The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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Page 77
... varied forms of jelly - fishes - some great , others sufficiently large to aid in giving that splendid phosphorescent appearance to the Arctic Ocean which is so marked , especially during the dark autumn nights which succeed the long ...
... varied forms of jelly - fishes - some great , others sufficiently large to aid in giving that splendid phosphorescent appearance to the Arctic Ocean which is so marked , especially during the dark autumn nights which succeed the long ...
Page 134
... varied by an excursion to a distant settle- ment , when the rusty old cannon in front of the Colonibestyrer's house are fired , and the Danish flag is run up ; or we leave on some lonely voyage , in a flat umiak , or skin - boat , up ...
... varied by an excursion to a distant settle- ment , when the rusty old cannon in front of the Colonibestyrer's house are fired , and the Danish flag is run up ; or we leave on some lonely voyage , in a flat umiak , or skin - boat , up ...
Page 166
... varied from £ 20 to £ 100 , with board , and clothing at a little over cost price ; while the emoluments of the higher officers varied according to the dividend . They were almost invariably Scotsmen , while the labourers were Orkney ...
... varied from £ 20 to £ 100 , with board , and clothing at a little over cost price ; while the emoluments of the higher officers varied according to the dividend . They were almost invariably Scotsmen , while the labourers were Orkney ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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