Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates . s at the sides of thehuts, each having her little fire-place or lamp, with all her domestic utensilsabout her; the children crept behind their mothers, and the dogs, except thefemale ones, which were indulged with a part of the beds, slunk out past usin dismay. The construction of this inhabited part of the huts was similarto that of th
Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates . s at the sides of thehuts, each having her little fire-place or lamp, with all her domestic utensilsabout her; the children crept behind their mothers, and the dogs, except thefemale ones, which were indulged with a part of the beds, slunk out past usin dismay. The construction of this inhabited part of the huts was similarto that of the outer apartment, being a dome formed by separate blocks ofsnow, laid with great regularity and no small art, each being cut into theshape requisite to form a substantial arch, from seven to eight feet high inthe centre, and having no support whatever but what this principle of build-ing supplied. I shall not here further describe the peculiarities of thesecurious edifices, remarking only that a cheerful and sufficient light wasadmitted to them by a circular window of ice neatly fitted into the roof ofeach apartment. We found our new acquaintance as desirous of pleasing us, as we wereready to be pleased; so that we were soon on good terms with them all. OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. 161 While we were engaged in examining every part of their huts, their whole p1^22;behaviour was in the highest degree orderly, respectful and eagerly received the various articles that were given them, either in ex-change for their own commodities, or as presents, but on no occasion impor-tuned us for any thing, nor did the Well-known sound of pilletay onceescape from them. We had also great reason to believe that these peoplepossessed, in no ordinary degree, the quality of honesty, a quality the moredesirable to us, as we had on shore, besides the house and observatory, allour boats and other articles, which, had they been disposed to pilfer, itwould have required all our vigilance
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