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descent warned me from rast experiences to
halt and whit for clearer weather. u,--
the rs SHOW a ses s,sfF s e %a1fh hours Q, 's' l %,ssi the land
doomed VI close ahead OF us. and had con.
,inasa sI;ndly hT {, ,Ho the h.,d do ., | / i r,9aIa a,a ha.s
d!schn rgine to The n~orthward.
Our next march to tho southeast was a short
f pSrk o Sr5w sTn . m,'r red p linz sp looked T down into ) a
grand. vertical walled CANON reaching up to-
West. north. and cast black and dark red 'preei-
riSsd. s dh"e JEow w%idIe Iomc m9 81; iSe s,r SatrRedd a wis1
had S;sT iSoi;@sI eforc. The glorious sumner
calm and warmth Of 1.-THE last three days was
now accounted tor by the presence OF SO much
surroundlr. land.
pARAl.Ll:LINa THE NORTHEAST COAST.
Assuming the ford ahead OF to he Victoria
Inlet. and thinking that | could round IT. asI
and Shcrard Osborne ,fIords. kept away to
the southeast, ,nrallel with tho edge Of the
inland Ice and tho shore. But always as 1
advanced the mountains OF tho shore grew
Into view before me. keeping mo constantly to
o wide opening, bounded on either side by
high vertical cliffs. showed up in tho northeast
over he submits Immediately adjacent to the
Through this opening could be seen neither
tho reflected iceblink, OF, distant. icecnp. nor
to waste in travelling to the southeast. in
which direction the coast land ribbon still
l must reach this opening. at once and dis:
cover IL It looked out into tho east Greenland
iN se:cSve GesH land d to ~ the mort IeasS witch Wst h1 mishs
still DO reached by rounding the head OF the
ford far to the southeast. Changing my
course to northeast true. my elevation at the
time being some 5000 feet above sea level.
ski and sledges md dogs sred merrily down
snT 's stiaisht for tie red browSin' mountains Of
the strange land. After several hours the
sary to descend diagonaIiy along the slope.
Thel though. yet some miles away seemed
~ II at our very feet. and as II We might easily
We could plainly see the green rivers and
lakes along the margin OF the ice. and tho
murmur Of roaring cataracts camo softly to
our ears.
= LIANT REACHED AT LAST.
I selected the highest convex OF a crescent
cap as my landing point. and after wading in
numeranl streams and founderinE through
ton Of the landward slope Of the Ice. we clam
bered up IN tho confused rocks Of the moraino
and dragged the slodgo up high and dry:
Stopping only long enough to open n tin OF
| left Astrup to look after the dogs and turn in.
pose Of climbing. Z, summit some Ave miles
from tho edge Il the ice. which apparently
the coast ribbon. mile or more OF slush. a
2UO-foot slide down the nearly 45-degree slope
of the extreme edge OF the ice. and my feet
cover the coward borders OF this land Of rock.
The fierce July sun. though but u little past
with oppressive warmth. Before me the warm.
rcd,br2wn Landscape wayered and trembled IN
ing. white slope OF the ice. Beneath my feet
the stones were hare even Of lichens. and had
9 dry. gray look. as If they were the bones Of .
SNOW BuNTINGs AND MUSK OXEN.
And yet I felt that with so much Of warmth
and richness OF, colorinE, there must be life,
yards from The edge Of the Ice when q beauti-
full little black and white songster t~luttered up
from. behind n rock. lowered singing almost
within reach apove my head. and there settled
upon u bleak stone but u few feet distant to
finish his merry song:
As | went on numbers Of these snow bunt-
ings fitted about me. and hardly, had Conea
milo before my heart beat quicker ut the
away s from tie Ice and in the lee Of the sisan.
tic mornines and tumuli OF glacial debris,
flowers began to appear. purple and white and
yellow friend. the Arctic poppy.
Still travelling along. toward my mountain.
ceived a shock like that OF Crusoe when he
spied the footprints on tho beach. In u little
angular boulder of trap. with one vertical face.
and before this lace we're a lumber OF irregn;
i nInsyn arranged grn n T StonsS II q rank ni s ,%S Of EIsid
shores OF Greenland a patch o. lnxuriant grass
is always the sign OF q sometime igloo. and it
was with PECULIAR feelings that l FASTENED to
A closer examination showed the place to be
wool were sticking to the rock and scattered
on tho ground. a. wcather-worn skull lay a few
Yards away; and the unusual growth of grass
was dno to the presence of the musk oxen.
From, this point on the musk OK trails vera
as thick ~ sheep laths in New England pas
mails in the selection OF a favorable route. I
was glad to make uso oftheir paths. But my
anu it was eight hours before l reached it's
summit. only to find that two or three other
view out. through tho fan!t in the coast line.
The five, miles OF apparent distance had
icnsthcned out to at least twelve miles OF
actual distance. and most men. less accuse
toned to estimating distance than ! had been.
would have called it considerably more:
hut the condition. Of my footGear precluded It.
The sol"s 81. both ka;niEs were already cut
ISm.ip evan reaeH H"f and iw cat Sn my ice g. f It was r eses
questionable whether ] could fix W. my foot
gear to enable mo t. get back without more
With tho assistance. Of IL pair Of sealsSin
mittcns ana = knit skull cnr patched W, my
my return to the camp on the moraine;
Long before reached r." edge Of tho ice
fE set s ""!IT r]ort 10 a" Of my va rar naerSs'. az I O. eo% %i
spare. and it was with such feelings as one
who has been suddenly relieved from nm cx-
rugged rocks upon thu inland ice and
strapped on n snowshres
for ] hal been gone iiftecn hours instead OF
four or i've, as | intended when | started.
I found my dinner, lunch. breakfast. what
ever it might he called. Of tea. pemmtcan, and
biscuit, ready for me, and when had satisfied
my hungr.. and stretched myself out on the
rocks 70 sleep it seemed ns If never before
had lu"n SO sore and tired. had
been travelling and climbing for twenty:
three hours. aud ] felt to a marked
atmosphere, of the inland lee to the
moI.tcr, and nlmos, torrid atmosphere OF the
land, More than this. my Reconnaissance had
failed Of !'N object, and it. would now be nsces-
four days 5mI plies and the dogs and march
overland 10 whatever distance might he neces-
look which | must have.
Af.er II Ie" hours sleep we made UP. our
packs. and inyn~!f in the lead. Astrup follow
ing with tho dogs. started ouco more to wrsst
its secret from this tuntu li2ing land.
Il. T. PEARY. U. 8. N.
Tracy Made \ " full Threats.
Ann Tracy is suing William Tracy In the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn. for n separation on