. 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. 4o6 Northward over the "Great Ice" Talcs of Blood.—Dec. 27, 1894. Nooktah tells me to-night that Koodlah, father of Eetookashoo and
. 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. 4o6 Northward over the "Great Ice" Talcs of Blood.—Dec. 27, 1894. Nooktah tells me to-night that Koodlah, father of Eetookashoo and grandfather of Panikpah, killed a native, Ah- wahtingwah, at Peterahwik, years ago. Also that Ahwahtingwah himself, years before, had killed a man at the western end of Northumberland Island. An Eskimo Duel.—Dec. , i<S94. Oomah and his family left this morning, and Koko and his latest wife, the recent widow, arrived in the AHTOOKSUNGWAH. " Her Curves Were a Trifle ; And hereon hangs a tale. During the autumn, Mak- sah, one of the Cape York hunters, had his side torn open by the claws of a polar bear, and, after lingering along for weeks, finally died. His widow, Ahtook- sungwah, came north with her young daughter, in the cavalcade which accompanied me back in Decem- ber, and her arrival in the metropolis of Karnah caused great excitement among the masculine ele- ment. Ahtooksungwah was quite light (in colour). 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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