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 . e, and there beached the boat andlanded. Walking up the shore to Red Cliff House, we sawthe Kite still at anchor off the beach. Sending wordout to Professor Heilprin that I had returned, wewere only too glad to remove our saturated
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 . e, and there beached the boat andlanded. Walking up the shore to Red Cliff House, we sawthe Kite still at anchor off the beach. Sending wordout to Professor Heilprin that I had returned, wewere only too glad to remove our saturated clothing,and after a hot meal, turn in for a dry nights rest. LEIDY of Academy Bay. This boat voyage of something like a weeks dura-tion was, in spite of the hostility of the weather, avery enjoyable one, and the variety and character ofthe scenery observed during the voyage made it longto be remembered. The pictures accompanying thischapter give a clear and consecutive impression ofthe summer aspect and beautiful and striking featuresof this greatest and interesting of Greenlandinlets. CHAPTER XV. SEARCH FOR VERHOEFF, AND HOMEWARD VOYAGE. Verhoeff Fails to Return—Search Immediately Instituted andProsecuted for Six Days and Nights—Tracks on the Glacier—NoHope—Farewell to Red Cliff—Atanekerdluk-Godhaab—St. Johns— CHAPTER XV. SEARCH FOR VERHOEFF, AND HOMEWARD VOYAGE.
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