Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 - 416 sider |
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Side 148
... raft , of which he exhibited a plan . The raft was to be capable of carrying two hundred men , with provisions for all . The boats were to tow the raft , to which their crews were to come at meal times for their rations . The whole crew ...
... raft , of which he exhibited a plan . The raft was to be capable of carrying two hundred men , with provisions for all . The boats were to tow the raft , to which their crews were to come at meal times for their rations . The whole crew ...
Side 149
... raft was now begun to be constructed by means of masts , spars , planks , and cordage , which were thrown into the sea for the purpose : the whole being lashed together , formed a kind of platform , of about a foot and a half in thick ...
... raft was now begun to be constructed by means of masts , spars , planks , and cordage , which were thrown into the sea for the purpose : the whole being lashed together , formed a kind of platform , of about a foot and a half in thick ...
Side 150
... would be adopted , the boats would not abandon the raft , but would tow it to the shore of the desert , where all would travel in a body to Senegal . It was agreed that the embarkation should take place at 150 FIRESIDE READING .
... would be adopted , the boats would not abandon the raft , but would tow it to the shore of the desert , where all would travel in a body to Senegal . It was agreed that the embarkation should take place at 150 FIRESIDE READING .
Side 151
... raft ; but this arrangement was now disregarded , and every one pursued the plan he deemed best for his own preservation . Few were inclined to go upon the raft , which heaved uneasily on the tur- bid waves . To compel obedience , an ...
... raft ; but this arrangement was now disregarded , and every one pursued the plan he deemed best for his own preservation . Few were inclined to go upon the raft , which heaved uneasily on the tur- bid waves . To compel obedience , an ...
Side 152
... raft there were no charts , sails , oars , nor compass , every thing proper being forgot in the confusion . In all , there were upon the raft one hundred and fifty per- sons , twenty - nine of whom were sailors ; there was one woman ...
... raft there were no charts , sails , oars , nor compass , every thing proper being forgot in the confusion . In all , there were upon the raft one hundred and fifty per- sons , twenty - nine of whom were sailors ; there was one woman ...
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