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THREE VOYAGES
FOR THE
DISCOVERY OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE
FROM THE
ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC,
AND NARRATIVE OF
AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE NORTH POLE.
BY
SIR W. E. PARRY, CAPT. R.N.. F.R.S.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
New-York:
Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff-Street.
1844.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
SECOND VOYAGE
CONTINUED.
Departure from Winter Island.—Meet with some Esquimauxtravelling to the Northward.—Obstruction and Danger fromthe Ice and Tides.—Discovery of the Barrow River, and itsFall.—Favourable Passage to the Northward.—Arrivaloff the Strait of the Fury and Hecla.—Progress opposed by afixed barrier of Ice.—Communicate with the Natives ofIgloolik.—Unsuccessful Attempt to get between the Ice andthe Land.—Land upon the Calthorpe Islands.—The Furydrifted by the Ice between two Islands.—Account of aJourney performed in Sledges up an Inlet to the Westward.
A Whale killed.—Other Charts drawn by theEsquimaux.—Account of a Journey to the Narrows of theStrait.—Discovery of the Sea to the Westward.—TotalDisruption of the Ice at the Eastern Entrance of theStrait.—Instance of local Attraction on theCompasses.—Sail through the Narrows, and again stopped byfixed Ice.—Account of several Land Journeys and BoatExcursions.—Observations on the Tides.—ContinuedObstacles from fixed Ice.
A Journey performed along the South Shore of CockburnIsland.—Confirmation of an Outlet to the PolarSea.—Partial Disruption of the Old Ice, and formation ofNew.—Return through the Narrows to theEastward.—Proceed to examine the Coast to theNortheastward.—Fury's Anchor broken.—Stand over toIgloolik to look for Winter-quarters.—Excursion to the Headof Quilliam Creek.—Ships forced to the Westward by Gales ofWind.—A Canal sawed through the Ice, and the Ships securedin their Winter Station.—Continued Visits of the Esquimaux,and Arrival of some of the Winter Island Tribe.—ProposedPlan of Operations in the ensuing Spring.
Preparations for the Winter.—Various MeteorologicalPhenomena to the close of the year 1822.—Sickness among theEsquim