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He set out on a sledge, and reached Melville Island, hoping to fall in with some ship or other, but all he found in Winter Harbour was a cairn, which contained a document, stating that Captain Austin's lieutenant, McClintock, had been there the preceding year. HE SET OUT ON A SLEDGE AND REACHED MELVILLE ISLAND HOPING TO FALL IN WITH SOME SHIP OR OTHER BUT ALL HE FOUND IN WINTER HARBOR WAS A CAIRN WHICH CONTAINED A DOCUMENT STATING THAT CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S LIEUTENANT MC CLINTOCK HAD BEEN THERE THE PRECEDING YEAR
t young officer hoped to push north as far as Melville Sound, but just at the extremity of the Strait, he was stopped by an insurmountable barrier of ice, and forced to winter there. During the long, dreary months, however, he and his officers undertook a journey over the ice-field, to make sure of its communicating with Melville Sound." "Yes, but he did not get through," said Altamont. "Stop a bit," replied Clawbonny; "as soon as a thaw set in, McClure renewed his attempt to bring his ship into Melville Sound, and had succeeded in getting within twenty miles, when contrary winds set in, and dragged her south with irresistible violence. This decided the captain to alter his course. He determined to go in a westerly direction; but after a fearful struggle with icebergs, he stuck fast in the first of the series of straits [Illustration: ] which end in Baffin's Bay, and was obliged to winter in Mercy Bay. His provisions would only hold out eighteen months longer, but he would not give up. ND FRANKLIN OR THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE THE GALLANT YOUNG OFFICER HOPED TO PUSH NORTH AS FAR AS MELVILLE SOUND BUT JUST AT THE EXTREMITY OF THE STRAIT HE WAS STOPPED BY AN INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIER OF ICE AND FORCED TO WINTER THERE DURING THE LONG DREARY MONTHS HOWEVER HE AND HIS OFFICERS UNDERTOOK A JOURNEY OVER THE ICE FIELD TO MAKE SURE OF ITS COMMUNICATING WITH MELVILLE SOUND YES BUT HE DID NOT GET THROUGH SAID ALTAMONT STOP A BIT REPLIED CLAWBONNY AS SOON AS THE THAW SET IN MC CLURE RENEWED HIS ATTEMPT TO BRING HIS SHIP INTO MELVILLE SOUND AND HAD SUCCEEDED IN GETTING WITHIN TWENTY MILES WHEN CONTRARY WINDS SET IN AND DRAGGED HER SOUTH WITH IRRESISTIBLE VIOLENCE THIS DECIDED THE CAPTAIN TO ALTER HIS COURSE HE DETERMINED TO GO IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION BUT AFTER A FEARFUL STRUGGLE WITH ICEBERGS HE STUCK FAST IN THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF STRAITS WHICH END IN BAFFIN'S BAY AND WAS OBLIGED TO WINTER IN MERCY BAY HIS PROVISIONS WOULD ONLY HOLD OUT EIGHTEEN MONTHS LONGER BUT HE WOULD NOT GIVE UP
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