The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 88
... storm swept down from the mountains and awakened all the pent - up fury of the waves . The beach was crowded with bergs , among which the surf broke in great sheets of feathery foam ; clouds of spray were dashed far above the icy ...
... storm swept down from the mountains and awakened all the pent - up fury of the waves . The beach was crowded with bergs , among which the surf broke in great sheets of feathery foam ; clouds of spray were dashed far above the icy ...
Page 89
... storm had spent its force . But I have anticipated , and must return to the thread of my narrative . FIRST DAY'S TRAMP . The impressions received during the first day spent on shore in a new country are always long remembered . Of ...
... storm had spent its force . But I have anticipated , and must return to the thread of my narrative . FIRST DAY'S TRAMP . The impressions received during the first day spent on shore in a new country are always long remembered . Of ...
Page 107
... storm cleared away , found ourselves in an un- trodden paradise . Kerr and Christie rejoined us at Blossom island on July 31 , and we were once more ready for an advance . BLOSSOM ISLAND . Our camp on Blossom island was near a small ...
... storm cleared away , found ourselves in an un- trodden paradise . Kerr and Christie rejoined us at Blossom island on July 31 , and we were once more ready for an advance . BLOSSOM ISLAND . Our camp on Blossom island was near a small ...
Page 124
... storm still continued , and was even increasing in force , we con- cluded to find a camping ground soon as possible and make our selves comfortable as the circumstances would permit . FIRST CAMP IN THE SNOW . We had now reached the ...
... storm still continued , and was even increasing in force , we con- cluded to find a camping ground soon as possible and make our selves comfortable as the circumstances would permit . FIRST CAMP IN THE SNOW . We had now reached the ...
Page 126
... storm had really passed . An hour after sunrise a rift in the mist above us revealed the wonderful blue of the heavens , and allowed a flood of sunlight to pour down upon the white fields beneath . Never was the August sun more welcome ...
... storm had really passed . An hour after sunrise a rift in the mist above us revealed the wonderful blue of the heavens , and allowed a flood of sunlight to pour down upon the white fields beneath . Never was the August sun more welcome ...
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