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Page 158
... Aklavik grew up on this site by accident , in 1915. A trader had been dispatched to establish a trading post on the Aklavik branch of the river , which lies two miles downstream from the present village . Apparently he ran ashore and ...
... Aklavik grew up on this site by accident , in 1915. A trader had been dispatched to establish a trading post on the Aklavik branch of the river , which lies two miles downstream from the present village . Apparently he ran ashore and ...
Page 159
... Aklavik to mix Ethyl fluid with the search expedition's fuel , to improve combustion and eliminate knocking . Rubberized clothes and gloves were worn for protection against tetraethyl lead , the principal con- stituent of Ethyl . After ...
... Aklavik to mix Ethyl fluid with the search expedition's fuel , to improve combustion and eliminate knocking . Rubberized clothes and gloves were worn for protection against tetraethyl lead , the principal con- stituent of Ethyl . After ...
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... Aklavik . We had been in the air 20 hours and 40 minutes by the time we landed , and , al- though much of the time had been spent in flying blindly through the clouds , we had made a fairly satisfactory examination of the area in which ...
... Aklavik . We had been in the air 20 hours and 40 minutes by the time we landed , and , al- though much of the time had been spent in flying blindly through the clouds , we had made a fairly satisfactory examination of the area in which ...
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GuamPerch of the China Clippers By MARGARET M HIGGINS | 99 |
Boyhood Recollections and Recent Observations by An American | 419 |
In the Land of Moses and Abraham 25 illustrations in color from natural color photographs | 432 |
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