Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volumen1Harper & brothers, 1840 |
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... the morning of the 18th of June , in standing to the northward , we fell in with the first " stream " of ice we had seen , and soon after saw several icebergs . At daylight the water had changed its OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 15.
... the morning of the 18th of June , in standing to the northward , we fell in with the first " stream " of ice we had seen , and soon after saw several icebergs . At daylight the water had changed its OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 15.
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... direction from it . We soon after discov . ered the flagstaff which had been erected on Pos- session Mount on the former expedition ; an object which , though insignificant in itself , called up every OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 27.
... direction from it . We soon after discov . ered the flagstaff which had been erected on Pos- session Mount on the former expedition ; an object which , though insignificant in itself , called up every OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 27.
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... soon , therefore , as the boat re- turned from the Griper , we carried a press of sail , and in the course of the evening saw the northern shore of the sound looming through the clouds which hung over it . The weather being clear in the ...
... soon , therefore , as the boat re- turned from the Griper , we carried a press of sail , and in the course of the evening saw the northern shore of the sound looming through the clouds which hung over it . The weather being clear in the ...
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... , we again bore up to the westward , and soon after discovered a cape , afterward named by Captain Sabine , CAPE FELL- FOOT , which appeared to form the termination of this coast ; and as the haze , which still 32 VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY.
... , we again bore up to the westward , and soon after discovered a cape , afterward named by Captain Sabine , CAPE FELL- FOOT , which appeared to form the termination of this coast ; and as the haze , which still 32 VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY.
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... soon experienced the mortification of disappoint- The prospect from the crow's - nest began to assume a very unpromising appearance , the whole of the western horizon , from north round to S.b.E. , being completely covered with ice ...
... soon experienced the mortification of disappoint- The prospect from the crow's - nest began to assume a very unpromising appearance , the whole of the western horizon , from north round to S.b.E. , being completely covered with ice ...
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afforded amusement animals appeared Arctic Circle Aurora Borealis beach became began boat breeze canoes Cape Captain Lyon Captain Sabine circumstances clear water close coast cold considerable continued course direction distance drift eastward eight P.M. endeavour Esquimaux fathoms favourable feet five floe fore four fresh frostbites gale glaucous gulls Greenland Griper ground half past heavy hill hole hundred yards huts Iligliuk immediately inches inlet Kabloona land length Lieutenant Liddon lying Melville Island miles morning musk-ox navigation nearly night noon northward Northwest Passage o'clock observed occasion officers Okotook party piece Possession Bay present ptarmigan quantity quarter ravine remark Repulse Bay sail scarcely scorbutic seal seen seven ships shore side situation six P.M. sledge snow snowdrift soon Southampton Island southward stones Strait temperature tents thermometer thick tion usual walked weather westward whole wind Winter Harbour Winter Island