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"We'll try," replied Clawbonny. The little vessel was unloaded, and the sledge put together again. All the parts were in good condition, so the next day the dogs were harnessed, and they started off along the coast to reach the ice field; but Altamont's opinion proved right. WE'LL TRY REPLIED CLAWBONNY THE LITTLE VESSEL WAS UNLOADED AND THE SLEDGE PUT TOGETHER AGAIN ALL THE PARTS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION SO THE NEXT DAY THE DOGS WERE HARNESSED AND THEY STARTED OFF ALONG THE COAST TO REACH THE ICE FIELD BUT ALTAMONT'S OPINION PROVED RIGHT
s only 15° above zero. Altamont made a reckoning with scrupulous precision, and found they were in 77°15' latitude, and 85° 2' longitude. "This is our exact position then," said the Doctor. "We are in South Lincoln, just at Cape Eden, and are entering Jones' Sound. With a little more good luck, we should have found open water right to Baffin's Bay. But we must not grumble. If my poor Hatteras had found as navigable a sea at first, he would have soon reached the Pole. His men would not have deserted him, and his brain would not have given way under the pressure of terrible trial." "I suppose, then," said Altamont, "our only course is to leave the sloop, and get by sledge to the east coast of Lincoln." "Yes; but I think we should go through Jones' Sound, and get to South Devon instead of crossing Lincoln." "Why?" "Because the nearer we get to Lancaster Sound, the more chance we have of meeting whalers." "You are right; but I question whether the ice is firm enough to make it practicable. BOVE ZERO ALTAMONT MADE A RECKONING WITH SCRUPULOUS PRECISION AND FOUND THERE WERE IN SEVENTY SEVEN DEGREES FIFTEEN MINUTES LATITUDE AND EIGHTY FIVE DEGREES TWO MINUTES LONGITUDE THIS IS OUR EXACT POSITION THEN SAID THE DOCTOR WE ARE IN SOUTH LINCOLN JUST AT CAPE EDEN AND ARE ENTERING JONES SOUND WITH A LITTLE MORE GOOD LUCK WE SHOULD HAVE FOUND OPEN WATER RIGHT TO BAFFIN'S BAY BUT WE MUST NOT GRUMBLE IF MY POOR HATTERAS HAD FOUND AS NAVIGABLE AS SEA AT FIRST HE WOULD HAVE SOON REACHED THE POLE HIS MEN WOULD NOT HAVE DESERTED HIM AND HIS BRAIN WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN WAY UNDER THE PRESSURE OF TERRIBLE TRIAL I SUPPOSE THEN SAID ALTAMONT OUR ONLY COURSE IS TO LEAVE THE SLOOP AND GET BY SLEDGE TO THE EAST COAST OF LINCOLN YES BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GO THROUGH JONES SOUND AND GET TO SOUTH DEVON INSTEAD OF CROSSING LINCOLN WHY BECAUSE THE NEARER WE GET TO LANCASTER SOUND THE MORE CHANCE WE HAVE OF MEETING WHALERS YOU ARE RIGHT BUT I QUESTION WHETHER THE ICE IS FIRM ENOUGH TO MAKE IT PRACTICABLE
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