. 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. December Journey to Cape York ^.-^g jy. rouj^h ice near the shore. The moon ditl not rise to ^nve us the benefit of its Hi^ht until towards n
. 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. December Journey to Cape York ^.-^g jy. rouj^h ice near the shore. The moon ditl not rise to ^nve us the benefit of its Hi^ht until towards niitlni^lu. After that we had WttUt trouble in avoiding- the patches of rouij^hest ice. except in one instance when we i^fot caui^ht in a pocket, and had to traverse something- like half a mile of it. This was enough to rip two or three pieces of ivory off the bottom of my sledge, and cause a long delay in repairing. The rough ice in this vicinity was apparently the. CAPE YORK IN WINTER GARB. same that was lying along this coast, when I was here in the Falcon, August 27th and 28th, and to avoid it we travelled almost due south until abreast of the ca[)e, then turned directly eastward towards it. After the moon rose, the savage coast, broken by its numerous glaciers, stood out so sharp and clear, that though se\'eral miles distant it seemed close at hand. We arrixed at the most southerh- of the igloos comprising the winter's settlement at Cajjc \'ork. about six of Monda\- tlu: 17th. Two stone ig- \r \A. 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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