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Page xiii
... Numerous Bergs and Quantities of floating Pieces . All the Vessels stopped by a Barrier of Ice . - Gallant Behaviour of the Steamers in attempting to break the Barrier . - Blasting the Ice . - Remove the Barrier and proceed . Clearer ...
... Numerous Bergs and Quantities of floating Pieces . All the Vessels stopped by a Barrier of Ice . - Gallant Behaviour of the Steamers in attempting to break the Barrier . - Blasting the Ice . - Remove the Barrier and proceed . Clearer ...
Page xiv
... numerous Bergs.- Byam Martin Mountains . Strong Breeze . Pass Cape Hay . Navy Board Inlet . Examine Wollaston Island . No Information . - Blowing hard . Ship hove to . Darkness at Midnight - - - CHAPTER XIX . ― - - - The Lancaster Sound ...
... numerous Bergs.- Byam Martin Mountains . Strong Breeze . Pass Cape Hay . Navy Board Inlet . Examine Wollaston Island . No Information . - Blowing hard . Ship hove to . Darkness at Midnight - - - CHAPTER XIX . ― - - - The Lancaster Sound ...
Page 61
... employed in catching and importing them . There is one particular place on this coast where they are said to be very numerous , and some small ships have made an excellent trade of it . 62 CHAP . VI . TAKING THE FIRST ICE .
... employed in catching and importing them . There is one particular place on this coast where they are said to be very numerous , and some small ships have made an excellent trade of it . 62 CHAP . VI . TAKING THE FIRST ICE .
Page 62
... NUMEROUS ICEBERGS . - -- MOSQUITOES . AN ARCTIC MIDNIGHT . Thursday 11th . - DURING the past night we had the same strong and favourable breeze from the south- west ; and on the next morning it continued steady in that quarter ...
... NUMEROUS ICEBERGS . - -- MOSQUITOES . AN ARCTIC MIDNIGHT . Thursday 11th . - DURING the past night we had the same strong and favourable breeze from the south- west ; and on the next morning it continued steady in that quarter ...
Page 63
... numerous bergs and pieces of ice , rough and smooth , large and small , new and old , dark and white . As I have stated , it was hazy weather , snowing and raining at the time ; and all hands having been summoned on deck , were wrapped ...
... numerous bergs and pieces of ice , rough and smooth , large and small , new and old , dark and white . As I have stated , it was hazy weather , snowing and raining at the time ; and all hands having been summoned on deck , were wrapped ...
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