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 . and the other pushing atthe upstanders. Under these circumstances, nothingcould be done except wait for a fall of temperature,and this did not occur for two days. The time, how-ever, was utilised in overhauling the sledges and load
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 . and the other pushing atthe upstanders. Under these circumstances, nothingcould be done except wait for a fall of temperature,and this did not occur for two days. The time, how-ever, was utilised in overhauling the sledges and loads,and throwing away articles and material which ourexperience now showed us could be spared. The totalweight thus left amounted to some seventy-five first drop in temperature was eagerly seizedupon to advance again, and with Astriip and myselfassisting, and with all the dogs at one sledge, we suc-ceeded with double-bankinof in advancing six and one- 314 Northward over the Great Ice quarter miles. The following day the going was muchbetter, but hardly had we got well straightened out, be-fore the land, this time in reality the shores of SherardOsborne, rose into view ahead of us, and once moreI found myself compelled to deflect, first to the north-east and then to the east. Night found us with six-teen and one-half miles to our credit, and another. HARD TIMES. great glacier basin yet to be weathered. An idea ofthe next day can perhaps be obtained from an extractfrom my journal. Another discouraging day withinsieht of the baleful shores of this arctic Sahara, butwe are on the heights once more, for good, I hope,and, I also trust, free from further obstacles. If thereis any truth in the superstition of the evil eye, thecoast of this Inland Ice surely has evil eyes. Just as ! To the Northern End of Greenland 315 long as the black cliffs peer up at us over the roundof the ice-cap, just so long are we beset with crevasses,slippery ice, hummocks, howling wind-storms, furiou
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