|): n- ences of ni\' part)' came crowding' \\\nm me. 1 con.' not hel|) wondering- if we had really hit upon the most. THE BED. favoured locality or an especially mild season, or both ; or if all my predecessors had unconsciouslv exaL^L''<^r- ated their hartlships and the ri_L;ours of the ; Industry knew no pause in my arctic workshop. Astrup was sj)littin_L:; <^^h runners for the second doLj;- sledi^e. Dr. Cook and Ikwa wert; husy on the up- ri^^hts and cross-bars. I was rippini;- a narwhal horn i I :ii. 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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