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It was a fine bright morning, and by ten o'clock they had gone twelve miles; but not a living thing had crossed their path, and the hunt threatened to turn out a mere excursion. IT WAS A FINE BRIGHT MORNING AND BY TEN O'CLOCK THEY HAD GONE TWELVE MILES BUT NOT A LIVING THING HAD CROSSED THEIR PATH AND THE HUNT THREATENED TO TURN OUT TO BE A MERE EXCURSION
gress, and already presented a shapely appearance. As Bell and Johnson took the work of construction entirely on themselves, the others went hunting, and succeeded in killing several deer, in spite of its being difficult game to approach. Altamont adopted the Indian practice of crawling on all fours, and adjusting his gun and arms so as to simulate horns and deceive the timid animal, till he could get near enough to take good aim. [Illustration: ] Their principal object of pursuit, however, was the musk-ox, which Parry had met with in such numbers in Melville Island; but not a solitary specimen was to be seen anywhere about Victoria Bay, and a distant excursion was, therefore, resolved upon, which would serve the double purpose of hunting and surveying the eastern coast. [Illustration: ] The three hunters, accompanied by Duk, set out on Monday, the 17th of June, at six in the morning, each man armed with a double-barrelled gun, a hatchet and snow-knife, and provisions for several days. NT BY THE MIDDLE OF JUNE THE SLOOP HAD MADE GOOD PROGRESS AND ALREADY PRESENTED A SHAPELY APPEARANCE AS BELL AND JOHNSON TOOK THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION ENTIRELY ON THEMSELVES THE OTHERS WENT HUNTING AND SUCCEEDED IN KILLING SEVERAL DEER IN SPITE OF ITS BEING DIFFICULT GAME TO APPROACH ALTAMONT ADOPTED THE INDIAN PRACTICE OF CRAWLING ON ALL FOURS AND ADJUSTING HIS GUN AND ARMS SO AS TO SIMULATE HORNS AND DECEIVE THE TIMID ANIMAL TILL HE COULD GET NEAR ENOUGH TO TAKE GOOD AIM THEIR PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF PURSUIT HOWEVER WAS THE MUSK OX WHICH PARRY HAD MET WITH IN SUCH NUMBERS IN MELVILLE ISLAND BUT NOT A SOLITARY SPECIMEN WAS TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE ABOUT VICTORIA BAY AND A DISTANT EXCURSION WAS THEREFORE RESOLVED UPON WHICH WOULD SERVE THE DOUBLE PURPOSE OF HUNTING AND SURVEYING THE EASTERN COAST THE THREE HUNTERS ACCOMPANIED BY DUKE SET OUT ON MONDAY THE SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE AT SIX IN THE MORNING EACH MAN ARMED WITH A DOUBLE BARRELLED GUN A HATCHET AND SNOW KNIFE AND PROVISIONS FOR SEVERAL DAYS
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