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 people made upthe needed balance. The North Greenland Expedition of 1893-94 (PartIII.) sailed in the Falcon, June, 1893. This time my ship, a much larger one than the Kite,was chartered for two voyages—to take me northand bring
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 people made upthe needed balance. The North Greenland Expedition of 1893-94 (PartIII.) sailed in the Falcon, June, 1893. This time my ship, a much larger one than the Kite,was chartered for two voyages—to take me northand bring me back. She returned for me in 1894with Mr. Henry G. Bryant, of Philadelphia, who hadbeen Prof. Heilprins second in command in 1892, incommand of an auxiliary expedition. My expendituresthe previous year had been in excess of my estimates,and now the balance necessary to pay the expenses ofthe ship was met by my mother, and the efforts ofProf. Heilprin in organising the auxiliary party. My previous years work not having been success-ful, I remained, with Lee and Henson, while the restof the party returned. Mrs. Peary and our little girlalso came home. While going from Philadelphia toSt. Johns, after landing the party, the Falcon, with allon board, was lost. All my own means and Mrs. Pearys as well hadnow been exhausted, and it devolved upon her, single-. Introduction xlvii handed, to raise the money to send a ship for me andmy companions the following year. Her most earnest efforts met with but ill successin raising the total amount, although the AmericanGeographical Society again came forward with $1000,the American Museum of Natural History appropri-ated $1000, the Geographical Club of Philadelphia,through the efforts of Professor Heilprin, its President,raised $760 to send one of its members, the NationalGeographical Society organised a lecture which nettedMrs. Peary $400, and several friends. Judge Daly, MissThorn, Mrs. Bryant, Mr. Baring, Mr. Bryant, and , co
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