. Young folks library . y feet, to see if it would break, for itwas hard frozen. A yard or two farther on was a pileof similar objects. What are these ? I asked. Oh,said Bottolfsen, those are part of the case of dyna-mite ! I did not try to break any more of them. The back of the islands ridge afforded a fine viewover sea and land. Clouds had hfted somewhat, andthe larger islands more amply displayed the lonelygrandeur of their weather-beaten snow-draped nearer at hand to the south were the crags ofNorth-EastrLands North Cape, with the Castrens Islandsby it, whilst far to the east
. Young folks library . y feet, to see if it would break, for itwas hard frozen. A yard or two farther on was a pileof similar objects. What are these ? I asked. Oh,said Bottolfsen, those are part of the case of dyna-mite ! I did not try to break any more of them. The back of the islands ridge afforded a fine viewover sea and land. Clouds had hfted somewhat, andthe larger islands more amply displayed the lonelygrandeur of their weather-beaten snow-draped nearer at hand to the south were the crags ofNorth-EastrLands North Cape, with the Castrens Islandsby it, whilst far to the east Cape Wrede and CapePlaten lifted their bold fronts beneath the cold, whitebhnk that showed where the fast ice bound the sea. Itwas a memorable view. We gazed at it, as men lookingupon a world they will never see again. The little Ex-pres lay still upon the calm water in the islands seemed impatient to be off, fearing the adventureof the ice, which was coming down with stealthy drift,nearer and nearer every NOTES Balboa, Vasco Nunez de. Spanish explorer and conqueror, born, 1475; beheadedin 1517. Joined an expedition to Darien in 1510. Set out in 1513 to find the great west-ern ocean, and obtained the first sight of the Pacific from a peak in Darien. Barlowe, Capt. Arthur, navigator, born about 1550; died about 1620. Was sentout by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on a voyage of discovery and colonization. QueenElizabeth gave him a special charter. The expedition landed on Wocockin, the south-ernmost island in Pamlico Sound. After exploring the beautiful territory, theyreturned to England, naming it Virginia, in honor of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth. Burton, Sir R. F., English traveller, author, Oriental scholar and linguist, born,1821; died, 1890. He wrote * Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Mecca, • FirstFootsteps in East Africa, The Lake Regions of Central Africa, The Nile Basin,The City of the Saints, Wanderings in West Africa, Ultima Thule, and alsoworks on Go
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