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They could not get through Jones' Sound, and were obliged to follow the coast to Lincoln. At last, on the 24th, they set foot on North Devon. "Now," said Clawbonny, "we have only to cross this, and get to Cape Warender at the entrance to Lancaster Sound." THEY COULD NOT GET THROUGH JONES'S SOUND AND WERE OBLIGED TO FOLLOW THE COAST TO LINCOLN AT LAST ON THE TWENTY FOURTH THEY SET FOOT ON NORTH DEVON NOW SAID CLAWBONNY WE HAVE ONLY TO CROSS THIS AND GET TO CAPE ORRENDER AT THE ENTRANCE TO LANCASTER SOUND
le more good luck, we should have found open water right to Baffin's Bay. But we must not grumble. If my poor Hatteras had found as navigable a sea at first, he would have soon reached the Pole. His men would not have deserted him, and his brain would not have given way under the pressure of terrible trial." "I suppose, then," said Altamont, "our only course is to leave the sloop, and get by sledge to the east coast of Lincoln." "Yes; but I think we should go through Jones' Sound, and get to South Devon instead of crossing Lincoln." "Why?" "Because the nearer we get to Lancaster Sound, the more chance we have of meeting whalers." "You are right; but I question whether the ice is firm enough to make it practicable." "We'll try," replied Clawbonny. The little vessel was unloaded, and the sledge put together again. All the parts were in good condition, so the next day the dogs were harnessed, and they started off along the coast to reach the ice-field; but Altamont's opinion proved right. EN AND ARE ENTERING JONES SOUND WITH A LITTLE MORE GOOD LUCK WE SHOULD HAVE FOUND OPEN WATER RIGHT TO BAFFIN'S BAY BUT WE MUST NOT GRUMBLE IF MY POOR HATTERAS HAD FOUND AS NAVIGABLE AS SEA AT FIRST HE WOULD HAVE SOON REACHED THE POLE HIS MEN WOULD NOT HAVE DESERTED HIM AND HIS BRAIN WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN WAY UNDER THE PRESSURE OF TERRIBLE TRIAL I SUPPOSE THEN SAID ALTAMONT OUR ONLY COURSE IS TO LEAVE THE SLOOP AND GET BY SLEDGE TO THE EAST COAST OF LINCOLN YES BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GO THROUGH JONES SOUND AND GET TO SOUTH DEVON INSTEAD OF CROSSING LINCOLN WHY BECAUSE THE NEARER WE GET TO LANCASTER SOUND THE MORE CHANCE WE HAVE OF MEETING WHALERS YOU ARE RIGHT BUT I QUESTION WHETHER THE ICE IS FIRM ENOUGH TO MAKE IT PRACTICABLE WE'LL TRY REPLIED CLAWBONNY THE LITTLE VESSEL WAS UNLOADED AND THE SLEDGE PUT TOGETHER AGAIN ALL THE PARTS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION SO THE NEXT DAY THE DOGS WERE HARNESSED AND THEY STARTED OFF ALONG THE COAST TO REACH THE ICE FIELD BUT ALTAMONT'S OPINION PROVED RIGHT
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