An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854 . little flag still floats in thearctic breezes, awaiting the return of the hand which placed it white man but the author and his companion has ever trodden thatland. t It may serve to illustrate to the reader some of the peculiaritiesof journeys, like that mentioned in the text, to say, that on our tendays allowance of provision we travelled twelve days, during the lasttwo of which myself and companion were without food of any fed our team with the lower extremities of our trousers, which wecut for the purpose. These pieces, with
An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854 . little flag still floats in thearctic breezes, awaiting the return of the hand which placed it white man but the author and his companion has ever trodden thatland. t It may serve to illustrate to the reader some of the peculiaritiesof journeys, like that mentioned in the text, to say, that on our tendays allowance of provision we travelled twelve days, during the lasttwo of which myself and companion were without food of any fed our team with the lower extremities of our trousers, which wecut for the purpose. These pieces, with an extra pair of boots, weredressed with slush, the remnant of the fuel of our lamp, and were eatenwithott difficulty by the dogs. On the ninth day, to enable us to pushforward to the ship, we were compelled to lighten our load by throwingaway our sleeping-barr*. This restricted us for shelter to the lee ofsnow-banks, with the help of such warmth as the sun vouchsafed to the last forty hours we travelled one hundred and twenty
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