. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. lace IS of ring ling THE TRIP TO HOLSTEINBORG. 15V MAYNAHI) LAIH>.. Mr. Poutku has luid the pleas- ant task of tellinir tlie story of the trip to Ilolsteinborg in search of a vessel to bring the passengers and crew of tlie J/irtnithi back to honie and friends. I do not wish to en- croach upon his ground, and. as I have not seen liis narrative. T may prove a trespasser. If this be tlie case I offer my apologies to Mr. Porter and t&
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. lace IS of ring ling THE TRIP TO HOLSTEINBORG. 15V MAYNAHI) LAIH>.. Mr. Poutku has luid the pleas- ant task of tellinir tlie story of the trip to Ilolsteinborg in search of a vessel to bring the passengers and crew of tlie J/irtnithi back to honie and friends. I do not wish to en- croach upon his ground, and. as I have not seen liis narrative. T may prove a trespasser. If this be tlie case I offer my apologies to Mr. Porter and t<» whomever may chance 1 to read tliese fragmentary reminis- cences. "We six—Dr. Cook, Porter, Kogers, Tliompson. Dunning, and I—enjoyed a novelty of incidents in that eventful trip of ten days wliicli made it to us tlie most memorable exi)erienco of the expedition. My mind dwells with most interest on the first and last days of the journey. Up to the time we step[)ed down the gangway ladder into the boat and pulled out of the harbor of Sukkertoppcn amid the cheers and eager (rod-speeds of our ('ompanioiis, events bad turned from bad to worse, until the good-natured a('(|uiescence of the ])asseiigers to their continual ill-luck was surely changing to a feeling of anxious apprehensicui. In retrospect, it seems as if the spell of misfortune whicib had followed us with such persistency became broken from the moment we lost sight of the Miran- da as we rounded the rocky promontory which enclosed the northern part of the harbor. m. 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 Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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