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The sight of the sloop suggested to Clawbonny the propriety of giving Altamont's name to the little bay. His proposition to that effect met with unanimous approval, and the port was forthwith dignified by the title of Altamont Harbour. THE SIGHT OF THE SLOOP SUGGESTED TO CLAWBONNY THE PROPRIETY OF GIVING ALTAMONT'S NAME TO THE LITTLE BAY HIS PROPOSITION TO THAT EFFECT MET WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AND THE PORT WAS FORTHWITH DIGNIFIED BY THE TITLE OF ALTAMONT HARBOUR
ks were drifting in all directions. The icebergs had weighed anchor, and were sailing out into the open sea. This new ocean stretched far away out of sight, and not a single island or continent was visible. On the east and west the coast formed two capes or headlands, which sloped gently down to the sea. In the centre, a projecting rock formed a small natural bay, sheltered on three sides, into which a wide river fell, bearing in its bosom the melted snows of winter. After a careful survey of the coast, Hatteras determined to launch the sloop that very day, and to unpack the sledge, and get everything on board. The tent was soon put up, and a comfortable repast prepared. This important business despatched, work commenced; and all hands were so expeditious and willing, that by five [Illustration: ] o'clock nothing more remained to be done. The sloop lay rocking gracefully in the little bay, and all the cargo was on board except the tent, and what was required for the night's encampment. WIDE WITH POLAR BASIN AND THE LOOSENED PACKS WERE DRIFTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE ICEBERGS HAD WEIGHED ANCHOR AND WERE SAILING OUT INTO THE OPEN SEA THIS NEW OCEAN STRETCHED FAR AWAY OUT OF SIGHT AND NOT A SINGLE ISLAND OR CONTINENT WAS VISIBLE ON THE EAST AND WEST THE COAST FORMED TWO CAPES OR HEADLANDS WHICH SLOPED GENTLY DOWN TO THE SEA IN THE CENTER A PROJECTING ROCK FORMED A SMALL NATURAL BAY SHELTERED ON THREE SIDES INTO WHICH A WIDE RIVER FELL BEARING IN ITS BOSOM THE MELTED SNOWS OF WINTER AFTER A CAREFUL SURVEY UP THE COAST HATTERAS DETERMINED TO LAUNCH THE SLOOP THAT VERY DAY AND TO UNPACK THE SLEDGE AND GET EVERYTHING ON BOARD THE TENT WAS SOON PUT UP AND A COMFORTABLE REPAST PREPARED THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS DESPATCHED WORK COMMENCED AND ALL HANDS WERE SO EXPEDITIOUS AND WILLING THAT BY FIVE O'CLOCK NOTHING MORE REMAINED TO BE DONE THE SLOOP LAY ROCKING GRACEFULLY IN THE LITTLE BAY AND ALL THE CARGO WAS ON BOARD EXCEPT THE TENT AND WHAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE NIGHT'S ENCAMPMENT
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