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 . eys, and after amarch of five hours we stopped beside a beautiful shal-low stream, starting from a great snow-bank far up theravine, and emptying below us into a mirror-like lake,from which a foaming cataract dashed to the crevasse
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 . eys, and after amarch of five hours we stopped beside a beautiful shal-low stream, starting from a great snow-bank far up theravine, and emptying below us into a mirror-like lake,from which a foaming cataract dashed to the crevassesof the glacier below. After lunch, as we advanced,we saw several musk-ox skeletons. On every hill andin every valley we were finding traces of musk-oxen,but as yet we had seen no living specimens. Withthe utmost eagerness we scanned every new prospectfor the coveted animals ; for we knew that musk-oxen Northernmost Greenland 333 meant fresh meat for ourseh-es, and an abundantsupply of food for our dogs. We followed the musk-ox trails as far as they wentin the direction in which we wished to go. Then, toreach the summit where I had been th^ day before, Idecided to try a different route, and one that was ap-parently easier. As luck would have it, it was in-finitely worse, and, burdened with our packs and thedogs, it seemed as if we never should reach the SOURCE OF THE ACADEMY GLACIER. From this summit we kept along the crest of the rangeof rock-strewn mountains, parallel w^ith the greatglacier east of us. A region of such utter barrenness I never saw be-fore. The arctic poppy was the only flower thatcould find a footing. Upon a surface of small, angu-lar stones, compressed and half cemented together bythe enormous pressure of superincumbent ice-fieldsages ago, were strewn larger loose fragments, singly, 334 Northward over the ** Great Ice in piles, and in long moraines ; and yet, even here,traces of musk-oxen were abundant, as if it were oneof their favourite haunts. After
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