. 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. Hoat X'ovaijc 13 'I'hc l)ricf arctic suinincr was at an ciul. and tlic lilr- Icss JL^rcy sky haii_L;in_L;' low over the Maik. snow-capped cli
. 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. Hoat X'ovaijc 13 'I'hc l)ricf arctic suinincr was at an ciul. and tlic lilr- Icss JL^rcy sky haii_L;in_L;' low over the Maik. snow-capped clitts of the iron-bound shore and the ic\'waves ol the North Water, made nu' crew as anxious as nuself to reach the Iodide at the earhest possible nioiiR'nt. and lessen the chance of heini; cauLiht in one of ihv. violent storms which freciuenth mark this of the year. '1 iie morniiiL; calm fresluMU:d to a stiff off-shore breeze, and shaking out uur sail, the ijcncral Wistar. A STREAM OF DRIFT ICE. ji^atherc^d fresh speed, and went dashini^ merrily throuLjh the racinjLj^ whitecaps towards Cape Athol. It was a striking' coincidence that, forty y(;ars (less half an hour) before, the " boat party " had left Kane's ^\\\i\.\\<i. ^-Idvanccxw Rensstdaer Hari)()ur, in an attempt to flight their way alonLi' this same coast to Upernavik. But that party was bound south, in retreat, while I was biund north, to commence a nc'w campaiij^n. The coincidence was more stronLjK' accentuated by the fact that mv first landiuLT, twentv hours after separat- intj^from the Falcon, was at the i)lace where that party had been stopped by the ice, and where they were (' J. 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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