Part, Chapter
1 I, IV | the expedition. A dozen sledges, with their teams of dogs,
2 I, IV | by the driver, drew the sledges, and could go at a rate
3 I, V | thing for the passage of sledges, of which Jaspar Hobson
4 I, V | the 16th April dogs and sledges were awaiting the travellers
5 I, V | a collision between two sledges going at full speed, might
6 I, V | the whole country, and the sledges, drawn by their swift teams,
7 I, V | although the rapid pace of the sledges through the keen atmosphere
8 I, V | slight ascent compelled the sledges to slacken speed, and Mrs
9 I, VI | impede the sliding of the sledges; that the ground will become
10 I, VI | constant jolting of the sledges, and the passengers were
11 I, VI | travellers lightened the sledges by walking little way. This
12 I, VII | longer frozen over, the sledges could not venture upon them,
13 I, VII | was very unsuitable for sledges. The ground was very uneven;
14 I, VII | exhausted animals, to push the sledges, or even sometimes to lift
15 I, VII | remained in a liquid state, the sledges could only advance with
16 I, VII | which could have crushed the sledges and their inmates, added
17 I, VII | neither the dogs nor the sledges, buried in the snow, attracted
18 I, VIII | making it practicable for sledges. Lieutenant Hobson, therefore,
19 I, X | Lieutenant found all his sledges drawn up in good order at
20 I, X | easily fordable streams. The sledges advanced pretty rapidly,
21 I, X | so that the long train of sledges sped rapidly over them.~
22 I, XI | rules with regard to the sledges keeping their rank need
23 I, XI | they are employed to draw sledges; and they also supply the
24 I, XI | desirable not to overload the sledges. The hunters saw the force
25 I, XII | water, than a lake.~The sledges went on easily and rapidly,
26 I, XII | A provisional camp, the sledges forming its only material,
27 I, XIII | best they could; and the sledges were ingeniously utilised
28 I, XIV | woman much satisfaction. The sledges had been entirely unloaded,
29 I, XV | clock in the morning in two sledges, each drawn by six dogs,
30 I, XV | bodies were packed in the sledges, and proved no light weight
31 I, XV | party set out on foot-the sledges being full-to return to
32 I, XV | to drag the heavily-laden sledges over the rough ground. Had
33 I, XVI | the 24th September, two sledges conveyed Mrs Barnett, the
34 I, XXI | he was to load one of the sledges there with fuel, and tie
35 I, XXII | few men and four or five sledges should leave the factory,
36 I, XXIII| readiness to start.~Four sledges and their teams of dogs
37 II, II | ice-field, and by means of sledges they might get to the nearest
38 II, V | Some of them were used in sledges to carry timber backwards
39 II, X | have to be traversed in sledges across the solidified surface
40 II, X | suitability for the passage of sledges, and the best route to take
41 II, X | have been impassable for sledges. It seemed as if it would
42 II, XII | more days of such cold and sledges could be used. The little
43 II, XII | very rough, so that if our sledges get over it at all, it will
44 II, XII | more days of such cold and sledges could be used The little
45 II, XII | very rough, so that if our sledges get over it at all, it will
46 II, XII | to make a long march.~The sledges were carefully examined
47 II, XII | strengthened.~Two large waggon sledges were built, one for the
48 II, XII | not dare to overload his sledges with wood. Fortunately there
49 II, XII | would it be impossible for sledges to cross it, it was dangerous
50 II, XIII | dogs were harnessed to the sledges, and three couple of reindeer
51 II, XIII | of reindeer to the waggon sledges. Silently they wended their
52 II, XIII | clear that a caravan of sledges, drawn by dogs and reindeer,
53 II, XIII | impossible to pass with the sledges and their contents, and
54 II, XIII | teams of dogs with their sledges fell into the crevasses,
55 II, XIV | were therefore made. The sledges were unloaded, the provisions
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