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"No," replied Clawbonny, "for, at the close of the fourth winter, McClure was obliged to leave her among the ice." "Well, in maritime expeditions the vessel has to get through, and not the man; and if ever the Northwest Passage is practicable, it will be for ships and not sledges. If a ship cannot go, a sloop must." NO REPLIED CLAWBONNY FOR AT THE CLOSE OF THE FOURTH WINTER MC CLURE WAS OBLIGED TO LEAVE HER AMONG THE ICE WELL IN MARITIME EXPEDITIONS THE VESSEL HAS TO GET THROUGH AND NOT THE MAN AND IF EVER THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE IS PRACTICABLE IT WILL BE FOR SHIPS AND NOT SLEDGES IF A SHIP CANNOT GO A SLOOP MUST
's Straits two years before. Captain Kellett, the Commander, had reached Winter Harbour, and finding McClure's document in the cairn, had dispatched his lieutenant in search of him. McClure accompanied him back, and arranged with the captain to send him his batch of invalids. Lieutenant Craswell took charge of these and conveyed them safely to Winter Harbour. Leaving them there he went across the ice four hundred and seventy miles, and arrived at Isle Beechy, where, a few days afterwards, he took passage with twelve men on board the Phoenix, and reached London safely on the 7th of October, 1853, having traversed the whole extent between Behring's Straits and Cape Farewell." "Well, if arriving on one side and leaving at the other is not going through, I don't know what is!" said Hatteras. "Yes, but he went four hundred and seventy miles over ice-fields," objected Altamont. "What of that?" "Everything; that is the gist of the whole argument. It was not the Investigator that went through. RTED WITH IN BEHRING STRAITS TWO YEARS BEFORE CAPTAIN KELLETT THE COMMANDER HAD REACHED WINTER HARBOR AND FINDING MC CLURE'S DOCUMENT IN THE CAIRN HAD DISPATCHED HIS LIEUTENANT IN SEARCH OF HIM MC CLURE ACCOMPANIED HIM BACK AND ARRANGED WITH THE CAPTAIN TO SEND HIM HIS BATCH OF INVALIDS LIEUTENANT CRASWELL TOOK CHARGE OF THESE AND CONVEYED THEM SAFELY TO WINTER HARBOR LEAVING THEM THERE HE WENT ACROSS THE ICE FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MILES AND ARRIVED AT ISLE BEECHEY WHERE A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS HE TOOK PASSAGE WITH TWELVE MEN ON BOARD THE PHOENIX AND REACHED LONDON SAFELY ON THE SEVENTH OF OCTOBER EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE HAVING TRAVERSED THE WHOLE EXTENT BETWEEN BERING STRAITS AND CAPE FAREWELL WELL IF ARRIVING ON ONE SIDE AND LEAVING AT THE OTHER IS NOT GOING THROUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS SAID HATTERAS YES BUT HE WENT FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MILES OVER ICE FIELDS OBJECTED ALTAMONT WHAT OF THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS THE GIST OF THE WHOLE ARGUMENT IT WAS NOT THE INVESTIGATOR THAT WENT THROUGH
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