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  1      I,  I    |      their homes may be a hundred miles apart. A good many employés
  2      I,  II   |   extending over 3,700,000 square miles. Its principal factories
  3      I,  II   |          1819 to 1822, along 5550 miles of the American coast; Mackenzie,
  4      I,  IV   |          is two hundred and fifty miles long by fifty across, and
  5      I,  IV   |        and is about three hundred miles from the Chesterfield inlet,
  6      I,  IV   |   transported several hundreds of miles through a desert and imperfectly-known
  7      I,  IV   |           go at a rate of fifteen miles an hour.~The wardrobe of
  8      I,  V    | Enterprise, a station two hundred miles further to the north-west,
  9      I,  V    | travelling at the rate of fifteen miles a day the Lieutenant hoped
 10      I,  VI   |          WAPITI DUEL.~Two hundred miles had been traversed since
 11      I,  VI   |          Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
 12      I,  VI   |    Barnett, and they went several miles out of their route towards
 13      I,  VII  |        quiet enough. Eight or ten miles a day were as much as they
 14      I,  VII  |    inhabitant to every ten square miles. Besides the scattered natives,
 15      I,  VII  |         by a tempest some hundred miles from the forts of the Company,
 16      I,  VIII |        paw,” at least two hundred miles from Coronation Gulf, one
 17      I,  VIII |    inquired Hobson.~“About thirty miles,” replied Sergeant Felton. “
 18      I,  VIII |           the lake at about three miles’ distance, following a rectilinear
 19      I,  IX   |          of twenty or twenty-five miles.”~I should be glad enough
 20      I,  IX   |          on the sandy beach three miles above Fort Providence.~The
 21      I,  X    |       about eighty-five or ninety miles. The deep hollow formed
 22      I,  X    |   thousand five hundred and fifty miles of the hitherto unknown
 23      I,  X    |         straight line for several miles. Its banks, composed of
 24      I,  XI   |       found that he was a hundred miles below the seventieth degree.
 25      I,  XI   |          to go further than three miles from the coast, and to rally
 26      I,  XI   |        than two hundred and fifty miles, was examined with the greatest
 27      I,  XII  |         the south for some twenty miles, in order the more easily
 28      I,  XIII |         distance of ten or twelve miles. On the right, about four
 29      I,  XIII |          On the right, about four miles off, towered icebergs of
 30      I,  XIII |        within a radius of several miles, the Lieutenant notified,
 31      I,  XIII |          hundred and fifty square miles in extent, with very clearly-defined
 32      I,  XIV  |     scoured the country daily for miles round; and it was no uncommon
 33      I,  XV   |              CHAPTER XV.~ FIFTEEN MILES FROM CAPE BATHURST.~September
 34      I,  XV   |           to a spot about fifteen miles distant where seals were
 35      I,  XV   |           a distance of about ten miles was a chain of granitic
 36      I,  XV   |           many hundreds of square miles in extent, while behind
 37      I,  XV   |           were to go two or three miles farther, we should find
 38      I,  XV   |          fort. There were but ten miles to be traversed, but ten
 39      I,  XV   |          to be traversed, but ten miles in a straight line is a
 40      I,  XVII |           able to advance several miles from the shore on the solid
 41      I,  XVII |           over a space of several miles by the famous hunters whose
 42      I,  XVIII|         move at the rate of forty miles an hour, and overturn twenty-four
 43      I,  XIX  |          were encamped about four miles from the fort, near a little
 44      I,  XIX  |          hunt morses four or five miles from their camp.~Once out
 45      I,  XX   |           the igneous hills, some miles from Cape Bathurst, could
 46      I,  XXII |         seen to a distance of two miles; and Hobson’s first thought
 47      I,  XXII |       never went further than two miles from Cape Bathurst, for
 48     II,  I    |          ice, five hundred square miles in extent, converted by
 49     II,  II   |       have to cross a few hundred miles of ice was no such terrible
 50     II,  II   |         to carry us a few hundred miles over the sea?” observed
 51     II,  II   |       north for about six hundred miles from the strait, it turns
 52     II,  II   |           west at about a hundred miles at the most from the coast,
 53     II,  II   |          them to go more than two miles from the fort, not wishing
 54     II,  II   |        than two hundred and fifty miles from Point Barrow, the northernmost
 55     II,  II   |           to know, then, how many miles the island has drifted since
 56     II,  II   |     Sergeant Long.~“Seven hundred miles at least,” replied Hobson,
 57     II,  II   |         at an average rate of ten miles a day.”~“No very rapid pace
 58     II,  III  |       island had advanced several miles farther west. Mac-Nab was
 59     II,  III  |          in the morning the eight miles between Capes Bathurst and
 60     II,  III  |    afternoon they were only three miles from Walruses’ Bay, and
 61     II,  III  |          now left several hundred miles behind, and it rushed upon
 62     II,  IV   |          Bay. When there eighteen miles would have been traversed,
 63     II,  IV   |         without a break for seven miles to the cape they had named
 64     II,  IV   |         to north for about eleven miles. There was nothing worthy
 65     II,  IV   |           was not more than eight miles from this point to Fort
 66     II,  V    |           Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
 67     II,  V    |        passengers several hundred miles in the fine season. The
 68     II,  V    |     Walruses’ Bay was two hundred miles away, and that there were
 69     II,  V    |          measured more than forty miles round, from which its superficial
 70     II,  V    |       about one hundred and forty miles at the least. By way of
 71     II,  V    |        the Polar seas one hundred miles long and fifty broad. Captain
 72     II,  V    |        least three hundred square miles, and what was Victoria Island
 73     II,  V    |         crossing some hundreds of miles under such circumstances.
 74     II,  V    |          eleven or twelve hundred miles to the west.~But what was
 75     II,  V    |      drifted several thousands of miles by currents? Was not this
 76     II,  VII  |           cross the ten or eleven miles between him and his goal,
 77     II,  VII  |            so that for about four miles they did not suffer half
 78     II,  VII  |       moment. They were still six miles from Cape Michael.~“We are
 79     II,  VII  |          the sea was two or three miles distant at least.~During
 80     II,  VII  |      bearings we were two hundred miles from the coast, and in seven
 81     II,  VII  |            land I tell you, a few miles from us!”~“Well, let us
 82     II,  VIII |         round a radius of several miles; yet there was nothing in
 83     II,  VIII |         wind swept over them.~Two miles beyond this desolated forest
 84     II,  VIII |          Strait, but four hundred miles at least north of Capes
 85     II,  VIII |      Barnett resolved to go a few miles along the coast towards
 86     II,  VIII |         two women had walked four miles. They were often obliged
 87     II,  VIII |       Esquimaux, but at least two miles inland, for they had found
 88     II,  VIII |           they were eight or nine miles from Cape Bathurst already,
 89     II,  IX   |      floating island, two hundred miles from the American coast.
 90     II,  IX   |           the island, two hundred miles from the mainland? How could
 91     II,  IX   |         Liverpool Bay, and twenty miles farther east she came to
 92     II,  IX   |         and more than six hundred miles from Cape Bathurst.~Nothing
 93     II,  IX   |         not more than two hundred miles from the coast.~As Mrs Barnett
 94     II,  IX   |         vast bulk was passing two miles from the coast, and that
 95     II,  IX   |         taking it out two hundred miles in thirty-six hours, and
 96     II,  IX   |        now that she was but eight miles from the factory, and that
 97     II,  X    |            We are but two hundred miles from the coast at this moment,
 98     II,  X    |           from twelve to thirteen miles a day, so that each day
 99     II,  X    |          seventy-three and eighty miles north of the spot where
100     II,  X    |         57’—more than six hundred miles from any continent.~
101     II,  X    |         mainland. But six hundred miles now separated it from inhabited
102     II,  X    |  inhabited countries, six hundred miles which would have to be traversed
103     II,  X    |        throw a bridge six hundred miles long from their desolate
104     II,  X    |     during a march of six hundred miles. We ought to reach the continent
105     II,  XII  |     drifted more than two hundred miles away from the coast by an
106     II,  XII  |         by the island—six hundred miles from all land.~He ended
107     II,  XII  |         We shall have six hundred miles to go in the cold and darkness
108     II,  XII  |       they would have six hundred miles to travel under very trying
109     II,  XII  |       when I think of six hundred miles to cross with women and
110     II,  XII  |     drifted more than two hundred miles away from the coast by an
111     II,  XII  |         by the island—six hundred miles from all land.~He ended
112     II,  XII  |         We shall have six hundred miles to go in the cold and darkness
113     II,  XII  |       they would have six hundred miles to travel under very trying
114     II,  XII  |       when I think of six hundred miles to cross with women and
115     II,  XII  |          the march of six hundred miles, nor could he hope for pieces
116     II,  XIII |   American continent, six hundred miles away.~At half-past eleven
117     II,  XIII |        party had advanced several miles on the ice-field, and a
118     II,  XIII |          come.~“Not more than ten miles, I think,” replied Hobson.~“
119     II,  XIII |        could not even advance ten miles towards the east, so great
120     II,  XIII |          fatigue, often going ten miles round before they could
121     II,  XIII |        ice which rose some twenty miles from Victoria Island, the
122     II,  XIII |           true, but probably many miles long.~For two whole hours
123     II,  XIII |         on perhaps for hundred of miles, as long as this uncertain
124     II,  XIII |    travelling five or six hundred miles out of our way. Yes, before
125     II,  XV   |         not more than two hundred miles wide.”~“What do you mean?”
126     II,  XV   |         some parts it was not two miles distant, and it advanced
127     II,  XV   |           ice wall rose not three miles from the cape.~The march
128     II,  XV   |           hours to get over three miles.~The icy barrier presented
129     II,  XV   |          gone more than about two miles in the valley, but it was
130     II,  XV   |        they had only two or three miles of the island to cross after
131     II,  XV   |           be drifted some hundred miles to the north, it would be
132     II,  XVII |          in crossing five hundred miles of ice in the darkness of
133     II,  XVII |           passage, at least forty miles from Cape Prince of Wales,
134     II,  XVII |           the beach for about two miles, and found the ice-field
135     II,  XVII |          and Long crossed the two miles between them and Fort Hope
136     II,  XVII |         he left, was two or three miles off in the offing, had fallen
137     II,  XIX  |     American coast, but a hundred miles from either.~“We must give
138     II,  XIX  |           more than eight hundred miles away, and which they might
139     II,  XX   |          Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the
140     II,  XX   |          Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which
141     II,  XX   |           lose a good many square miles of their domain. On this
142     II,  XX   |      drifted nearly eight hundred miles since the breaking up of
143     II,  XX   |           are not now two hundred miles from us, and we may reach
144     II,  XXI  |        longitude, several hundred miles from the nearest land, namely,
145     II,  XXII |           for a distance of eight miles. It was at Cape Esquimaux
146     II,  XXII |          hundred and forty square miles which once formed the total
147     II,  XXII |       presently not more than six miles from the islet. Signal after
148     II,  XXIII|         on the south-east, twelve miles from the island.~“More sail!
149     II,  XXIII|          The coast was still four miles to windward.~It was a dark
150     II,  XXIII|           which was now but three miles to windward.~“Oh!” cried
151     II,  XXIV |        traversed eighteen hundred miles since the breaking-up of