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If the pressure came on again, our little sloop as well as ourselves would be crushed into nothingness. We decided to take the chance, and, accordingly, hoisted our sail to a favoring breeze, and soon started out like a race horse, running the gauntlet of this unknown narrow channel of open water. IF THE PRESSURE CAME ON AGAIN A LITTLE SLOOP AS WELL AS OURSELVES WOULD BE CRUSHED INTO NOTHINGNESS WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE CHANCE AND ACCORDINGLY HOISTED OUR SAIL TO A FAVOURING BREEZE AND SOON STARTED OUT LIKE A RACE HORSE RUNNING THE GAUNTLET OF THIS UNKNOWN NARROW CHANNEL OF OPEN WATER
n the lines of a battle royal; the sonorous thunder of the grinding ice was like the continued volleys of artillery. Blocks of ice larger than a house were frequently lifted up a hundred feet by the mighty force of lateral pressure; they would shudder and rock to and fro for a few seconds, then come crashing down with a deafening roar, and disappear in the foaming waters. Thus, for more than two hours, the contest of the icy giants continued. It seemed as if the end had come. The ice pressure was terrific, and while we were not caught in the dangerous part of the jam, and were safe for the time being, yet the heaving and rending of tons of ice as it fell splashing here and there into the watery depths filled us with shaking fear. Finally, to our great joy, the grinding of the ice ceased, and within a few hours the great mass slowly divided, and, as if an act of Providence had been performed, right before us lay an open channel. Should we venture with our little craft into this opening?  INDEED WE WERE BETWEEN THE LINES OF A BATTLE ROYAL THE SONOROUS THUNDER OF THIS GRINDING ICE WAS LIKE THE CONTINUED VOLLEYS OF ARTILLERY BLOCKS OF ICE LARGER THAN A HOUSE WERE FREQUENTLY LIFTED UP A HUNDRED FEET BY THE MIGHTY FORCE OF LATERAL PRESSURE THEY WOULD SHUDDER AND ROCK TO AND FRO FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COME CRASHING DOWN WITH A DEAFENING ROAR AND DISAPPEAR IN THE FOAMING WATERS THUS FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS THE CONTEST OF THE ICY GIANTS CONTINUED IT SEEMS AS IF THE END HAD COME THE ICE PRESSURE WAS TERRIFIC AND WHILE WE WERE NOT CAUGHT IN THE DANGEROUS PART OF THE JAM AND WERE SAFE FOR THE TIME BEING YET THE HEAVING AND RENDING OF TONS OF ICE AS IT FELL SPLASHING HERE AND THERE INTO THE WATERY DEPTHS FILLED US WITH SHAKING FEAR FINALLY TO OUR GREAT JOY THE GRINDING OF THE ICE CEASED AND WITHIN A FEW HOURS THE GREAT MASS SLOWLY DIVIDED AND AS IF AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED RIGHT BEFORE US LAY AN OPEN CHANNEL SHOULD WE VENTURE WITH OUR LITTLE CRAFT INTO THIS OPENING
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