| United States. Congress. House - 574 Seiten
...island. This latter island, tending NW. from our position, terminated abruptly in an elevated cnpe, to which I have given the name of " Manning," after...expedition. Between Cornwallis island and some distant highland visible in the north, appeared a wide channel leading to the westward. A dark misty-looking... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - 654 Seiten
...of three or four miles in width separated it from Cornwallis island. This latter island, tending NW. from our position, terminated abruptly in an elevated...expedition. Between Cornwallis island and some distant highland ^-ilile in the north, appeared a wide channel leading to the westward. A dark misty-looking... | |
| LIEUT SHERARD OSBORN - 1852 - 330 Seiten
...of three or four miles in width separated it from Cornwallis Island. This latter island, trending NW from our position, terminated abruptly in an elevated...misty-looking cloud which hung over it (technically termed frost smoke] was indicative of much open water in that direction. This was the direction to which my... | |
| Peter Lund Simmonds - 1852 - 424 Seiten
...three or four miles in width separated it from Corn wall is Island. This latter island, trending NW from our position, terminated abruptly in an elevated...to the westward. A dark, misty-looking cloud which nung over it, (technically termed frost-smoke,) was indicative of much open water in that direction.... | |
| Sherard Osborn - 1854 - 232 Seiten
...progress appeared to be arrested by a small low island, which was discovered about seven miles distant. " Between Cornwallis Island and some distant high land...in the north, appeared a wide channel, leading to tfte westward. A dark, misty-looking cloud which hung over it (technically termed frost-smoke) was... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 1074 Seiten
...of three or four miles in width separated it from Cornwallis Island. This latter island, trending NW from our position, terminated abruptly in an elevated...to the westward. A dark, misty-looking cloud which hnng over it, (technically termed frost-smoke,) was indicative of much open water in that direction.... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 530 Seiten
...of three or four miles in width separated it from Cornwallis Island. This latter island, trending NW from our position, terminated abruptly in an elevated cape, to which I have given the name of Manning, alter a warm personal friend and ardent supporter of the expedition. 25 Q Between Cornwallis Island... | |
| John Brown - 1858 - 506 Seiten
...when" they were "arrested by a small low island" (Murdaugh's) " discovered in that direction. . . . Between Cornwallis Island and some distant high land,...westward. A dark, mistylooking cloud which hung over it (termed frost-smoke) was indicative of much open water in that direction." This open water was subsequently... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1859 - 438 Seiten
...of three or four miles in width separated it from Cornwallis Island. This latter island, trending NW from our position, terminated abruptly in an elevated...name of Manning, after a warm personal friend and arden; supporter of the Expedition. Between Cornwallis Island and some distant high land visible in... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1886 - 682 Seiten
...friend and ardent sup^-orter of the expedition Between Cornwallis Island and some distant high Ian visible in the north, appeared a wide channel leading...to the westward. A dark, misty-looking cloud which hr.ng over it, (technically termed frost-smoke,) was indicative of much open water in that direction.... | |
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