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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... boats . When first wounded they became quite furious , and one , which had been struck from Captain Lyon's boat , made a resolute attack upon her , and injured several of the planks with its enor mous tusks . A number of the others came ...
... boats . When first wounded they became quite furious , and one , which had been struck from Captain Lyon's boat , made a resolute attack upon her , and injured several of the planks with its enor mous tusks . A number of the others came ...
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... boats were females , and the weight of the largest was fifteen hundred and two quarters nearly ; but it was by no ... boat , took hold of it between its flippers , and , forcibly twisting it out of the man's hand , snapped it in two ...
... boats were females , and the weight of the largest was fifteen hundred and two quarters nearly ; but it was by no ... boat , took hold of it between its flippers , and , forcibly twisting it out of the man's hand , snapped it in two ...
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... boat , with a fresh breeze , we took two of the canoes in tow , and drag- ged them along at a great rate , much to the satis- faction of the Esquimaux , who were very assiduous in piloting us to the best landing - place upon the ice ...
... boat , with a fresh breeze , we took two of the canoes in tow , and drag- ged them along at a great rate , much to the satis- faction of the Esquimaux , who were very assiduous in piloting us to the best landing - place upon the ice ...
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... boat's crew composed of officers , and had , unfortunately , broken one of his oars , was under the necessity of returning to the shore . My anxiety lest the ships should be ventured too near the shore , from a desire to pick up the boats ...
... boat's crew composed of officers , and had , unfortunately , broken one of his oars , was under the necessity of returning to the shore . My anxiety lest the ships should be ventured too near the shore , from a desire to pick up the boats ...
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... boat's crew up , and sent one of the Esquimaux round to the other tents to inform Captain Lyon of our setting out . Several of the natives accom- panied us to our boat , which they cheerfully help . ed us to launch , and then went round ...
... boat's crew up , and sent one of the Esquimaux round to the other tents to inform Captain Lyon of our setting out . Several of the natives accom- panied us to our boat , which they cheerfully help . ed us to launch , and then went round ...
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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