An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854 . INTRODUCTORY. 23 journey with snow-blindness, wThich did not leaveme during my absence; and upon returning tothe brig I was so blind as to be unable to get onboard without a guide. I volunteered, however,again to take the field; but the commander, with aconsideration for my future sight which I appreciatenow better than I did then, wTould not permit me toleave the ship. The next duty, therefore, devolvedupon William Morton, the steward, who was theonly remaining able-bodied man on board who wassufficiently instructed to conduct even the mostrude
An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854 . INTRODUCTORY. 23 journey with snow-blindness, wThich did not leaveme during my absence; and upon returning tothe brig I was so blind as to be unable to get onboard without a guide. I volunteered, however,again to take the field; but the commander, with aconsideration for my future sight which I appreciatenow better than I did then, wTould not permit me toleave the ship. The next duty, therefore, devolvedupon William Morton, the steward, who was theonly remaining able-bodied man on board who wassufficiently instructed to conduct even the mostrude survey. After having been trained by the as-tronomer, Mr. Sonntag, in the use of the sextant,Morton left the ship on the 5th of June, with a relief-party, and was followed by Hans, the Esquimauhunter, on the 10th, with the dogs. In view of the fact that I had, in proceeding di-rectly north from Rensselaer Harbor, found the trackto be almost impassable, by reason of the heavy hum-mocks, Morton was directed to keep upon the Green-land side of th
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