. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. ehring associated with that of Colum-bus or Americas Vespucius. The Doctor went on with his story, whichwas about as follows : Peter the Great formed a project \ s -k ? ior making discoveries m the ocean be-yond Kamchatka, and several explorerswere sent to the eastern part of Asiawith that object in view. Very littlewas accomplished in the lifetime ofthat monarch, but his plans were car- the ermine. ried out by his successors. Behring sailed from Avatcha Bay in June, 1741, and steered to theeastward. On the 16th of July, says Steller, the histo
. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. ehring associated with that of Colum-bus or Americas Vespucius. The Doctor went on with his story, whichwas about as follows : Peter the Great formed a project \ s -k ? ior making discoveries m the ocean be-yond Kamchatka, and several explorerswere sent to the eastern part of Asiawith that object in view. Very littlewas accomplished in the lifetime ofthat monarch, but his plans were car- the ermine. ried out by his successors. Behring sailed from Avatcha Bay in June, 1741, and steered to theeastward. On the 16th of July, says Steller, the historian and naturalistwho accompanied Behring, we saw a mountain whose height was so greatthat it was visible at the distance of sixteen Dntch miles. The coast ofthe continent was much broken, and indented with bays and harbors. This discoveiw was made on the day of St. Elias, and accordingly themountain was named in honor of that saint. If you wish to become famil-iar with its location you can look for Mount St. Elias on the map of NorthAmerica. 6. 82 THE VOYAGE OF THE VIVIAN. Behring sailed a short distance along the coast, and visited severalislands. Then he steered for Kamchatka; but it was his destiny never toget there. In the latter part of the voyage he was confined to his cabinby illness, and the crew suffered severely from scurvy. Steller says thatat one time only ten persons were fit for duty, and they were so weak that
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