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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... coast . By dint , however , of a great deal of talking on his part , and some exercise of patience on ours , we at length obtained a copious verbal illustration of his sketch , which confirmed all our former ac counts respecting the ...
... coast . By dint , however , of a great deal of talking on his part , and some exercise of patience on ours , we at length obtained a copious verbal illustration of his sketch , which confirmed all our former ac counts respecting the ...
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... coast to the westward , to gain as much information as possible respecting the termi- nation of our present strait , the time of his return to the ships being limited to four days , at the expi . ration of which the other two parties ...
... coast to the westward , to gain as much information as possible respecting the termi- nation of our present strait , the time of his return to the ships being limited to four days , at the expi . ration of which the other two parties ...
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... coast , nor added any information that could be of practi- cal use in directing the operations of the ships . The important question respecting a second pas- sage leading to the westward still remained as much a matter of mere ...
... coast , nor added any information that could be of practi- cal use in directing the operations of the ships . The important question respecting a second pas- sage leading to the westward still remained as much a matter of mere ...
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... coast , though not bad for travel- ling , led us so much more to the westward than I expected , in consequence of its numerous indenta- tions , that , after above five hours ' hard walking , we had only made good a W.S.W. course ...
... coast , though not bad for travel- ling , led us so much more to the westward than I expected , in consequence of its numerous indenta- tions , that , after above five hours ' hard walking , we had only made good a W.S.W. course ...
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... coast of the inlet , up which his journey with the Esquimaux had been pursued . Our latitude , by account from noon , be- ing now 69 ° 28 ' , we felt confident that a short walk directly to the south must bring us to any strait ...
... coast of the inlet , up which his journey with the Esquimaux had been pursued . Our latitude , by account from noon , be- ing now 69 ° 28 ' , we felt confident that a short walk directly to the south must bring us to any strait ...
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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