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 . found at analtitude of eleven hundred feet. After supper, weturned in under the lee of an overhanging rock, and I taking the watches for the night. Aiigust i^tk.—This morning, in a drenching rain,we made our final attem
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 . found at analtitude of eleven hundred feet. After supper, weturned in under the lee of an overhanging rock, and I taking the watches for the night. Aiigust i^tk.—This morning, in a drenching rain,we made our final attempt at the loomery, and re-turned to camp at nine oclock with thirty more birds,making our entire catch one hundred and this last trip I observed a pair of puffins whichevidently had their nest along with the birds which we have seen while here are theraven, eider-duck, black guillemot, and little auk,kittiwake ijull, and burg^omaster. The ravens werevery tame, as well as numerous, some of them ven-turing within the limits of camp to obtain the bones io8 Northward over the Great Ice of birds that we had discarded. We had anotherearly lunch, and by eleven oclock started for North-umberland Island, stopping for a few minutes at theeastern end of the island to examine a small loomeryof little auks. We soon crossed the Sound which. CROSS PLAN AND SECTION OF NORTHUMBERLAND ISLAND IGLOOS. Drawn by Eivind Astrtip. separated the two islands, in which we found a strongcurrent settling to the westward. The tide was thereabout half high and rising. There was no wind, androwing along slowly we came upon some Eskimo huts(at seven oclock). They proved to be deserted andmuch dilapidated. But here we camped for the night. Boat Voyage to the Islands 109 Supper over, we turned in after a stroll on the Cook and Astriip having the night watch, givesthem ample time to take drawings, photographs, andmeasurements. August i^t/i.—At eight oclock this morning,
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