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 . ates was not Shut thedoor ! but Open the door ! Our little cabin was a greatsuccess, and under its shelterthe fiercest blasts of the arcticStorm King could not reach us. Two auroras were seen onDecember 8th, and the moonwas coming
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 . ates was not Shut thedoor ! but Open the door ! Our little cabin was a greatsuccess, and under its shelterthe fiercest blasts of the arcticStorm King could not reach us. Two auroras were seen onDecember 8th, and the moonwas coming back to us eleven days absence, wesaw her silver o^low over thecliffs back of Red Cliff House,and her liorht fell on the northshore of the bay. Two dayslater, she was with us againin full brilliancy. On December 19th, we haddrifting snow, and a strongwind that lasted all night untillate the following wind drifted, and packedthe snow until it was almost asfirm as marble. This I thoughtaugured well for our sledgingtrip on the Inland Ice in thespring. On December 21st,we saw a brilliant meteor in the north-eastern sky,descending vertically, and a little later a meteor withred and green trail was seen over the cliffs back of thehouse, travelling west, about half-way to the zenith andwith a sligrht downward anorle. December 21 st was the. MEGIPSU. 164 Northward over the Great Ice shortest day of the year at home, and the boys gavethree cheers by way of encouragement to the sun,which was now beeinnino- to return to us. We did not quite escape the piblockto or Green-land doe disease, a dread disorder that at times hasthreatened to rob the poor natives of one of their mostvaluable resources. It was prevalent in South Green-land over thirty years ago, and when it attacked thedogs of the Arctic Highlanders, Dr. Hayes was unableto buy the sledge teams he required. No remedy hasbeen discovered for the disease, though fortunately itsravages are now small. Its victi
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