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Water they were able to supply themselves with in abundance, from the fresh water icebergs they constantly fell in with as they kept near the coast, not daring to venture out to the open sea in so frail a barque. At that time of the year, the thermometer was already constantly below freezing point. The frequent rains changed to snow, and the weather became gloomy. WATER THEY WERE ABLE TO SUPPLY THEMSELVES WITH IN ABUNDANCE FROM THE FRESH WATER ICEBERGS THEY CONSTANTLY FELL IN WITH AS THEY KEPT NEAR THE COAST NOT DARING TO VENTURE OUT TO THE OPEN SEA IN SO FRAIL A BARK AT THAT TIME OF THE YEAR THE THERMOMETER WAS ALREADY CONSTANTLY BELOW FREEZING POINT THE FREQUENT RANGE CHANGED TO SNOW AND THE WEATHER BECAME GLOOMY
han 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. 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. NNY 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 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
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