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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... past the ships . Early in the morning , a she - bear and her two cubs were ob- served floating down on one of these masses , and , coming close to the Hecla , were all killed . The female proved remarkably small , two or three men being ...
... past the ships . Early in the morning , a she - bear and her two cubs were ob- served floating down on one of these masses , and , coming close to the Hecla , were all killed . The female proved remarkably small , two or three men being ...
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... past six A.M. , and immediately encountered a race or ripple , so heavy and dangerous that it was only by carrying a press of canvass on the boat that we succeeded in keep- ing the seas from constantly breaking into her . This 50 SECOND ...
... past six A.M. , and immediately encountered a race or ripple , so heavy and dangerous that it was only by carrying a press of canvass on the boat that we succeeded in keep- ing the seas from constantly breaking into her . This 50 SECOND ...
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... past six , on gaining a sight of the sea from the top of a hill , we immediately recognised to the eastward the numerous islands of red granite described by Captain Lyon ; and now perceived , what had be- fore been surmised , that the ...
... past six , on gaining a sight of the sea from the top of a hill , we immediately recognised to the eastward the numerous islands of red granite described by Captain Lyon ; and now perceived , what had be- fore been surmised , that the ...
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... past eight we arrived on board , where I was happy to find that all our parties had returned without accident , except that Lieutenant Palmer had been wounded in his hand and temporarily blinded by a gun accidentally going off , from ...
... past eight we arrived on board , where I was happy to find that all our parties had returned without accident , except that Lieutenant Palmer had been wounded in his hand and temporarily blinded by a gun accidentally going off , from ...
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... past ten A.M. , though such was the difficulty of distinguish . ing this from Neerlo - nakto , or either from the main land , on account of the snow that covered them , that , had it not been for the Esquimaux huts , we should not ...
... past ten A.M. , though such was the difficulty of distinguish . ing this from Neerlo - nakto , or either from the main land , on account of the snow that covered them , that , had it not been for the Esquimaux huts , we should not ...
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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