. Northward over the "great ice" [microform] : 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. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. Tall Icc-Caj) Work -^9o the walls of the tent in a constant shower of Inipal- j)ai)le white dust, which settled u|)on us and cvcry- thin^ in
. Northward over the "great ice" [microform] : 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. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. Tall Icc-Caj) Work -^9o the walls of the tent in a constant shower of Inipal- j)ai)le white dust, which settled u|)on us and cvcry- thin^ in it. The clouds and the dri\ ini^ snow conihined to almost coni|)Irt(l\- ol)literat(r the little (la\liL;ht re- niainini^ at this season of the year, and kept us in continual |L;'looin. Ahouf twice in each iwcnty-fonr hours we lit the little oil-stove, aiul made a cup of. CARRYING A SLEDGE. tea, ate a biscuit and some of the seal meat, then put out the stove, pulled our hands and arms inside our fur sleeves, and, rollini^^ on our faces to avoid the snow- dust, tried to sleep ajj^ain. But aft(;r the; first three days I could not sleep and could only lie and listen to the infernal drivinu- of the snow aj^^ainst the tent, knowin^r that the demoniac white down-pour was destroxinij^ the last chance of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peary, Robert E. , 1856-1920. New York : F. A. Stokes
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