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After a thorough search, a few cases of pemmican were found scattered here and there, and two barrels of preserved meat, altogether enough for six weeks, and a good supply of powder. It was soon collected and brought on board, and the remainder of the day was employed in caulking the sloop and putting her in good trim. AFTER A THOROUGH SEARCH A FEW CASES OF PEMMICAN WERE FOUND SCATTERED HERE AND THERE AND TWO BARRELS OF PRESERVED MEAT ALL TOGETHER ENOUGH FOR SIX WEEKS AND A GOOD SUPPLY OF POWDER IT WAS SOON COLLECTED AND BROUGHT ON BOARD AND THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WAS EMPLOYED IN CALKING THE SLOOP AND PUTTING HER IN GOOD TRIM
crossing New America in the sledge. The voyage was easy and rapid. In a week they accomplished what had taken a fortnight in the sledge, and on the 23rd they cast anchor in Victoria Bay. As soon as the sloop was made fast, they all hastened to Fort Providence. But what a scene of devastation met their eyes! Doctor's House, stores, powder-magazine, fortifications, all had melted away, and the provisions had been ransacked by devouring animals. The navigators had almost come to the end of their supplies, and had been reckoning on replenishing their stores at Fort Providence. The impossibility of wintering there now was evident, and they decided to get to Baffin's Bay by the shortest route. "We have no alternative," said Clawbonny; "Baffin's Bay is not more than six hundred miles distant. We can sail as long as there is water enough under our sloop, and get to Jones' Sound, and then on to the Danish settlements." "Yes," said Altamont; "let us collect what food remains, and be off at once. A BAY BY WATER INSTEAD OF CROSSING NEW AMERICA IN THE SLEDGE THE VOYAGE WAS EASY AND RAPID IN A WEEK THEY ACCOMPLISHED WHAT HAD TAKEN A FORTNIGHT IN THE SLEDGE AND ON THE TWENTY THIRD THEY CAST ANCHOR IN VICTORIA BAY AS SOON AS THE SLOOP WAS MADE FAST THEY ALL HASTENED TO FORT PROVIDENCE BUT WHAT A SCENE OF DEVASTATION MET THEIR EYES DOCTOR'S HOUSE STORES POWDER MAGAZINE FORTIFICATIONS ALL HAD MELTED AWAY AND THE PROVISIONS HAD BEEN RANSACKED BY DEVOURING ANIMALS THE NAVIGATORS HAD COME ALMOST TO THE END OF THEIR SUPPLIES AND HAD BEEN RECKONING ON REPLENISHING THEIR STORES AT FORT PROVIDENCE THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF WINTERING THERE NOW WAS EVIDENT AND THEY DECIDED TO GET TO BAFFIN'S BAY BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVES SAID CLAWBONNY BAFFIN'S BAY IS NOT MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED MILES DISTANT WE CAN SAIL AS LONG AS THERE IS WATER ENOUGH UNDER OUR SLOOP AND GET TO JONES SOUND AND THEN ON TO THE DANISH SETTLEMENTS YES SAID ALTAMONT LET US COLLECT WHAT FOOD REMAINS AND BE OFF AT ONCE
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