The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the "Discovery"

CHAPTER X

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THE POLAR METEORITES

Eskimo Iron--A Mystery of 1818--Search and Failure--Peary and his Huskies--The Secret revealed--An Eskimo Legend--At the Iron Mountain--Removing the Trophies--A Massive Giant--Attack and Defence--The Giant Objects--A Narrow Escape--Conquered 236