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DANGEROUS SAILING. Shandon, Dr. Clawbonny, Johnson, Foker, and Strong, the cook, got into one of the boats and made their way to shore. The Governor, his wife and five children, all Esquimaux, rece…
THE DEVIL'S THUMB. During the commander's absence the men had been variously busied in attempts to relieve the ship from the pressure of the ice. Pen, Clifton, Bolton, Gripper, and Simpso…
CAPTAIN HATTERAS. The Forward was advancing rapidly under steam between the ice-fields and the mountains of ice. Johnson was at the helm. Shandon was examining the horizon with his snow-spectacles…
THE CAPTAIN'S PLANS. The appearance of this famous person was variously received by the different members of the crew: some allied themselves strongly with him, moved both by boldness and by a…
THE EXPEDITIONS IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN. Wednesday, the 21st of May, the Forward resumed her perilous voyage, making her way dexterously through the packs and icebergs, thanks to steam, which is sel…
THE FORWARD DRIVEN SOUTHWARD. Towards evening the weather cleared up, and land was clearly to be seen between Cape Sepping and Cape Clarence, which juts out to the east, then to the south, and is c…
THE MAGNETIC POLE. As Hatteras drew near this sound he felt his anxiety redoubling; in fact, the success of his expedition was at stake; so far he had done nothing more than his predecessors, the m…
THE FATE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. The Forward succeeded, though not without difficulty, in getting by James Ross Sound, by frequent use of the ice-saws and gunpowder; the crew was very much fatigued.…
THE WAY NORTHWARD. The crew seemed to have returned to their habits of discipline and obedience. Their duties were slight and infrequent, so that they had plenty of leisure. The temperature never f…
A WHALE IN SIGHT. Melville Bay, although perfectly navigable, was not wholly free of ice; immense ice-fields could be seen stretching to the horizon; here and there appeared a few icebergs, but the…
