. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. EXPLORING THE COAST. LANDING ON HERALD ISLAND. 141 nouncement led to a hasty completion of letters and despatches, whichwere sealed in a bag and despatched to America. The Gambetta alsosent a bag of letters, and as soon as they were on board, the whaler filledaway and steered to the southward. Her captain was confident that ina few days his would be complete, and he hoped soon to be out ofthe Arctic Ocean, and headed fur ON SHORE IN THE FAR NORTH. The approach to Herald Island was rendered difficult b}7 masses offloating ice, and
. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. EXPLORING THE COAST. LANDING ON HERALD ISLAND. 141 nouncement led to a hasty completion of letters and despatches, whichwere sealed in a bag and despatched to America. The Gambetta alsosent a bag of letters, and as soon as they were on board, the whaler filledaway and steered to the southward. Her captain was confident that ina few days his would be complete, and he hoped soon to be out ofthe Arctic Ocean, and headed fur ON SHORE IN THE FAR NORTH. The approach to Herald Island was rendered difficult b}7 masses offloating ice, and also by a reef which extended about two miles from itssouth-western extremity. There was no sign of a harbor, and so the shipslay-to off the shore, while each sent a boat inside the reef, where a smallstrip of beach afforded a convenient landing-place. The party from theVivian included the Doctor and the major, together with George andFred; they got off a little ahead of the Gambetta)s boat, and by energeticpulling were the first on shore. The major and George climbed to thetop of the island, while the Doctor and Fred busied themselves with, theinspection of the beach. The climbers did not have an easy time of it, as the rock was loose, andliable to break off at any moment, while the sides of the ascent were verysteep. George said they made the most of their upward journey coon-fashion, and the return. sled-fashion. They had to go up on hands andfeet, clinging to the projecti
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