. Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 [microform] : with a brief account of the second journey in 1825-26-27. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. OF THE POLAR SEA. 93. tt â f â %. fi- â ' t V^:'i> towards them; and the leader often re- marked, that thev owed much to our kind- ness in that respect; that formerly numbers had died every year, but that not a life had been lost since our arrival amongst them. In the present instance, however, the leader's request could not be complied with. Dr. Richardson had volunteered to conduct the first party to the Copp
. Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 [microform] : with a brief account of the second journey in 1825-26-27. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. OF THE POLAR SEA. 93. tt â f â %. fi- â ' t V^:'i> towards them; and the leader often re- marked, that thev owed much to our kind- ness in that respect; that formerly numbers had died every year, but that not a life had been lost since our arrival amongst them. In the present instance, however, the leader's request could not be complied with. Dr. Richardson had volunteered to conduct the first party to the Copper-Mine River, whilst the rest of the officers remained with me to the last moment, to complete our astrono- mical observations at the house. He, there- fore, informed the leader that he would re- main stationary at Point Lake until the ar- rival of the whole party, where he might be easily consulted if any of his people fell sick, as it was in the neighbourhood of their hunting-grounds. On the 2d the stores were packed up in proper-sized bales for the journey, I had intended to send the canoes by the first party, but they were not yet repaired, the weather not being sufficiently warm for the tnen to work constantly at them, without the hazard of breaking the bark. This. 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 Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. London : J. Murray
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