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"But who," said Clawbonny, "would not give all the tables and dining rooms in the world to dine at 89" 59' and 15" N. lat.?" It was an exciting occasion this first meal at the Pole! What neither ancients nor moderns, neither Europeans, nor Americans, nor Asiatics had been able to accomplish was now achieved, and all past sufferings and perils were forgotten in the glow of success. BUT WHO SAID CLAWBONNY WOULD NOT GIVE ALL THE TABLES AND DINING ROOMS IN THE WORLD TO DINE AT EIGHTY NINE DEGREES FIFTY NINE MINUTES AND FIFTEEN SECONDS NORTH LATITUDE IT WAS AN EXCITING OCCASION THIS FIRST MEAL AT THE POLE WHAT NEITHER ANCIENTS NOR MODERNS NEITHER EUROPEANS NOR AMERICANS NOR ASIATICS HAD BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WAS NOW ACHIEVED AND ALL PAST SUFFERINGS AND PERILS WERE FORGOTTEN IN THE GLOW OF SUCCESS
0° of lat. was then only about three quarters of a mile off, or just about the summit of the volcano. When the result was communicated to Hatteras, he desired that a formal document might be drawn up to attest the fact, and two copies made, one of which should be deposited on a cairn on the island. Clawbonny was the scribe, and indited the following document, a copy of which is now among the archives of the Royal Geographical Society of London:-- "On this 11th day of July, 1861, in North latitude 89° 59' 15" was discovered Queen's Island at the North Pole, by Captain Hatteras, Commander of the brig Forward of Liverpool, who signs this, as also all his companions. "Whoever may find this document is requested to forward it to the Admiralty. "(Signed) JOHN HATTERAS, Commander of the Forward "DR. CLAWBONNY "ALTAMONT, Commander of the Porpoise "JOHNSON, Boatswain "BELL, Carpenter." "And now, friends, come to table," said the Doctor, merrily. Coming to table was just squatting on the ground. N ONLY ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OFF OR JUST ABOUT THE SUMMIT OF THE VOLCANO WHEN THE RESULT WAS COMMUNICATED TO HATTERAS HE DESIRED THAT A FORMAL DOCUMENT MIGHT BE DRAWN UP TO ATTEST THE FACT AND TWO COPIES MADE ONE OF WHICH SHOULD BE DEPOSITED IN A KERN ON THE ISLAND CLAWBONNY WAS THE SCRIBE AND INDITED THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT A COPY OF WHICH IS NOW AMONG THE ARCHIVES OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON ON THIS ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE IN NORTH LATITUDE EIGHTY NINE DEGREES FIFTY NINE MINUTES FIFTEEN SECONDS WAS DISCOVERED QUEEN'S ISLAND AT THE NORTH POLE BY CAPTAIN HATTERAS COMMANDER OF THE BRIG FORWARD OF LIVERPOOL WHO SIGNS THIS AS ALSO ALL HIS COMPANIONS WHOEVER MAY FIND THIS DOCUMENT IS REQUESTED TO FORWARD IT TO THE ADMIRALTY SIGNED JOHN HATTERAS COMMANDER OF THE FORWARD DOCTOR CLAWBONNY ALTAMONT COMMANDER OF THE PORPOISE JOHNSON BO'SUN BELL CARPENTER AND NOW FRIENDS COME TO TABLE SAID THE DOCTOR MERRILY COMING TO TABLE WAS JUST SQUATTING ON THE GROUND
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