The Eventful Voyage of H. M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions: In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H. M. Discovery Ships "Erebus" and "Terror," 1852, 1853, 1854... |
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Page xvi
... Direction of intended Canal . Visited by a Native- Bear . A Gale . -Absence of two Officers . Strange Effects of Cold . Furious Gale . Re - stow After - hold with Gravel . - Pro- visions for Travelling Parties . Mode of preparing ...
... Direction of intended Canal . Visited by a Native- Bear . A Gale . -Absence of two Officers . Strange Effects of Cold . Furious Gale . Re - stow After - hold with Gravel . - Pro- visions for Travelling Parties . Mode of preparing ...
Page xxxiv
... direction , and were not released until the 24th September , when both vessels made the best of their way to England . The return of Sir James Ross , after an unsuccess- ful search for the missing ships , created an over- whelming ...
... direction , and were not released until the 24th September , when both vessels made the best of their way to England . The return of Sir James Ross , after an unsuccess- ful search for the missing ships , created an over- whelming ...
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... direction pointed out , although quite out of his course ; which was usually along the coast , as they were accustomed to call at all the settlements . If the assigned cause for his altering course be true , the result proved the ...
... direction pointed out , although quite out of his course ; which was usually along the coast , as they were accustomed to call at all the settlements . If the assigned cause for his altering course be true , the result proved the ...
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... directions , and on attempt- ing to count them , they proved to be innumerable . Early in the afternoon we passed through a perfect labyrinth of those huge floating islands , and all the ships of the squadron took a barrier of stream ...
... directions , and on attempt- ing to count them , they proved to be innumerable . Early in the afternoon we passed through a perfect labyrinth of those huge floating islands , and all the ships of the squadron took a barrier of stream ...
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... direction , whilst the land floe remains fixed ; a channel is thus formed between the two bodies , through which the vessel may be sailed , warped , or tracked as cir- cumstances admit . 2nd , The land floe is a harbour of refuge . For ...
... direction , whilst the land floe remains fixed ; a channel is thus formed between the two bodies , through which the vessel may be sailed , warped , or tracked as cir- cumstances admit . 2nd , The land floe is a harbour of refuge . For ...
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animals appeared Arctic arrived on board Assistance Bay of Mercy beach Beechey Island boats breeze Byam Martin Island cairn Cape Cockburn Cape Russell Cape Walker Captain Kellett Captain M'Clure casks Commander M'Clintock commenced Dealy Island deck depôt despatched distance dogs Domville dovekies drift eastward encamped Esquimaux Expedition fast ice fathoms feet following day gale Griper Bay ground Hamilton heavy Hecla and Griper hummocks Inlet Intrepid Investigator journey Krabbé Lancaster Sound Lieut Lowther Island Mecham Melville Island miles musk-ox musk-oxen Nares night noon North Star northward obliged observed obtained pack Point Griffiths position proceeded proved provisions ptarmigan ravine Resolute returned on board Roche sail ship shore sight Sir Edward Belcher Sir Edward Parry Sir James Ross Skene Bay sledge snow southward Straits struck tents tion travelling parties vessel weather Wellington Channel westward whalers whilst wind Winter Harbour winter quarters yards