. 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. mi I H f /,': i:t 224 Northward over the "(^rcat Ice " \njji; to <ro up in the darkness without lines or hatchets. The cold alon
. 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. mi I H f /,': i:t 224 Northward over the "(^rcat Ice " \njji; to <ro up in the darkness without lines or hatchets. The cold alone, 1 felt sure, would not endanger the hoys, as the temperature was comparatively mild ( -^^h.), and hoth were: clad in complete reindc^er suits. 'I'he proper wa\- was to return to the house with all possible speed, and come back with the three natives, Verhoeff, sledi^cs, lines, sleepins^r-bao's, ^hts, and ever)thin!^^ necessary to (^c^t the boys down with- out delay as soon as wc; reached them. I need not say that I led the return to the house at a half-run, and lonn^ before reachinir it, had decided what every man should do, so that we could start back in less than ten minutes. I jnished open the door with the first order on my lips, but the si)ectacle before me left it unuttered. There sat the two boys at the table eati-n^r their sup- per with excellent ajjpe- tites. The clock over the table recorded i 1145 p. m. No one who has not been through a similar experi- ence can understand my feelinj^ of relief. The story of the boys was soon told. They had had much trou- ble in o;et- tino^upthe slope, and it w^as al- ready get- tino- dark w hen the old couple SHOEING A SLEDGE WITH ICE. 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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