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Side 6
... a midshipman not long ago , that he managed to steal them , and bore them secretly on board his ship ; but the authorities found him out , and he had to give them up ignominiously 6 LOG - LETTERS FROM THE " CHALLENGER . " [ CHAP .
... a midshipman not long ago , that he managed to steal them , and bore them secretly on board his ship ; but the authorities found him out , and he had to give them up ignominiously 6 LOG - LETTERS FROM THE " CHALLENGER . " [ CHAP .
Side 14
... ship had been dredging round the island and getting good hauls . It was not our fault that in a natural history way our Teneriffe Peak cruise was rather a farce . We had been in hopes of getting plenty of insects and birds , but no ...
... ship had been dredging round the island and getting good hauls . It was not our fault that in a natural history way our Teneriffe Peak cruise was rather a farce . We had been in hopes of getting plenty of insects and birds , but no ...
Side 18
... ship - passage into the inner waters , but so intricate is this twisting lane of deep water , that , in spite of numerous buoys , men - of - war frequently ground on the hedging reefs . At this moment there 18 LOG - LETTERS FROM THE ...
... ship - passage into the inner waters , but so intricate is this twisting lane of deep water , that , in spite of numerous buoys , men - of - war frequently ground on the hedging reefs . At this moment there 18 LOG - LETTERS FROM THE ...
Side 19
... ship placed in the " narrows , " and heavy forts blazing away from the shore . The predominant vegetation of the Bermudas is a juniper , whose sombre colouring gives a cold northern look to the islands from the sea ; but when on shore ...
... ship placed in the " narrows , " and heavy forts blazing away from the shore . The predominant vegetation of the Bermudas is a juniper , whose sombre colouring gives a cold northern look to the islands from the sea ; but when on shore ...
Side 20
... ship remained at anchor dredging ; this was done by carrying the dredge out in a boat , which dropped it , and then we dragged it in from the ship ; good results in shapes of beautiful corals , algæ , bright red starfish , & c .; also ...
... ship remained at anchor dredging ; this was done by carrying the dredge out in a boat , which dropped it , and then we dragged it in from the ship ; good results in shapes of beautiful corals , algæ , bright red starfish , & c .; also ...
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