 | 1828 - 450 páginas
...; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was, that the fogs...this respect, there was less difference than might hare been supposed ; the temperature during the twenty-four hours under* * Narrative, p. 55. »•... | |
 | 1827 - 552 páginas
...travelling was adopted. " It was my intention to travel wholly at night, and to rest hy day, there heing, of course, constant daylight in these regions during the summer season. The advantages of this plan, which was occasionally deranged hy circumstances, consisted 6rst, in our avoiding... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 882 páginas
...; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was, that the fogs...variation. This travelling by night, and sleeping by day, to completely inverted the natural order of things, that it was difficult to persuade ourselves of... | |
 | 1828 - 462 páginas
...; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was, that the fogs...supposed ; the temperature during the twenty-four hours under* « Narrative, p. IS. going but little variation. This travelling by night, and sleeping by day,... | |
 | 1828 - 456 páginas
...; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was, that the fogs...might have been supposed ; the temperature during the twenty -four hours mulct * Narrative, p. 55. going but little variation. This travelling by night,... | |
 | 1829 - 576 páginas
...mode of proceeding. It was my intention to travel wholly at night, and to rest hy day, there heing, of course, constant daylight in these regions during the summer season. The advantages of this plan, which was occasionally deranged hy circumstances, consisted, first, in our... | |
 | 1832 - 602 páginas
...clothes; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was that the fogs...undergoing but little variation. This travelling by niijht and sleeping by day so completely inverted the natural order of things, that it was difficult... | |
 | Sir William Edward Parry - 1843 - 346 páginas
...; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was, that the fogs were somewhat more thick by night than by day, though even in this respect there was less difference than might have been... | |
 | Angelo Heilprin - 1893 - 208 páginas
...; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was, that the fogs...twenty-four hours undergoing but little variation " "When we rose in the evening, we commenced our day by prayers, after which we took off our fur sleeping-dresses,... | |
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... which is common in all snowy countries. We also thus enjoyed greater warmth during the hours of rest, and had a better chance of drying our clothes; besides which, no small advantage was derived from the snow being harder at night for travelling.... 