. 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. 346 JOITRNEV TO THR SHORFS severe probing, and, itiupI; to niir safisfactl'-nf the remainder proved sound and wcIl-tastcd. ^. For five days the sun iiad'^eon vi "Ijie only thrice, and th'S night and the morning of the 10th wesP so rainy, that, with an intricate piece of water before us, we did not ven- ture to stir, until a short respite tempted us to try what could be done.
. 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. 346 JOITRNEV TO THR SHORFS severe probing, and, itiupI; to niir safisfactl'-nf the remainder proved sound and wcIl-tastcd. ^. For five days the sun iiad'^eon vi "Ijie only thrice, and th'S night and the morning of the 10th wesP so rainy, that, with an intricate piece of water before us, we did not ven- ture to stir, until a short respite tempted us to try what could be done. The was wedged in between two hills that forbade all landing in case of an accident: so to guard against consequenct^s, as far as possible, I had the guns, ammunition, and instruments carried, and thought 't advisable to direct the same precaution to be observed at every rapid throughout the river navigation. We had but just started \vhen the rain poured down as usual, bringing with it a ,;ol'.l northerly wind, and a fog which, shutti'ig out from view the rocks under water, added to tlio diHi( ilty, already suficiently great, of worming out a passage in a strong current, broken by shoals and sharp stones so as not to iillow of a moment's indecision. Another rapid and a portage took us to what would have been still water, had not the wind crested it with white waves considerable enough to prove the buoyancy and dry qualities of the boat, which, considering how deeply she was laden, took in very little water. The only peculiarity in the scenery was the striking contrast of the tithite sand- banks witb the irregular rocky hills in the distance, which were of a glor>my grayish hue, scarcely enlivened by the dull gi-een of the vegetation with which they were thinly cover- ed. Occasionally we passed some low islands, and many deer were feeding in the prairies on either side. From a narrow we emerged into a wide .^pace, which various cliffy banks to the left induced me to
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