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Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux; being the narrative of an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, in the years 1860, 1861, and 1862 (1865)

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871 · New York, Harper & Brothers · leaf 455

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aid it was a stone. J was surprised and disappointed, and then proceeded with my occupation of pacing off the trench. In half a minute I heard Koojesse shout ‘“ Shev-eye-un/” (iron.) I turned round, and saw that he had boldly mounted the steep bank beneath me, using the sharp rocks as… … See ee eee Of TDi.) three centuries had firmly ce- mented it to the sand and stones in which it had lain. This piece of iron* was of the same character as that found at Tikkoon, less than one mile from Kodlunarn, and also as that ob- tained on ‘ Look-out” Island, Field Bay; and the origin of it, as…

Franklin, John, 1786-1847 · Eskimos

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