. 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. ; * 4 m ttl 2G4 JOURNEY TO THE SIIOBES. IIP-*' m- compact, and gave ominous token of wliat was in reserve for ui; farther north. Having arrived at our Ultima Thule, we ascended the high- est hill near; but only to see one wide and dazzling field of ice extending far away in every direction, and presenting a uniform bed of sharp and ragged points, that would have ground the keel 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. ; * 4 m ttl 2G4 JOURNEY TO THE SIIOBES. IIP-*' m- compact, and gave ominous token of wliat was in reserve for ui; farther north. Having arrived at our Ultima Thule, we ascended the high- est hill near; but only to see one wide and dazzling field of ice extending far away in every direction, and presenting a uniform bed of sharp and ragged points, that would have ground the keel to powder had we tried to launch across it. As for carrying, the wood was much too sodden and heavy to allow the thought to be entertained. The steersmen, whose long acquaintance with inland ice had made them skil- ful in discovering the best way of overcoming such difficulties, were despatched to different stations, that by crossing the view they might have the better chance of acquiring the ne- cessary information; they returned, however, with nothing but regrets at their want of success, and did not hesitate lo ex- press an opinion that a passage could not be reckoned upon until the natural disruption of the main body. Nor was this the result of any lukewarmness; for, on the contrary, they were zealous and hearty in the cause in which they had em- barked, and the expression of the opinion was evidently painful to them. Of this a proof was immediately given by their cheerfulness in preparing for a start when I was heard to say that we would try what old voi/ageurs could do. I had in fact discovered by means of the telescope a slip of what I took to be water away to the N. E., in which direc- tion, from the invariable pointing of all the Esquimaux marks we had yet seen, I felt confident that not only the river but the sea would be found. Patches also were visible in the ice between the water and the opposite land; and it was clear that if we could only get along the low southe
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