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 . I. GIBSON AND DR. COOK STARTING BACK. Gibson to return in command of the supporting party,and when he had reached Red Cliff House to devotehis entire time to obtaining ornithological specimensand supplying the party with game. Dr.
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 . I. GIBSON AND DR. COOK STARTING BACK. Gibson to return in command of the supporting party,and when he had reached Red Cliff House to devotehis entire time to obtaining ornithological specimensand supplying the party with game. Dr. Cook, uponhis arrival at Red Cliff, was to assume charge there, andremain in that capacity until my return from the In-land Ice. In a few moments, all but one of the in-mates of Camp Separation were sleeping the sleep ofthe tired and healthy. The next morning early, therelashino- of the sledees was undertaken and soon ac- The White March 297 complished, the loads carefully re-stowed and secured,so that the work which had hitherto been done byfour, and which would now devolve upon two, mightbe as easy as possible. Gibson and the Doctor tooktheir personal equipments, with one of the lightersledges, two dogs, and rations for twelve days ; thenI gave Gibson an extra compass, one of my chrono-meters, a chart, and careful instructions as to makingthe land at McCormic
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