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 . is impracticable here from lack of space. I have merely en-deavoured to sketch an outline picture which shall show this most interestingpeople in their true light, and do justice lo the fearless, hardy, cheerful littletribe of huma
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 . is impracticable here from lack of space. I have merely en-deavoured to sketch an outline picture which shall show this most interestingpeople in their true light, and do justice lo the fearless, hardy, cheerful littletribe of human children for whom I have the warmest regard. This sketch is the briefest condensation from my material, but it containssuggestions for thought for the most cursory as well as the most studious reader,and it cannot fail to show the writer and the artist, that there is an untouchedmine of material awaiting their working, in these children of the North and theirArctic oasis. 479 48o Northward over the Great Ice ready described, this little tribe, or perhaps, moreproperly speaking, family of Eskimos—for they num-ber but two hundred and fifty-three^ in all, men,women, and children—is found maintaining its ex-istence in complete isolation and independence, underthe utmost stress of savage environment. Withoutgovernment; without religion; without money or any. A TUPIK. standard of value ; without written language ; with-out property, except clothing and weapons ; theirfood nothing but meat, blood, and blubber ; withoutsalt, or any substance of vegetable origin ; theirclothing the skins of birds and animals; almosttheir only two objects in life, something to eat and Accurate census September i, 1895. Between this date and August 9, 1896, an epidemic of influenza reduced their number to 229. In August, 1897, they numbered 234. Appendix II 481 something with which to clothe themselves, and theirsole occupation the struggle for these objects ; withhabits and conditions of life hardl
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