. 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. ^4^ i\orth\v:ircl oxer the "Great Ice I i\ il a l)iL,^ hlotch of rcil colour, sharpK contrasting- witli the; white surface, and streamin
. 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. ^4^ i\orth\v:ircl oxer the "Great Ice I i\ il a l)iL,^ hlotch of rcil colour, sharpK contrasting- witli the; white surface, and streaminL,'^ down tlie L,dacier face. So vivid was this colour that I named the glacier the (dacier of the Scarlet GLACIER OF THE SCARLET HEART. We reached lied Clilf I louse after a five hours' trip from the heatl of the hay. The I^skimo do^- and fack jndled Mrs. Peary, myself, and the load, ai^LireoatinL,^ about live humlred jjounds, the entire distance with comparative ease. I determined that this should be my last tri|) for the season, as I found I was in no con- dition to iMidero'o severe physical exertion. The three months' confinement with m\- lei^ had affected my en- ilurance, and the lei^ itself i^ave me trouble if 1 over- exerted. At nine on Sunday, October i ith, (iibson. who was on watch, reported an aurora. It was a j)ale, wa\\' curtain extentliuL;' nearl)- north and south across the ba\', and apparently not far distant. It hnalh' dis-. 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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