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During the long, dreary months, however, he and his officers undertook a journey over the ice field, to make sure of its communicating with Melville Sound." DURING THE LONG DREARY MONTHS HOWEVER HE AND HIS OFFICERS UNDERTOOK A JOURNEY OVER THE ICE FIELD TO MAKE SURE OF ITS COMMUNICATING WITH MELVILLE SOUND
 had been anxiously watching the strife. "Well, go on," said Altamont, finding himself in the minority, while Hatteras simply made a sign of acquiescence, and resumed his seat. The Doctor brought a chart and spread it out on the table, that his auditors might follow his narration intelligibly, and be able to judge the merits of McClure for themselves. "It was in 1848," he said, "that two vessels, the Herald and the Plover, were sent out in search of Franklin, but their efforts proving ineffectual, two others were despatched to assist them-- the Investigator, in command of McClure, and the Enterprise, in command of Captain Collison. The Investigator arrived first in Behring's Straits, and without waiting for her consort, set out with the declared purpose to find Franklin or the North-West Passage. The gallant young officer hoped to push north as far as Melville Sound, but just at the extremity of the Strait, he was stopped by an insurmountable barrier of ice, and forced to winter there. D BALON JOHNSON WHO HAD BEEN ANXIOUSLY WATCHING THE STRIFE WELL GO ON SAID ALTAMONT FINDING HIMSELF IN THE MINORITY WHILE HATTERAS SIMPLY MADE A SIGN OF ACQUIESCENCE AND RESUMED HIS SEAT THE DOCTOR BROUGHT A CHART AND SPREAD IT OUT ON THE TABLE THAT HIS AUDITORS MIGHT FOLLOW HIS NARRATION INTELLIGIBLY AND BE ABLE TO JUDGE THE MERITS OF MC CLURE FOR THEMSELVES IT WAS IN EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT HE SAID THAT TWO VESSELS THE HERALD AND THE PLOVER WERE SENT OUT IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN BUT THEIR EFFORTS PROVING INEFFECTUAL TWO OTHERS WERE DESPATCHED TO ASSIST THEM THE INVESTIGATOR IN COMMAND OF MC CLURE AND THE ENTERPRISE IN COMMAND OF CAPTAIN COLLINSON THE INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED FIRST IN BEHRING STRAITS AND WITHOUT WAITING FOR HER CONSORT SET OUT WITH A DECLARED PURPOSE TO FIND FRANKLIN OR THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE THE GALLANT YOUNG OFFICER HOPED TO PUSH NORTH AS FAR AS MELVILLE SOUND BUT JUST AT THE EXTREMITY OF THE STRAIT HE WAS STOPPED BY AN INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIER OF ICE AND FORCED TO WINTER THERE
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