The Open Polar Sea A narrative of a voyage of discovery towards the North pole, in the schooner "United States"

CHAPTER XIV.

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Midwinter.--The Night of Months.--Brilliancy of the Moonlight.--Mild Temperatures.--Remarkable Weather.--A Shower.--Depth of Snow.--Snow Crystals.--An Epidemic among the Dogs.--Symptoms of the Disorder.--Great Mortality.--Only one Team left.--New Plans.--Schemes for reaching the Esquimaux in Whale Sound

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