. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. If 148 VOVAdi: TO Till', I'OIAU SEA. ArfifsT !!i V ^h\ hut ill such ji slicllcrcd position I never expected (lanLfcr to he near. At the lop of hiLdi-water a passing floe jiuslied tiie how o{' the ' Alert ' on shore, hut so li;ihtly that, had it ixiveii us I'ooin, we could luive ivadilv hauled her oir a_L;'aiii. neloic we had sullicient time to do so the water had laheii so much tiiat
. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. If 148 VOVAdi: TO Till', I'OIAU SEA. ArfifsT !!i V ^h\ hut ill such ji slicllcrcd position I never expected (lanLfcr to he near. At the lop of hiLdi-water a passing floe jiuslied tiie how o{' the ' Alert ' on shore, hut so li;ihtly that, had it ixiveii us I'ooin, we could luive ivadilv hauled her oir a_L;'aiii. neloic we had sullicient time to do so the water had laheii so much tiiat we were haril and last aLn'ouiuh As the watiT lell the ship heeled over to-. 'aleht ' i)N siioui-;. â ! r\ I'iJ |:Q 'li wards the sea twenty-two de^^n-ees. The forefoot heing exposed as far aft as the foremast, I was rather anxious lest she should hdl over alto<fether. As the tide rose we used suitable ])ieces of ice as rafts to eaiTv out one of tlu bower anchors and chain cable, hiiulin<^' them astern to the desired jjositions by a hawser; the raft was then destroyed by gunpowder, and the anchor fell to the bottom. r. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nares, George S. (George Strong), 1831-1915; Feilden, H. W. (Henry Wemyss). London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
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