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[Illustration: ] By the 15th this was also completed, and the snow house might bid defiance to a whole tribe of Esquimaux, or any other hostile invaders, if indeed any human beings whatever were to be found on this unknown continent, for Hatteras, who had minutely examined the bay and the surrounding coast, had not been able to discover the least vestiges of the huts that are generally met with on shores frequented by Greenland tribes. BY THE FIFTEENTH THIS WAS ALSO COMPLETED AND THE SNOW HOUSE MIGHT BID DEFIANCE TO A WHOLE TRIBE OF ESQUIMAUX OR ANY OTHER HOSTILE INVADERS IF INDEED ANY HUMAN BEINGS WHATEVER WERE TO BE FOUND ON THIS UNKNOWN CONTINENT FOR HATTERAS WHO HAD MINUTELY EXAMINED THE BAY AND THE SURROUNDING COAST HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER THE LEAST VESTIGES OF THE HUTS THAT ARE GENERALLY MET WITH ON SHORES FREQUENTED BY GREENLAND TRIBES
thing in the way of furniture that could be mentioned, and the whole entirely composed of ice. It was on Easter Sunday, the 31st of March, when the travellers installed themselves in their new abode and after holding divine service in the sitting-room, they devoted the remainder of the day to rest. Next morning they set about building the storehouses and powder magazine. This took a whole week longer, including the time spent in unloading the vessel, which was a task of considerable difficulty, as the temperature was so low, that they could not work for many hours at a time. At length on the 8th of April, provisions, fuel, and ammunition were all safe on terra firma, and deposited in their respective places. A sort of kennel was constructed a little distance from the house for the Greenland dogs, which the Doctor dignified by the name of "Dog Palace." Duk shared his master's quarters. All that now remained to be done was to put a parapet right round the plateau by way of fortification. FACT EVERYTHING IN THE WAY OF FURNITURE THAT COULD BE MENTIONED AND THE WHOLE ENTIRELY COMPOSED OF ICE IT WAS ON EASTER SUNDAY THE THIRTY FIRST OF MARCH WHEN THE TRAVELLERS INSTALLED THEMSELVES IN THEIR NEW ABODE AND AFTER HOLDING DIVINE SERVICE IN THE SITTING ROOM THEY DEVOTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TO REST NEXT MORNING THEY SET ABOUT BUILDING THE STORE HOUSES AND POWDER MAGAZINE THIS TOOK A WHOLE WEEK LONGER INCLUDING THE TIME SPENT IN UNLOADING THE VESSEL WHICH WAS A TASK OF CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY AS THE TEMPERATURE WAS SO LOW THAT THEY COULD NOT WORK FOR MANY HOURS AT A TIME AT LENGTH ON THE EIGHTH OF APRIL PROVISIONS FUEL AND AMMUNITION WERE ALL SAFE ON TERRA FIRMA AND DEPOSITED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PLACES A SORT OF KENNEL WAS CONSTRUCTED A LITTLE DISTANCE FROM THE HOUSE FOR THE GREENLAND DOGS WHICH THE DOCTOR DIGNIFIED BY THE NAME OF DOG PALACE DUKE SHARED HIS MASTER'S QUARTERS ALL THAT NOW REMAINED TO BE DONE WAS TO PUT A PARAPET RIGHT ROUND THE PLATEAU BY WAY OF FORTIFICATION
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