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 . inkled over the surface of the inlet. Preparing Our North-Greenland Home ii I immediately sent my party ashore, first on thesouth and then on the north side of the bay, to recon-noitre for a site for the house. It was not an entire
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 . inkled over the surface of the inlet. Preparing Our North-Greenland Home ii I immediately sent my party ashore, first on thesouth and then on the north side of the bay, to recon-noitre for a site for the house. It was not an entirelyeasy matter to select a suitable location, because manythings were to be con- , sidered, and he uponwhom the decisionrested was obliged tosee with the eyes ofothers. The housemust not be too farfrom the shore, itmust be where nolandslide or fallingrocks from the cliffscould crush it, wherethe torrents from themelting snow of earlysummer could notsweep it away, and yetit should be shelteredfrom the furious blastsof winter, and be soplaced as to get all thesunlight possible. The ice made itimpracticable to con-si der the northernshore, though I shouldhave preferred towinter on that side ofthe bay as offering bet-ter protection fromnortherly winds. accompanied the exploring party, and her goodjudgment finally cast the deciding vote for the LOW TIDE. Mrs. Peary Leaning against a Block of IceStranded by the Receding Tide. 78 Northward over the Great Ice She selected a little knoll on the south shore, betweentwo brooks, about one hundred feet from the watersof the bay. The soft earth of this little grass- andflower-covered eminence gave an opportunity to setthe house levgl with very little digging, while thedescent in every direction ensured dryness, and theslight elevation gave a good outlook over the only objection to the location was that the cliffsto the south would shut off the sun early in springand late in autumn, but this could not be helped. Su
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