The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70, And Narrative of the Wreck of the "hansa" in the Ice
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Whilst Lieut. Payer surveyed the land and roamed through the island, we were chained to the shore by astronomical and magnetic observations. But we did not altogether miss interesting things ; we were much amused by the confidence of the sand-pipers, with their rCielancholy " tut-tut " coming close to us. The ducks, however, were more shy, who with their young ones were evidently on an excursion (as they do not nest on Pendu- lum). Near the place where we had pitched our tent we found some wint...er huts, the digging up of which brought much to light that was useful for our collection. Even Dr. Pansch, whose wound was beginning to heal, would not remain inactive, and spent the sunny day in looking for botanical specimens. The wind was rough, and, though the Stufenberg protected us, on the whole, from the north wind, it some- times rushed down the steep sides and slopes like a whirlwind, against which our little tent could make no 296 THE GEKMAN AECTIC EXPEDITION. resistance. We were, therefore, obliged to lay it down, to prevent its being torn in pieces ; and Pansch, who had to be careful of catching cold in his wound, and had lain down to rest, was completely wound up in the violently- blowing canvas, much to our amusement and his own discomfiture.
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