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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... render the crews comfortable during the approaching inclement season . In this expedition , travelling on foot was again revived , but on a much more extensive scale than that carried out by Sir Edward Parry in 1820 ; this is to be ...
... render the crews comfortable during the approaching inclement season . In this expedition , travelling on foot was again revived , but on a much more extensive scale than that carried out by Sir Edward Parry in 1820 ; this is to be ...
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... rendered the vessel very uncom- fortable the whole day . Sunday , 25th . On going on deck this morning I found we were becalmed and about to be taken in tow by the " Desperate , " by whose aid we were soon ploughing our way through the ...
... rendered the vessel very uncom- fortable the whole day . Sunday , 25th . On going on deck this morning I found we were becalmed and about to be taken in tow by the " Desperate , " by whose aid we were soon ploughing our way through the ...
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... renders it a place of perfect safety in the heaviest gale . A patent slip , on which were three vessels during our visit , affords great facilities to ships in want of repair . - Wednesday , 28th . The wind during the night had ...
... renders it a place of perfect safety in the heaviest gale . A patent slip , on which were three vessels during our visit , affords great facilities to ships in want of repair . - Wednesday , 28th . The wind during the night had ...
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... rendered uneasy by a fresh breeze and cross sea . And these were to be our last letters for a long , long period ! and yet there was something pleasing in the feeling that they would be perused with greater pleasure , and prized ...
... rendered uneasy by a fresh breeze and cross sea . And these were to be our last letters for a long , long period ! and yet there was something pleasing in the feeling that they would be perused with greater pleasure , and prized ...
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... fall of snow , which rendered it necessary to keep a more than ordinary look - out for ice- bergs , many of which we passed close to , looming like so many islands through the mist . 22 FIRST SIGHT OF LAND . At 10 A. M. c 3 21.
... fall of snow , which rendered it necessary to keep a more than ordinary look - out for ice- bergs , many of which we passed close to , looming like so many islands through the mist . 22 FIRST SIGHT OF LAND . At 10 A. M. c 3 21.
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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