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 . THE BOAT CAMP-EXTERIOR. windows, and other details about the house receivedattention. On October ist, I established our camp w^atches were appointed. Dr. Cook, Ver-hoeff, Gibson, and Astriip taking turns. The day
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 . THE BOAT CAMP-EXTERIOR. windows, and other details about the house receivedattention. On October ist, I established our camp w^atches were appointed. Dr. Cook, Ver-hoeff, Gibson, and Astriip taking turns. The day this routine went into effect, I had thesatisfaction of counting fifteen reindeer in my larder;and a few days more would see hunting fully re- 146 Northward over the Great Ice Slimed, for the bay ice was rapidly thickening-, theice-foot alonp- the shore was formino- fast, and weeksof ofood sledeine would come. The sun was soon toleave us, and the first day in October we had thebenefit of its rays only for a few hours late in theafternoon. On October 3d, for the first time, Iwalked nearly a half-mile along the beach, withneither crutch nor cane. Henson. Dr. Cook. THE BOAT CAMP-INTERIOR. Before the winter night came, we made our firstsledge trip from Red Cliff House. It was on themorning of October 7th that we started for the headof McCormick Bay, to hunt deer and bring back theremainder of the baggage the Inland-Ice party hadleft. The party comprised Mrs. Peary, Gibson, As-trijp, Matt, and myself. We had three dogs and two Boat and Sledge Trips 147 sledges. Near the first Hanging Glacier we pickedup the sleeping-gear the boys had left, and afterjumping the sledges across one or two narrow leads,and travelling at top speed over lanes of thin icewhich surged and buckled beneath us, we reachedthe ice-foot again, about a mile from the head of thebay, then followed it to Boat Camp, an eighthours journey from the house. Putting up our tent,we were soon ensconced in it, wrapped
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