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This was no great hardship, as there was not much work for anyone to do, and all were in perfect health. Besides, they found a little shooting, and brought down ducks, and geese, and guillemots, or sea turtledoves. THIS WAS NO GREAT HARDSHIP AS THERE WAS NOT MUCH WORK FOR ANY ONE TO DO AND ALL WERE IN PERFECT HEALTH BESIDES THEY FOUND A LITTLE SHOOTING AND BROUGHT DOWN DUCKS AND GEESE AND GELLEMOTS OR SEA TURTLE DOVES
r 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." 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. Next morning they put out once more to sea. The voyage presented no great difficulties, the drift-ice being easily avoided; but still the Doctor thought it advisable, in case of possible delays, to limit the rations to one-half. ECKONING 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 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 NEXT MORNING THEY PUT OUT ONCE MORE TO SEA THE VOYAGE PRESENTED NO GREAT DIFFICULTIES THE DRIFT ICE BEING EASILY AVOIDED BUT STILL THE DOCTOR THOUGHT IT WAS ADVISABLE IN CASE OF POSSIBLE DELAYS TO LIMIT THE RATIONS TO ONE HALF
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