The Northern Coasts of America and the Hudson's Bay TerritoriesT. Nelson and Sons, 1853 - 409 sider History of exploration; early voyages for discovery of east and west coasts of northern North America, and overland expeditions of Hearne, Mackenzie, Franklin, Back, Dease and Simpson, and Rae. |
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America animals appeared arctic Arctic Ocean arrived arrows banks beavers became Behring boats buffalo canoe Cape Cape Barrow Captain Back Captain Franklin carried coast cold Coppermine Coppermine River course covered crew deer discovered discovery distance encampment Esquimaux expedition feet fire fish Fort Hope grizzly bear ground Hare Indians Hearne Hudson's Bay Hudson's Bay Company hunting Indians island John Cabot journey July Lake land latitude Mackenzie Mackenzie River Mackenzie's Travels Matonabbee Meares miles morning mountains natives navigation night north-west northern paddles party pemmican proceeded provisions Ramusio rapid reached rein-deer Repulse Bay Richardson river rocks sailed savages says scarcely Sebastian Cabot seen ships shore Simpson skin Slave Lake snow soon spot Strait stream tents tion trees tripe de roche Verazzano vessel voyage weather whales whilst whole willows wind winter wood
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Side 119 - They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night ; and in fact there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country without...
Side 144 - Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the...
Side 130 - ... so cruelly wounded. On this request being made, one of the Indians hastily drew his spear from the place where it was first lodged, and pierced it through her breast near the heart. The love of life, however, even in this most miserable state, was so predominant, that though this might...
Side 214 - Had my own life," says Dr Richardson, " alone been threatened, I would not have purchased it by such a measure ; but I considered myself as intrusted also with the protection of Hepburn's, a man who by his humane attentions and devotedness had so endeared himself to me, that I felt more anxiety for his safety than for my own.
Side 143 - Tringae coursing along the sands ; trains of Ducks streaming over the surface ; silent and watchful Cranes, intent and wading ; clamorous Crows ; and all the winged multitudes that subsist by the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. High over all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests his whole attention.
Side 118 - Women were made for labour; one of them can carry or haul as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance...
Side 140 - In places* which have been long frequented by beavers undisturbed, their dams, by frequent repairing^, become a solid bank, capable of resisting a great force both of water and ice ; and as the willow, poplar and birch, generally take root and shoot up, they by degrees form a kind of regular planted hedge, which I have seen in some places so tall that birds have built their nests among the branches.
Side 134 - ... over the plain, scarcely able to tell whether I was on a buffalo's back or my horse — hit, and hooked, and jostled about, till at length I found myself alongside of my game, when I gave him a shot, as I passed him. I saw guns flash in several directions about me, but I heard them not. Amidst the trampling throng, Mons. Chardon had wounded a stately bull, and at this moment was passing him again with his piece...
Side 190 - The canoe, in every attempt to reach him, was hurried down the rapid, and was lost to view amongst the rocky islets, with a rapidity that seemed to threaten certain destruction; once, indeed, I fancied that I saw it overwhelmed in the waves. Such an event would have been fatal to the whole party. Separated as I was from my companions, without gun, ammunition, hatchet, or the means of making a fire, and in wet clothes, my doom would have been speedily sealed. My companions too, driven to the necessity...
Side 213 - Thinking that the gun had been discharged for the purpose of cleaning it, he did not go to the fire at first ; and when Michel called to him that Mr. Hood was dead, a considerable time had elapsed. Although I dared not openly to evince any suspicion that I thought Michel guilty of the deed, yet he repeatedly protested that he was incapable of committing such an act, kept constantly on his guard, and carefully avoided leaving Hepburn and me together. He was evidently afraid of permitting us to converse...