Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions: With Detailed Notices of the Expeditions in Search of the Missing Vessals Under Sir John FranklinGeo. H. Derby and Company, 1852 - 396 páginas |
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... lakes for Cumberland House , another of the Company's posts , which they reached on the 22d of October . On the 19th of January , Franklin set out in company with Mr. Back and a seaman named Hepburn , with pro- visions for fifteen days ...
... lakes for Cumberland House , another of the Company's posts , which they reached on the 22d of October . On the 19th of January , Franklin set out in company with Mr. Back and a seaman named Hepburn , with pro- visions for fifteen days ...
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... Lake . The whole stock of provisions they could obtain before starting was only sufficient for one day's supply , exclusive of two bar- rels of flour , three cases of preserved meats , some choco- late , arrow - root and portable soup ...
... Lake . The whole stock of provisions they could obtain before starting was only sufficient for one day's supply , exclusive of two bar- rels of flour , three cases of preserved meats , some choco- late , arrow - root and portable soup ...
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... Lake , which , by the advice of their Indian guides , they determined on making their winter quarters . The total length of the voyage from Chipe- wyan was 552 miles ; and after leaving Fort Providence , they had 21 miles of portage to ...
... Lake , which , by the advice of their Indian guides , they determined on making their winter quarters . The total length of the voyage from Chipe- wyan was 552 miles ; and after leaving Fort Providence , they had 21 miles of portage to ...
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... Lake . Dispatches for Eng- land were also forwarded by them , detailing the pro- gress of the expedition up to this date . By the end of the month the men had also completed a house for themselves , 34 feet by 18. On the 26th of October ...
... Lake . Dispatches for Eng- land were also forwarded by them , detailing the pro- gress of the expedition up to this date . By the end of the month the men had also completed a house for themselves , 34 feet by 18. On the 26th of October ...
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... Lake , and the labor they underwent was suffi- ciently evinced by their sledge collars having worn out the shoulders of their coats . Their leads weighed from sixty to ninety pounds each , exclusive of their bedding and provisions ...
... Lake , and the labor they underwent was suffi- ciently evinced by their sledge collars having worn out the shoulders of their coats . Their leads weighed from sixty to ninety pounds each , exclusive of their bedding and provisions ...
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