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 . THE FIRST , by Dr. Cook. shore, extending from the water level to the crest ofthe cliffs. You will also keep a general record of the weather. Very respectfully, {Signed) R. E. Peary, U. S. N., Commanding
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 . THE FIRST , by Dr. Cook. shore, extending from the water level to the crest ofthe cliffs. You will also keep a general record of the weather. Very respectfully, {Signed) R. E. Peary, U. S. N., Commanding M. Verhoeff,Mineralogist. Astriip was requested orally to make sketches andplans of the Eskimo dwellings and villages. Boat Voyage to the Islands 103 REPORT OF LANGDON GIBSON, IN COMMAND OF BOATEXPEDITION. August \2th.—Having received our sailing instruc-tions, and all being in readiness for starting, with aboats crew of three besides myself, comprising A. Cook, Eivind Astriip, and J. M. Verhoeff, weset sail from Red Cliff House this afternoon at 4 ESKIMO FAMILY AND TENT, NORTHUMBERLAND , by Dr. Cook. We proceeded as far as Cape Cleveland, aided by alight wind from the east, which was also accompaniedby a light rain. When abreast of the cape, the windfailed us altogether, and we were compelled to use theoars. At seven oclock, we all rested and had supper,consisting of baked beans, corned beef, crackers, andcoffee. Ahead of us we could see, in the direction I04 Northward over the Great Ice of Herbert Island, considerable ice, which seemed,though, to be much broken up. At eight oclock, alight breeze from the south-east helped us along, andwe were enabled to lay our course north by west(mag.) for the northern point of Herbert soon came up with the ice, which seemed to becovered with innumerable dark objects, and which, oncloser inspection, proved to be a large herd of in our sails, not caring to be bothered withthem in so light a w
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