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... shore for a few days or weeks , or , like others , journey among men whose language is to me unintelligible . I shall live for two or three years among the Esquimaux , and gain their confidence ; and I have the ad- vantage of ...
... shore for a few days or weeks , or , like others , journey among men whose language is to me unintelligible . I shall live for two or three years among the Esquimaux , and gain their confidence ; and I have the ad- vantage of ...
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... Shore . - A Mountain Excursion . - Rocks crumbling to pieces . - Action of Freezing Water in Crevices . -Sundays ' and Esquimaux Amusements . - Greenland Festival.— Schools and Printing . Dr. Rink ... CHAPTER III . 49 Visit of Governor ...
... Shore . - A Mountain Excursion . - Rocks crumbling to pieces . - Action of Freezing Water in Crevices . -Sundays ' and Esquimaux Amusements . - Greenland Festival.— Schools and Printing . Dr. Rink ... CHAPTER III . 49 Visit of Governor ...
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... Shore . - White Man's Grave . - Esquimaux Grave.— Chart made by Koojesse . — Innuit Skill in Geography . - Aurora Borealis . — Vis- ited by Numbers of the Natives . - Skill of the Women at Work . - Trial of the Ex- pedition Boat ...
... Shore . - White Man's Grave . - Esquimaux Grave.— Chart made by Koojesse . — Innuit Skill in Geography . - Aurora Borealis . — Vis- ited by Numbers of the Natives . - Skill of the Women at Work . - Trial of the Ex- pedition Boat ...
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... Shore . - Signs of a fearful Struggle . — Discovery of the Body , frozen stiff.— Ground too hard to dig a Grave . — Cover the Corpse with Ice and Snow . — Return to the Ship .......... .Page 219 CHAPTER XIV . Visited by more Innuits ...
... Shore . - Signs of a fearful Struggle . — Discovery of the Body , frozen stiff.— Ground too hard to dig a Grave . — Cover the Corpse with Ice and Snow . — Return to the Ship .......... .Page 219 CHAPTER XIV . Visited by more Innuits ...
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... shore . This occurred in April , 1848 , and 105 men , as we are told , under command of Cap- tains Crozier and Fitzjames , landed at a given spot , with a view of making their escape , if possible , toward their native home . What ...
... shore . This occurred in April , 1848 , and 105 men , as we are told , under command of Cap- tains Crozier and Fitzjames , landed at a given spot , with a view of making their escape , if possible , toward their native home . What ...
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