. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. I . ; IT : â I k : !' ,1 i 68 VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. AC0U8T 1 ' ii :!: I!" I I m fl! i^'llf" .i:; Ii m >" p Hill! i I' â ! fi^iil [i;! yards ill wicltli. The flortiwas siir))risiiigly rich : large patches of Epilobluni lalifolkun were growing on sand- banks ill the dry watercourse, its hjuidsome deep pink blossoms a|)])eariiig somewhat out of keeping with the Arct
. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. I . ; IT : â I k : !' ,1 i 68 VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. AC0U8T 1 ' ii :!: I!" I I m fl! i^'llf" .i:; Ii m >" p Hill! i I' â ! fi^iil [i;! yards ill wicltli. The flortiwas siir))risiiigly rich : large patches of Epilobluni lalifolkun were growing on sand- banks ill the dry watercourse, its hjuidsome deep pink blossoms a|)])eariiig somewhat out of keeping with the Arctic surroundings. Recent traces of reindeer and musk-oxen were very numerous. Had we remained any length of time in the vicinity we should doubtless have obtained a fair supply of game; as it was, only. It, \r TWIN , HICIIANAX SOUND. three hares were obtained by the men of the ' Dis- covery.' It being a fine afternoon the ships' companies were allowed to wander over the : one of the crew, miscalculating his ])ower of walking in heavy clothing, liad to be carried back on a stretclier. A report having sjiread that musk-oxen were in the vicinity, the appearance on the beacli of the men bear- ing their sick comrade gave rise to tlie iinjiression on board the ships tliat an animal had been shot. When. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nares, George S. (George Strong), 1831-1915; Feilden, H. W. (Henry Wemyss). London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
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