Alaska, its waters, land and life; an illustrated lecture . BERING SRA AND THE FROZEN OCEAN. 15. Whaling Ve meteorological observatory at Point Barrowinto a store house in which there is main-tained a years provisions for at least fourships crews. The vessels which I show in thepicture, however, are not caught in the are at anchor in the harbor at Her-schel Island and will safely pass the is another harbor in this region, itis at the mouth of the Mackenzie river,the great Nile of the north. But otherthan in these havens there is small chanceamidst the Arctic ice for a ves
Alaska, its waters, land and life; an illustrated lecture . BERING SRA AND THE FROZEN OCEAN. 15. Whaling Ve meteorological observatory at Point Barrowinto a store house in which there is main-tained a years provisions for at least fourships crews. The vessels which I show in thepicture, however, are not caught in the are at anchor in the harbor at Her-schel Island and will safely pass the is another harbor in this region, itis at the mouth of the Mackenzie river,the great Nile of the north. But otherthan in these havens there is small chanceamidst the Arctic ice for a vessel onceseized ever again to be released, and atall events it is best that ships shouldseek the south rather than attempt to pass the closed season in these latitudes. Though desolate indeed, yet this wild arctic Alaska is not without wonders and evencharms. I know a vast area of plain within it, where the snow never lies ; it melts as fastas it falls, and the surface of the ground is warm. About eighty miles north from thenorthern coast and midway the territory there is a great lake of bitu
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