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The lookout from the mast-head saw some boats coming from the main-land, and presently three kyacks, an omien, and two whale-boats came alongside, bringing about fifty people, including men, women, and children. "Papa" was there also, and he, too, is one of the few savages that are thoroughly reliable in every respect. He was one of Captain Hall's party when he visited King William Land in 1868.
Men don't put schooners into the water, now-a-days, and give them costly outfits, with three whale-boats, and sealin' gear in abundance, just for the fun of making fancy traverses, on or off a coast, like your yacht gentry, who never know what they would be at, and who never make a v'y'ge worth speaking on." "I have been turning all this over in my mind, Mr.
Willing to continue for a while longer in active service, and having no other plan, Major Hester accepted Sir Jeffry's offer, and set forth on his long journey, joining Rogers at Fort Niagara, where, with the aid of cranes and ox-teams, the rangers were laboriously transporting their heavy whale-boats over the steep portage around the great cataract.
We now had three whale-boats, two plying steadily between the vessel and shore, the other kept busy running out anchors, rebending parted hawsers, and recovering the lost anchors. Later in the afternoon, after a consultation, in which we took into consideration that a number of our boat's crew, as well as ten of the recruits, belonged to this place, we disarmed the boat's crew.
Lieutenants Grey and Lushington on the West Coast Narrow escape Start with an equipment of Timor ponies Grey wounded by the natives Cave drawings Return, having discovered the Glenelg Grey's second expedition Landed at Bernier Island, in Shark's Bay, with three whale-boats Cross to borne Island Violent storm Discovery of the Gascoyne Return to Bernier Island Find their CACHE of provisions destroyed by a hurricane Hopeless position Attempted landing at Gautheaume Bay Destruction of the boats Walk to Perth Great sufferings Death of Smith Eyre and the overlanders Discovery of Lake Hindmarsh Exploration of Gippsland Eyre's explorations to the north Discovery of Lake Torrens Disappointment in the country bordering on it Determines to go to King George's Sound Repeated attempts to reach the head of the Great Australian Bight Loss of horses Barren and scrubby country Final determination to send back most of the party Starts with overseer and three natives Hardship and suffering Murder of the overseer by two of the natives Eyre continues his journey with the remaining boy Relieved by the MISSISSIPPI whaler Reaches King George's Sound.
It is true that in later days a shoulder-gun hurled the harpoon, explosive bombs replaced the lances, the ships were in some cases fitted with auxiliary steam-power, and in a few infrequent instances steam launches were employed for whale-boats. But progress was not general.
At 9.30 got under way under steam, and stood to the eastward. Cut away four whale-boats that the islanders might have a scramble for them. They soon started in chase! Steamed due east, about forty-five miles, let the steam go down, and put the ship under sail. No sail seen.
"Yes," Sheldon interrupted, "but it was according to the formula of the rule of the weak that Packard ruled. And what was the result? I am still alive. Packard is dead. He was unswervingly kind and gentle to his boys, and his boys waited till one day he was down with fever. His head is over on Malaita now. They carried away two whale-boats as well, filled with the loot of the store.
I have spoken of her as a ship, but she was barque-rigged, as almost all whalers are, barques being more easily handled than ship-rigged craft. The Intrepid was upwards of three hundred tons burden, with a crew of thirty hands all told, and stored, I found, for a cruise of two years or more. She carried six whale-boats, and materials for building others should any of them be lost.
Late in the afternoon a few naked figures appeared on the beach. One of them signalled with a branch, and soon others followed, till about fifty men had assembled, and in the background, half-hidden by shrubs, stood half a dozen women. We entered the whale-boats, two boys and a white man in each, and slowly approached the shore.
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