SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1908.
tween us and the mostest, land, I felt that I had but the margin (4 parrow se could reasonably be expected. My fags werd put out from the summit of the highest pinnacle near us, and a hundred fest of so beyond thle I left a battle containing a
brief record and a piece of the flag had carried round the northern and of Greens land six years before. Then we started to return to our last Igloo (lodge), making.no camp bera" |
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their steps, this wind blow squarely in their faces, accompanied by ano drift sno, which cut like needles, nearly binding them. Whenever the trail was lost, two Eskimos were acnt, westward to plak it up again. Its load was encountered, one Ex. kimo went exat and another weet till s Passage over was found. After. harking back to latitude 84, a big lord was encoun terad, over which no crossing could bo found. The party camped on a big foe, which drifted steadily eastward. Here the
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dogs were driven sway and the ledges THEY ARE!
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ON "YOUNG" JOB, "
On the fifth day the two Eskimos report- ed young ice a low miler distant, which the party eventually crossed on snow shoes.
This was our chance or never," writes Peary. The thin film crusting the black wafer bent and yielded beneath us, sending I do not undulatione in every direction. care for another similar experience. Dur ing the remainder of this march and the next week we cut a way slowly through sech
a hell of shattered ice as I hope novor to seo sgain."
Da My.12 the litle party dragged them- solves into the ice at the foot of the Green- land coast at Cape Neumayer, where they found four hares.. "No ono," says Peary, **can imagine bow delicious they were." Peary hero found fresh sledge tracke. After a few hours' sleep, be sent two Eskimos to follow the track. They return. ed next day with Clarko and his three Eskimos, skall faced and wavering in gait. Shortly afterwards seven musk oren were eccured, and for two days the party sło and alopt.
The remainder of the march to the "Roosevelt" was accomplished without -Any incident. When they got to the "Roosevelt" they found that relief parties "were still out, so word wan sont them to | return. Commander Feary roade another trip, leaving records at various. points, including Cape Columbia,
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BOD.
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If you suffer from any discaso due to an in. G. Balloch, Esq. pure state of the Blood, TECK WHATEVER DAUBE Goes, Lag. ARISIKO, you should test the value of Clarke'n Hon. Mr W. J. Gros- Blood Mixture, the world-famed Blood Parifler and Restorer. This medicine has 40 years? reputation, and is to-day more popular tova ever, the reason of this being undoubtedly benned this wonderial zomody does what it professes to do- COVER EXIN AND BLOOD -DISEASES MERKAMENTLY,
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On Current Accounts 2% per Annum on daily balances, Fixed Deposita 12 months 44% per Annum.
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