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 . 25-lb. tins, Ibegan climbing the bluff. Sharp rocks, with thespaces between them filled with snow, made travellinglaborious and slow, and it was about three in themorning when I rose over the edge of the bluff, andstumbled upon my
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 . 25-lb. tins, Ibegan climbing the bluff. Sharp rocks, with thespaces between them filled with snow, made travellinglaborious and slow, and it was about three in themorning when I rose over the edge of the bluff, andstumbled upon my boys asleep in the snow with theirdogs picketed near. I did not intend to disturb them,but as I put down my sledge and turned to descend,the Doctor awoke with a start and very soon all wereawake. I found all of the supplies had been backed 286 Northward over the Great Ice to the ravine half a mile above the camp, and every-thing was in readiness to start with the dogs fromthat point. Returning to the ice-foot, Matt and Ibrought up another load, and then, leaving Matt toget a little sleep with the other boys, I went downagain and turned in as I was, in my furs, in the re-mains of a snow hut near the Bay. When I awoke a few hours later, the boys were atthe door of the igloo, and I found, on looking up thevalley, that my old friend the Inland Ice was evidently. A HALT FOR LUNCH. preparing its usual reception for me ; the leaden-greyclouds massing above it giving every indication of anapproaching storm. Curiously enough, both in 1886,when I went on the Inland Ice, and twice again thisyear, when I climbed the ice-cap, I had been met byfurious storms, but eventually everything had turnedout well, and so I accepted this as a good I climbed the bluff, this time with my big dog-sledge on my shoulders, the other boys bringing theremainder of the load. Carrying everything to theravine, the sledges were loaded there, and we began the The White March 287 transportation from the r
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