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Identifier: frozenzoneitsexp00hyde (find matches)
Title: The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Hyde, Alexander, 1814-1881 Baldwin, Abraham Chittenden, 1804-1887, joint author Gage, William Leonard, 1832-1889, joint author Shields, Charles W. (Charles Woodruff), 1825-1904
Subjects: Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 Polaris (Ship)
Publisher: Hartford, Conn. (etc.) Columbia book company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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TRACK CF THE HECLA AND GRIPER.
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PARRY S SHIPS IN WINTER QUARTERS. WINTER AMUSEMENTS. 159 vented tliem from bidding a formal farewell Amidvarious occupations and amusements tlie shortest daycame on almost unexpected, and the seamen thenwatched with pleasure the midday twilight graduallystrengthening. On the 3d of February the sun wasagain seen from the maintop of the Hecla. Throughthe greatest depth of the Polar night, the officers, dur-ing the brief twilight, had taken a regular walk oftwo or three hours, although never longer thana mile lest they should be overtaken by snow-drift.There was a want of objects to diversify this walk.A dreary monotonous surface of dazzling white cover-ed land and sea: the view of the ships, the smoke as-cending from them, and the sound of human voices,which through the calm and cold air was carried toan extraordinary distance, alone gave any animation tothis wintry scene. The officers, however, persevered in their dailywalk, and exercise was also enforced upon the men,who, even when pr

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