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[Illustration: ] From this point the country became gradually lower, from which the Doctor concluded that it did not extend to the Pole, but that most probably this New America was an island. FROM THIS POINT THE COUNTRY BECAME GRADUALLY LOWER FROM WHICH THE DOCTOR CONCLUDED THAT IT DID NOT EXTEND TO THE POLE BUT THAT MOST PROBABLY THIS NEW AMERICA WAS AN ISLAND
forgotten during the march, for fresh meat was a necessity. Altamont and Bell kept their guns loaded, and shot ptarmigans, guillemots, geese, and a few young hares; but, by degrees, birds and animals had been changing from trustfulness to fear, and had become so shy and difficult to approach, that very often, but for Duk, the hunters would have wasted their powder. Hatteras advised them not to go more than a mile away, as there was not a day, nor even an hour, to lose, for three months of fine weather was the utmost they [Illustration: ] could count upon. Besides, the sledge was often coming to difficult places, when each man was needed to lend a helping hand. On the third day they came to a lake, several acres in extent, and still entirely frozen over. The sun's rays had little access to it, owing to its situation, and the ice was so strong that it must have dated from some remote winter. It was strong enough to bear both the travellers and their sledge, and was covered with dry snow. L VERY WELL BUT WATER NEVER HUNTING WAS NOT FORGOTTEN DURING THE MARCH FOR FRESH MEAT WAS A NECESSITY ALTAMONT AND BELL KEPT THEIR GUNS LOADED AND SHOT PTARMIGANS GUILLEMOTS GEESE AND A FEW YOUNG HARES BUT BY DEGREES BIRDS AND ANIMALS HAD BEEN CHANGING FROM TRUSTFULNESS TO FEAR AND HAD BECOME SO SHY AND DIFFICULT TO APPROACH THAT VERY OFTEN BUT FOR DUCK THE HUNTERS WOULD HAVE WASTED THEIR POWDER HATTERAS ADVISED THEM NOT TO GO MORE THAN A MILE AWAY AS THERE WAS NOT A DAY NOR EVEN AN HOUR TO LOSE FOR THREE MONTHS OF FINE WEATHER WAS THE UTMOST THEY COULD COUNT UPON BESIDES THE SLEDGE WAS OFTEN COMING TO DIFFICULT PLACES WHEN EACH MAN WAS NEEDED TO LEND A A HELPING HAND ON THE THIRD DAY THEY CAME TO A LAKE SEVERAL ACRES IN EXTENT AND STILL ENTIRELY FROZEN OVER THE SUN'S RAYS HAD LITTLE ACCESS TO IT OWING TO ITS SITUATION AND THE ICE WAS SO STRONG THAT IT MUST HAVE DATED FROM SOME REMOTE WINTER IT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BEAR BOTH THE TRAVELLERS AND THEIR SLEDGE AND WAS COVERED WITH DRY SNOW
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