. 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. 94 Northward over the "Great Ice" I') I ^ ^'KMMkl survey that region, and obtain a supply of musk-ox meat. Mi^^ht in the entire par
. 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. 94 Northward over the "Great Ice" I') I ^ ^'KMMkl survey that region, and obtain a supply of musk-ox meat. Mi^^ht in the entire party would L^ive three, the most desirable number, in each of the travellinL]^ parties, and two for the Independence-Hay party. With six in the main expedition, each party would be reduccl to the minimum number of two. This '^erious cripplini^ of my party at the very start caused me a sleepless nii^ht. I tried to hope against. TURNING OUT. hope that the next day might bring some improvement in the condition of Astriip and Lee. The extent of my hope may, however, be judged from the fact that I cached here their share of the rations. On the 13th, what with the up grade, the strong wind, the drift in our faces, and the two disabled men, we advanced only two miles. At this camp, eight of the least effective dogs, that evidently would not be able to stand the arduous work and exposure, were killed and utilised as food for the others. At the. 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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