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They also took 200 lbs. of powder and a stock of fire arms. Including the sloop and the Halkett boat, there was about 1500 lbs. weight, a heavy [Illustration: ] load for four dogs, and all the more as they would have to drag it every day, instead of only four days successively, like the dogs employed by the Esquimaux, who always keep a relay for their sledges. THEY ALSO TOOK TWO HUNDRED POUNDS OF POWDER AND A STOCK OF FIREARMS INCLUDING THE SLOOP AND THE HALKET BOAT THERE WAS ABOUT FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS WEIGHT A HEAVY LOAD FOR FOUR DOGS AND ALL THE MORE AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO DRAG IT EVERY DAY INSTEAD OF ONLY FOUR DAYS SUCCESSIVELY LIKE THE DOGS EMPLOYED BY THE ESQUIMAUX WHO ALWAYS KEEP A RELAY FOR THEIR SLEDGES
there was a slight disturbance on the surface of the water in the hole, which announced the coming up of the amphibious animal to breathe. Instantly the bear lay flat on his belly with his two paws stretched round the opening. [Illustration: The poor seal struggled desperately, but could not free himself from the iron grasp of his enemy.--P.184] Next minute up came the seal, but his head no sooner appeared above the water than the bear's paws closed about him like a vice, and dragged him right out. The poor seal struggled desperately, but could not free himself from the iron grasp of his enemy, who hugged him closer and closer till suffocation was complete. Then he carried him off to his den as if the weight were nothing, leaping lightly from pack to pack till he gained terra firma safely. [Illustration: ] On the 22nd of June, Hatteras began to load the sledge. They put in 200 lbs. of salt meat, three cases of vegetables and preserved meat, besides lime-juice, and flour, and medicines.  HE WAS CERTAINLY FISHING JUST THEN HE WATCHED IN ABSOLUTE SILENCE WITHOUT STIRRING OR GIVING THE LEAST SIGN OF LIFE BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT DISTURBANCE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER IN THE HOLE WHICH ANNOUNCED THE COMING UP OF THE AMPHIBIOUS ANIMAL TO BREATHE INSTANTLY THE BEAR LAY FLAT ON HIS BELLY WITH HIS TWO PAWS STRETCHED ROUND THE OPENING NEXT MINUTE UP CAME THE SEAL BUT HIS HEAD NO SOONER APPEARED ABOVE THE WATER THAN THE BEAR'S PAWS CLOSED ABOUT HIM LIKE A VISE AND DRAGGED HIM RIGHT OUT THE POOR SEAL STRUGGLED DESPERATELY BUT COULD NOT FREE HIMSELF FROM THE IRON GRASP OF HIS ENEMY WHO HUGGED HIM CLOSER AND CLOSER TILL SUFFOCATION WAS COMPLETE THEN HE CARRIED HIM OFF TO HIS DEN AS IF THE WEIGHT WERE NOTHING LEAPING LIGHTLY FROM PACK TO PACK TILL HE GAINED TERRA FIRMA SAFELY ON THE TWENTY SECOND OF JUNE HATTERAS BEGAN TO LOAD THE SLEDGE THEY PUT IN TWO HUNDRED POUNDS OF SALT MEAT THREE CASES OF VEGETABLES AND PRESERVED MEAT BESIDES LIME JUICE AND FLOUR AND MEDICINES
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