. 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. I ^ k 14 548 Northward ovcv the '* Great Ice" visits of the whalers. A short stop oiil)- was niadc. to make souk; stiuhcs of these peopl


. 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. I ^ k 14 548 Northward ovcv the '* Great Ice" visits of the whalers. A short stop oiil)- was niadc. to make souk; stiuhcs of these people, and then we oot under way and steamed out. Before this, however,. ESKIMO WOMAN AT DEXTERITY HARBOUR. a third whaler (the IniUoia, Captain Fairweather) came in. Headinsj^ south-east from Dexterity, we soon en- countered the " middle pack," and in a short time it was so dense and heav)'that we found it impossible to advance, and equally impossible to retreat by the " :•» 11. 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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