Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates . nimalshave a great dread of water. The leader was instant in obeying the voiceof the driver, who did not beat but repeatedly talked to and called it byname. It was beautiful to observe the sledges racing to the same object,the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the waterwith the velocity of rival stage coaches.
Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates . nimalshave a great dread of water. The leader was instant in obeying the voiceof the driver, who did not beat but repeatedly talked to and called it byname. It was beautiful to observe the sledges racing to the same object,the dogs and men in full cry, and the vehicles splashing through the waterwith the velocity of rival stage coaches. We were joyfully welcomed to the dwelling of Ooyarra whose guest I wasnow to become, and the place of honour, the deer-skin seat, was cleared formy reception. His two wives, Kdi-moo-khidk and Awa-rim-ni, occupied oneend, for it was a double tent; while at the opposite extremity the parents ofthe senior wife were established. The old mother Noiv-Ht-yoo assisted theyoung women in pulling off our wet clothes and boots, which latter being ofnative manufacture, she new soled and mended without any request on ourside, considering us as a part of the family. Our knapsacks and clothesbeing wet, we gladly turned, in presence of a dozen or more of visitors, into. OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. 291 our blanket-bags, which had been better preserved. Dunn slept in the little 1822-tent to watch our goods, and I had a small portion of Ooyarras screened offfor me by a seals skin. Tired as I was, sleep was denied me ; for I wasobliged on the arrival of each new set of people to answer their questionsas to how I possibly could have got into the bag, the manner in which I hadwrapped it round me for warmth leading them to suppose I was sewed upin it. My host and his wives having retired to another tent and my visitorstaking compassion on me, I went comfortably to sleep; but at midnight wasawakened by a feeling of great warmth, and to my surprise found myselfcovered by a large deer-skin, under which lay
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