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 . bitation that wediscovered on Northumberland Island was in a bayand to the west of a large glacier. Between the villageand the glacier was quite a large stream of water. The deserted village was made up of two stoneigloos, six dog-
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 . bitation that wediscovered on Northumberland Island was in a bayand to the west of a large glacier. Between the villageand the glacier was quite a large stream of water. The deserted village was made up of two stoneigloos, six dog-houses, and eight bird and blubbercaches. All entrances of both the io-loos and doe-houses opened directly on the south. The roofs ofthe igloos and the toscJuie were either removed orfallen in. The general mode of construction was pre-cisely the same as others that we examined, but largebones, such as whale, walrus, and narwhal, skulls,scapulae, and vertebrae, formed a large part of theirwalls. The measurements of these dwellings will appearin Mr. Astriips report, which accompanies this. ii6 Northward over the Great Ice We found no graves, but large heaps of bones anddebris, mostly those of walrus and seal. The next Innuit houses we found in a large we found three stone igloos, two with the roofsremoved, and one recently fixed for winter TENT VILLAGE, NORTHUMBERLAND ISLAND. Plan and Elevation, Drawn by Eivind Astriip. When we first saw these igloos from a distance, wecould see no signs of life, but as we approached nearerand were about to land, we saw a man coming downover some hummocks, at a short distance. His general appearance approached nearer that ofa wild animal than a human being. He expressed no Boat Voyage to the Islands 117 fear, but came right down and helped us with ourboat, and smiled, and talked for minutes at a time. We of course knew not a word of what he was say-ing. Soon a woman with two children also appearedon the scene. We had lunch,
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