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CHAPTER XII. 



Interesting Narrative of the Boat Expedition — Point Barrow — 

 Near Approach to Captain Franklin — Beset by the Ice — Perilous 

 Situation and fortunate Release of the Barge — Terrific Gale — Re- 

 join the Ship — Further Examination of Kotzebue Sound — Discover 

 Buckland River — Mammoth Bones — Ice Formation — Approach of 

 Winter obliges the Ship to quit the Sound — Repass Beering's 

 Strait — Gale — Proceed to the Southward — Future Plans — Make 

 St. Paul's Island — Aleutian Islands — Pass through Oonemak 

 Channel— Arrive off San Francisco in California . 417 



