CAMPING OUT. 



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His loss was deeply regretted; but their " grief was assuaged 

 by the reflection that none can resist the will of God." 



The men were often obliged to drag the boats act-os? in- 

 tervening fields of ice ; and sometimes, when the wind was 



contrary, they drew them up on a floating bank, and, making 



tents of the sails, camped out, as if on military service. The 



sentinels frequently challenged bears, and, on one occasion, 

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