. 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. i Boat \'o\'ac ^4. skins. I went on tihccid, and as I canu^ over I*Last-Mar hour Point 1 saw the hhi( th (" smoke ciirlm^' up troni the
. 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. i Boat \'o\'ac ^4. skins. I went on tihccid, and as I canu^ over I*Last-Mar hour Point 1 saw the hhi( th (" smoke ciirlm^' up troni the h)ilL;e and <'()t a whitf of the l)iLuiiiinous-coal thixoiir. This assured me that aU was well there It was a che(M'fui siL;"ht to see this evidence of home in this wild, wintrx' land. And \-et a waxc of utter loneli- ness swei)t ()\-er me as I thought of the achinjj;' voitl tliere ; the absent brown eyes and baby blue BERGS AND TRASH ICE. I reached the lod^-e at i'.M. and found Lee writ- ing- by the liL^ht of a bit of cantUe. lb; looked badl\-anil told me he had not been feel- intr well since the ship letl, and that the previous Saturda\' he was conlmed to his bed. 1 ie thou'-lu it malaria, but after talkiii:^- with him awhile. 1 iound it to be a jjronounced case of nostalgia. j'oor l)o\'. he had been \rv\ homesick and lonesome, had eaten but little, ami that irreL;ularl\-, and was all out ol sorts. ;V. h > ' 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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