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, Volumen2Harper, 1843 |
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... seen in Lyon Inlet the pre- ceding autumn , struck me as remarkable , these having no wall of stones around them , as is usual in many that we have before met with , nor do I know their reason for adopting this different mode of ...
... seen in Lyon Inlet the pre- ceding autumn , struck me as remarkable , these having no wall of stones around them , as is usual in many that we have before met with , nor do I know their reason for adopting this different mode of ...
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... seen , as far as the extremely unfavourable state of the weather would permit . " Accompanied by George Dunn , I found Too- lemak on landing , who welcomed us to his tent , in which for two hours it was scarcely possible to move , in ...
... seen , as far as the extremely unfavourable state of the weather would permit . " Accompanied by George Dunn , I found Too- lemak on landing , who welcomed us to his tent , in which for two hours it was scarcely possible to move , in ...
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... seen the liberties which had been taken with my nose , very prudently made his re- treat , anticipating what would be his fate if he re- mained . " During a short interval of fine weather , we hung out our clothes to dry , and the ...
... seen the liberties which had been taken with my nose , very prudently made his re- treat , anticipating what would be his fate if he re- mained . " During a short interval of fine weather , we hung out our clothes to dry , and the ...
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... seen in the distance , which diffused a general joy among the people , who ran about screaming and dancing with delight . While lounging along the beach , and waiting the arrival of the ship , I proposed a game at ' leap frog , ' which ...
... seen in the distance , which diffused a general joy among the people , who ran about screaming and dancing with delight . While lounging along the beach , and waiting the arrival of the ship , I proposed a game at ' leap frog , ' which ...
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... seen black whales about the ships , and our boats were kept in constant readiness to strike one , for the sake of the oil , in which endeavour they at length succeeded this morning . The usual signal being exhibited , all the boats were ...
... seen black whales about the ships , and our boats were kept in constant readiness to strike one , for the sake of the oil , in which endeavour they at length succeeded this morning . The usual signal being exhibited , all the boats were ...
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animals appeared arrived beach board the Fury boats bone breeze canoes Captain Hoppner Captain Lyon circumstance clear close clothes coast Cockburn Island considerable continued course direction distance dogs dovekies drift eastward eight Esquimaux extreme farther fathoms favourable feet five floe four fresh Fury's gale Greenland half past halted Hammerfest hauled Hecla huts Igloolik inches inlet journey Kabloonas kind labour land latitude length Lieutenant longitude by chronometers loose ice manner miles morning night noon northward NORTHWEST PASSAGE observed occasion officers open water party pemmican piece provisions quantity quarter reindeer remarkable rest round sail scarcely seahorse season secured seven P.M. ships shore side six A.M. skin sledge snow soon southward Spitzbergen strait Table Island tent thick tion Toolemak travelling usual walrus ward weather westward whale whole wind Winter Island winter passed women yards