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Doctor's House, stores, powder magazine, fortifications, all had melted away, and the provisions had been ransacked by devouring animals. The navigators had almost come to the end of their supplies, and had been reckoning on replenishing their stores at Fort Providence. DOCTOR'S HOUSE STORES POWDER MAGAZINE FORTIFICATIONS ALL HAD MELTED AWAY AND THE PROVISIONS HAD BEEN RANSACKED BY DEVOURING ANIMALS THE NAVIGATORS HAD COME ALMOST TO THE END OF THEIR SUPPLIES AND HAD BEEN RECKONING ON REPLENISHING THEIR STORES AT FORT PROVIDENCE
, accompanied by the faithful Duk, who had become sad and downcast. A new sail was manufactured out of the tent, and about ten o'clock, the little sloop sailed out before the wind. She made a quick passage, finding abundance of open water. It was certainly easier to get away from the Pole than to get to it. But Hatteras knew nothing that was passing around him. He lay full length in the boat, perfectly silent, with lifeless eye and folded arms, and Duk lying at his feet. Clawbonny frequently addressed him, but could elicit no reply. On the 15th they sighted Altamont Harbour, but as the sea was open all along the coast, they determined to go round to Victoria Bay by water, instead of crossing New America in the sledge. The voyage was easy and rapid. In a week they accomplished what had taken a fortnight in the sledge, and on the 23rd they cast anchor in Victoria Bay. As soon as the sloop was made fast, they all hastened to Fort Providence. But what a scene of devastation met their eyes! ETURN VOYAGE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FAITHFUL DUKE WHO HAD BECOME SAD AND DOWNCAST A NEW SAIL WAS MANUFACTURED OUT OF THE TENT AND ABOUT TEN O'CLOCK THE LITTLE SLOOP SAILED OUT BEFORE THE WIND SHE MADE A QUICK PASSAGE FINDING ABUNDANCE OF OPEN WATER IT WAS CERTAINLY EASIER TO GET AWAY FROM THE POLE THAN TO GET TO IT BUT HATTERAS KNEW NOTHING THAT WAS PASSING AROUND HIM HE LAY FULL LENGTH IN THE BOAT PERFECTLY SILENT WITH LIFELESS EYE AND FOLDED ARMS AND DUKE LYING AT HIS FEET CLAWBONNY FREQUENTLY ADDRESSED HIM BUT COULD ELICIT NO REPLY ON THE FIFTEENTH THEY SIGHTED ALTAMONT HARBOR BUT AS THE SEA WAS OPEN ALL ALONG THE COAST THEY DETERMINED TO GO ROUND TO VICTORIA BAY BY WATER INSTEAD OF CROSSING NEW AMERICA IN THE SLEDGE THE VOYAGE WAS EASY AND RAPID IN A WEEK THEY ACCOMPLISHED WHAT HAD TAKEN A FORTNIGHT IN THE SLEDGE AND ON THE TWENTY THIRD THEY CAST ANCHOR IN VICTORIA BAY AS SOON AS THE SLOOP WAS MADE FAST THEY ALL HASTENED TO FORT PROVIDENCE BUT WHAT A SCENE OF DEVASTATION MET THEIR EYES
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