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A few snow birds, however, darting to and fro announced the approach of spring and the return of the animal creation. The sea was still entirely frozen over, but it was evident from the open breathing holes in the ice, that the seals had been quite recently on the surface. A FEW SNOW BIRDS HOWEVER DARTING TO AND FRO ANNOUNCED THE APPROACH OF SPRING AND THE RETURN OF THE ANIMAL CREATION THE SEA WAS STILL ENTIRELY FROZEN OVER BUT IT WAS EVIDENT FROM THE OPEN BREATHING HOLES IN THE ICE THAT THE SEALS HAD BEEN QUITE RECENTLY ON THE SURFACE
s favourable enough for a hunting excursion; when Bell, and Altamont, and the Doctor determined to take advantage of it, and try to replenish their stock of provisions. They started very early in the morning, each armed with a double-barrelled gun and plenty of powder and shot, a hatchet, and a snow knife. [Illustration: ] The weather was cloudy, but Clawbonny put the galvanic battery in action before he left, and the bright rays of the electric light did duty for the glorious orb of day, and in truth was no bad substitute, for the light was equal to three thousand candles, or three hundred gas burners. It was intensely cold, but dry, and there was little or no wind. The hunters set off in the direction of Cape Washington, and the hard snow so favoured their march, that in three hours they had gone fifteen miles, Duk jumping and barking beside them all the way. They kept as close to the coast as possible, but found no trace of human habitation and indeed scarcely a sign of animal life. AFTER THE INSTALLATION THAT A DAY CAME THAT WAS FAVORABLE ENOUGH A HUNTING EXCURSION WHEN BELL AND ALTAMONT AND THE DOCTOR DETERMINED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND TRY TO REPLENISH THEIR STOCK OF PROVISIONS THEY STARTED VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING EACH ARMED WITH A DOUBLE BARRELLED GUN AND PLENTY OF POWDER AND SHOT A HATCHET AND A SNOW KNIFE THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY BUT CLAWBONNY PUT THE GALVANIC BATTERY IN ACTION BEFORE HE LEFT AND THE BRIGHT RAYS OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT DID DUTY FOR THE GLORIOUS ORB OF DAY AND IN TRUTH WAS NO BAD SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LIGHT WAS EQUAL TO THREE THOUSAND CANDLES OR THREE HUNDRED GAS BURNERS IT WAS INTENSELY COLD BUT DRY AND THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO WIND THE HUNTERS SET OFF IN THE DIRECTION OF CAPE WASHINGTON AND THE HARD SNOW SO FAVOURED THEIR MARCH THAT IN THREE HOURS THEY HAD GONE FIFTEEN MILES DUK JUMPING AND BARKING BESIDE THEM ALL THE WAY THEY KEPT AS CLOSE TO THE COAST AS POSSIBLE BUT FOUND NO TRACE OF HUMAN HABITATION AND INDEED SCARCELY A SIGN OF ANIMAL LIFE
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