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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... Soon after the general peace of Europe , when war's alarms had given way to the high pursuits of science , the government recommenced the long - suspended work of prosecuting discoveries within the Arctic circle . An expedition was ...
... Soon after the general peace of Europe , when war's alarms had given way to the high pursuits of science , the government recommenced the long - suspended work of prosecuting discoveries within the Arctic circle . An expedition was ...
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... soon , however , directed their attention from romance to the reality of their position , the perils of which soon be- came alarmingly apparent . " The streams of ice , between which we at first pur- sued onr serpentine course with ...
... soon , however , directed their attention from romance to the reality of their position , the perils of which soon be- came alarmingly apparent . " The streams of ice , between which we at first pur- sued onr serpentine course with ...
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... soon began to press heavily upon us , and , to add to our difficulties , we found the water so shallow that the rocks were plainly discovered under the bot- toms of the ships . It was impossible , however , by any exertion on our part ...
... soon began to press heavily upon us , and , to add to our difficulties , we found the water so shallow that the rocks were plainly discovered under the bot- toms of the ships . It was impossible , however , by any exertion on our part ...
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... soon neared the scene of danger . " Each person instinctively secured his own hold , and with his eyes fixed upon the masts , awaited in breathless anxiety the moment of concussion . " It soon , arrived , the brig , ( Trent ) cutting ...
... soon neared the scene of danger . " Each person instinctively secured his own hold , and with his eyes fixed upon the masts , awaited in breathless anxiety the moment of concussion . " It soon , arrived , the brig , ( Trent ) cutting ...
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... soon on their preserved meats , for they were very unfortunate in their fishing . On the 24th of July , however , they were successful in shooting a buffalo in the Salt River , after giving him fourteen balls . At Moose Deer Island they ...
... soon on their preserved meats , for they were very unfortunate in their fishing . On the 24th of July , however , they were successful in shooting a buffalo in the Salt River , after giving him fourteen balls . At Moose Deer Island they ...
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Admiralty Arctic arrived attempt August Back Baffin's Bay Barrow's Strait Beechey Behring's Strait boats Boothia Cape Walker Capt Captain Parry Captain Sir coast Commander Coppermine Coppermine River course crew deer direction discovery dispatched drift eastward endeavor England Enterprise Erebus and Terror Esquimaux examine expedition exploring feet floes frozen Fury gale harbor Hecla hope Hudson's Bay Hudson's Bay Company Indians journey July June Lady Franklin Lake Lancaster Sound land latitude Lieut Lieutenant Mackenzie River Melville Island miles named navigation North Somerset northern northward northwest passage officers pack Parry's party passage passed Plover Polar Sea proceeded provisions quarters reached Regent Inlet Repulse Bay Rescue Richardson Ross's sailed seamen season sent ships shore Sir James Ross Sir John Franklin Sir John Ross sledges snow southward Spitzbergen tion vessels Victoria Land voyage Wellington Channel westward whalers wind winter