. The Arctic world: its plants, animals and natural phenomena [microform] : with a historical sketch of Arctic discovery down to the British Polar Expedition: 1875-76. British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; Zoology; Zoologie. 340 I'UKrAltINO FOU WINTER,. MORTON ON THE SHORE or THE SUPPOSED POLAR OCEAN. Boarinj^ to an altitude of between 2500 and 3000 feet. This peak, the most remote northern land then known upon the globe, was named after the great pioneer of Arctic travel. Sir Edward Parry. The range (Victoria and Albert Mountains) with which it waa connected wa
. The Arctic world: its plants, animals and natural phenomena [microform] : with a historical sketch of Arctic discovery down to the British Polar Expedition: 1875-76. British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; Zoology; Zoologie. 340 I'UKrAltINO FOU WINTER,. MORTON ON THE SHORE or THE SUPPOSED POLAR OCEAN. Boarinj^ to an altitude of between 2500 and 3000 feet. This peak, the most remote northern land then known upon the globe, was named after the great pioneer of Arctic travel. Sir Edward Parry. The range (Victoria and Albert Mountains) with which it waa connected was much higher, Morton thought, than any they had seen on the s'"-tLem or Greenland side of the bay. The summits wore generally rounded, resembling a succession of sugar-loaves and stacked cannon- balls declining blowly in the perspective. All the sledge-parties were now once more aboard the brig, and the season of Arctic travel had ended. The short summer was rapidly 'vearing away, and yet the ice remained a rigid and impenetrable barrier. 11 was evident that the ship could not be liberated, and Kane found him- self compelled to decide between two equally dismal alternatives,—the abandonment of the ship, or another winter among the Polar snows. For himself, he resolved to remain; but to those who were willing to venture on the attempt to reach the Danish settlement at Upemavik, he left the choice open. Out of the seventeen survivors ot the party, eight, like Dr. Kane, decided to stand by the brig; the othere, to push southward to Upemavik. These werr provided with all the provi-sions and appliances that could be spared, and took their on Monday, August 28th ; carrying with them a written assurance of a brother's welcome should they be driven back—an assurance amply redeemed when severe trials had prepared them to share again ttiti fortunes of their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally en
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