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Excerpt from Arctic Searching Expedition, Vol. 1 of 2: A Journal of a Boat-Voyage Through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in Search of the Discovery Ships Under Command of Sir John Franklin, With an Appendix on the Physical Geography of North America
Sound, and, passing through it, to push on to the westward, in the latitude Of 7 without loss of time or stopping to examine any openings to the northward, until he reached the longitude of Cape Walker, which is situated in about 98 west. He was to use every effort to penetrate to the south ward and westward of that point, and to pursue as direct a course for Beering's Straits as circum stances might permit. He was cautioned not to attempt to pass by the western extremity of Mel ville Island, until he had ascertained that a perma nent barrier of ice or other obstacle closed the prescribed route. In the event of not being able to penetrate to the westward, he was to enter Wellington Sound in his second summer.
He was further directed to transmit accounts of his proceedings to the Admiralty, by means of the natives and the Hudson's Bay Company, should opportunities Offer; and also, after passing the 65th meridian, to throw overboard daily a copper cylin der, containing a paper stating the ship's position. It was also understood that he would cause piles of stones or signal-posts to be erected on conspi cuons headlands at convenient times, though the instructions do not contain a clause to that effect.
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