. 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. CHAPTER V. FALL U L-CAI' WORK. T. H H next work on my prosj^ramme was the rehabilitation of the nearer of the caches of provisions which I ha
. 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. CHAPTER V. FALL U L-CAI' WORK. T. H H next work on my prosj^ramme was the rehabilitation of the nearer of the caches of provisions which I had left on the Inland Ice the previous sprinjj^ and sum- mer. Had it not been imperative that I should first assure my winter's meat supply for both men and doi^^s, I should have searched for these caches immediately after my return from the ship ; but there had been no alternative left me. Now was the first opportunity. The last day of September havins^ seen all my walrus meat safely housed, Lee, Henson, and Nook- tah started the 2d of October, with sledij^e and twelve doi^s, to visit the caches as far as Camp T^cjuinoctial, d']'^ them out, rearrantji'e them upon the surface of the snow, and re-erect such signals as mi!j;"ht have been blown down. The weather for the ntixt few days was clear and comparatively calm, and i was conoratulat- in^- myself upon its favourinLi' character, when late in the fourth day the party returned without having t i\ I I. 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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