The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 76
... tents , blankets , rations , etc. , were purchased at Seattle . Rations for ten men for one hundred days , on the basis of the subsistence furnished by the United States Geological Survey , were purchased and suitably packed for ...
... tents , blankets , rations , etc. , were purchased at Seattle . Rations for ten men for one hundred days , on the basis of the subsistence furnished by the United States Geological Survey , were purchased and suitably packed for ...
Page 77
... tents , with ridge ropes , and two pyram- idal nine - by - nine center - pole tents , with flies , were provided , all ... tent if re- quired . Each member of the party was also required to have heavy boots or shoes , and suitable woolen ...
... tents , with ridge ropes , and two pyram- idal nine - by - nine center - pole tents , with flies , were provided , all ... tent if re- quired . Each member of the party was also required to have heavy boots or shoes , and suitable woolen ...
Page 82
... tents on a strip of shingle skirting the shore of the mainland to the east of Knight island . The Pinta's boats spread their white wings and sailed away to the southward before a freshening wind , and our last connection with ...
... tents on a strip of shingle skirting the shore of the mainland to the east of Knight island . The Pinta's boats spread their white wings and sailed away to the southward before a freshening wind , and our last connection with ...
Page 84
... tents , and we all rolled ourselves in our blankets for the night . The next day , July 1 , we abandoned Camp 1 , passed by Camp 2 , and late in the afternoon reached the northwestern side of Yakutat bay , opposite Point Esperanza . Our ...
... tents , and we all rolled ourselves in our blankets for the night . The next day , July 1 , we abandoned Camp 1 , passed by Camp 2 , and late in the afternoon reached the northwestern side of Yakutat bay , opposite Point Esperanza . Our ...
Page 85
... tents were pitched , and once more we felt at home . Two canoes were dispatched , in care of Doney , to the camp on the opposite shore ( Camp 2 ) , with instructions to bring over the equipments left there . Kerr went over also for the ...
... tents were pitched , and once more we felt at home . Two canoes were dispatched , in care of Doney , to the camp on the opposite shore ( Camp 2 ) , with instructions to bring over the equipments left there . Kerr went over also for the ...
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