. Narrative of the Arctic land expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. V" â ' ''! I' 11 â I .'^d jftTTHNEr TO THE «inoRT;d A hvgo piece of Ice was seen floiif Tiiu; In the dlslance, irt tlie pride of a miniature berg; a .sight which .so the Ca- nadian, who had been long to tl>c .soutliward, near tlie Coknu- bia, that he exclaimed, <'Cehi va bien, jious nc .sonimes pan mal au nord," and the poor fellow actually t
. Narrative of the Arctic land expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. V" â ' ''! I' 11 â I .'^d jftTTHNEr TO THE «inoRT;d A hvgo piece of Ice was seen floiif Tiiu; In the dlslance, irt tlie pride of a miniature berg; a .sight which .so the Ca- nadian, who had been long to tl>c .soutliward, near tlie Coknu- bia, that he exclaimed, <'Cehi va bien, jious nc .sonimes pan mal au nord," and the poor fellow actually thought \vc could not l)e far from the .sea. ;r |J#'|:|. .. While rounding a projecting bluiror headland, iicarwliicTi I told there was a river, our filtention was attracted li» the crest of a steep rock, where the keen eye of the Indian detected a poor bear, quietly regaling himself with a feast of berries. *'Sass! sassl"* ^he, and In a moment aJl were down to a level with the canoe, and remained motion- less, except the bowman, who persisted in malting signs per- fectly unintelligible; until at last he said, In an under tone, <'Dites-lui d'oter son bonnet rouge," meaning my servant, an honest Lancashire lad, who, not understanding a word ol* French, had never ceased to Jook at the bear, without onco thinking of his flaming red cap. *'What!" exclaimed he, as he took it off, *'will it frighten him?" The interpreter and Indian waded on shore, and crawling silently through the bushes, were soon lost to our sight. In a few minutes a couple of shots, followed by a whoop, proclaimed the fate of bruinj flnd we landed at a convenient spot to fetch the meat. While the men were absent on this errand, I strolled about and saw^ gome gooseberries and currants on the bushes, still unripe; there were also a few roses yet in bud, the colour of which was a deeper red than, that of the roses which grow more south. A brood of young ducks was likewise
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