 We had climbed much about during our stay, without discovering that we were on real ice-bergs. The doctor, who had extended his excursions, found part of the bank broken down, and saw, to his astonishment, that the interior of the mountain, consisted...  Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections - Page 681907Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 932 pages
...during our stay, without discovering that we were on real ice-bergs. The doctor, who had extended hu excursions, found part of the bank broken down, and saw, to his astonishment, that the interior of tin1 mountain consisted of pure ice. At this news, we all went, provided with shovels and crows, to... | |
 | Otto von Kotzebue - 1821 - 400 pages
...we had just quitted. Being wet through, I had a fire made of drift-wood, which we found every where in plenty ; we dried our clothes, and prepared a refreshing...more closely, and soon arrived at a place where the back rises almost perpendicularly out of the sea, to the height of a hundred feet ; and then runs off,... | |
 | 1822 - 582 pages
...into the south-eastern part of the bay, the party who had landed made ' a singular discovery :' — ' We had climbed much about during our stay, without...more closely ; and soon arrived at a place, where the back rises almost perpendicularly out of the sea, to the height of a hundred feet ; and then runs oft',... | |
 | 1822 - 880 pages
...discovery, which we owe to I)r Escholtz. We had climbed much about during our stay, without dis-. covering that we were on real ice-bergs. The doctor, who had...this news, we all went, provided with shovels and crflws, to examine this phenomenon more closely, and soon arrived at a place where the bank rises almost... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...— ' We had climbed much about during our slay, without discovering that we were on real ice bergs. The doctor, who had extended his excursions, found...more closely ; and soon arrived at a place where the back rises almost perpendicularly out of the sea, to the height of 100 feet; and then runs off, rising... | |
 | Frederick William Beechey - 1831 - 490 pages
...: * " We had climbed much about, without discovering that we were on real icebergs. Dr. Eschscholtz found part of the bank broken down, and saw, to his...went, provided with shovels and crows, to examine these phenomena more closely, and soon arrived at a place where the bank rises almost perpendicularly... | |
 | William Joseph Snelling - 1831 - 552 pages
...discovery. They had clomb much about without discovering that they were on real ice-bergs. Dr Eschscholtz, who had extended his excursions, found part of the...broken down, and saw, to his astonishment, that the hill consisted of pure ice. At this news, all went, with picks and shovels, to examine the place, and... | |
 | Andrew Kippis - 1843 - 456 pages
...were on a real iceberg. The doctor, who had extended his excursions, noticed that part of the bank was broken down, and saw to his astonishment that the...of the mountain consisted of pure ice. At this news they all went, provided with shovels and crows, to examine the phenomenon more closely, and soon arrived... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1886 - 824 pages
...remarkable 11 On this day an island was discovered, to which was given the name of Chamisso. ld.,i. 213. discovery, which we owe to Dr Eschscholtz. We had...astonishment, that the interior of the mountain consisted purely of ice. At this news, we all went, provided with shovels and crows, to examine this phenomenon... | |
 | Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration - 1895 - 518 pages
...juts into the south-eastern part of the bay, the party who had landed made "a singular discovery": 19 We had climbed much about during our stay without...more closely, and soon arrived at a place where the back rises almost perpendicularly out of the sea to the height of 100 feet, and then runs off, rising... | |
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