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Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas

The map of Canada offers to the eye and to the imagination a vast country more than three thousand miles in width. Its eastern face presents a broken outline to the wild surges of the Atlantic. Its western coast commands from majestic heights the broad bosom of the Pacific. Along its southern boundary is a fertile country of lake and plain and woodland, loud already with the murmur of a rising industry, and in summer waving with the golden wealth of the harvest. But on its northern side Canada is set fast against the frozen seas of the Pole and the desolate region of barren rock. | the Far North by Stephen Leacock 1 the Far North by Stephen Leacock Project Gutenberg s Adventurers of the Far North by Stephen Leacock This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas Author Stephen Leacock Release Date September 20 2009 EBook 30039 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ADVENTURERS OF THE FAR NORTH Produced by Al Haines Frontispiece The Arctic Council discussing a plan of search for Sir John Franklin. From the National Portrait Gallery. ADVENTURERS OF THE FAR NORTH the Far North by Stephen Leacock 2 A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas BY STEPHEN LEACOCK TORONTO GLASGOW BROOK COMPANY 1914 Copyright in all Countries subscribing to the Berne Convention ix CONTENTS Page I. THE GREAT ELIZABETHAN NAVIGATORS.1 II. HEARNE S OVERLAND JOURNEY TO THE NORTHERN OCEAN.34 III. MACKENZIE DESCENDS THE GREAT RIVER OF THE NORTH.70 IV. THE MEMORABLE EXPLOITS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.89 V. THE TRAGEDY OF FRANKLIN S FATE.112 VI. EPILOGUE. THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE.136 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE.147 INDEX .149 xi ILLUSTRATIONS THE ARCTIC COUNCIL DISCUSSING A PLAN OF SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN . .Frontispiece From the National Portrait Gallery. ROUTES OF EXPLORERS IN THE FAR NORTH.Facing page 1 Map by Bartholomew. SAMUEL HEARNE . 42 From the Dominion Archives. FORT CHURCHILL OR PRINCE OF WALES. 50 From a drawing by Samuel Hearne. SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE . 70 From a painting by Lawrence. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. 112 From the National Portrait Gallery. the Far North by Stephen Leacock 3 Illustration Routes of Explorers in the Far North 1