The objects of this expedition were to penetrate as far as possible into that unknown region which lies to the north, and to meet and to get to know the natives, of whom I have always fostered an idea of making use in ice expeditions. Besides the natives, the whale-fishers who navigate those waters might, I trusted, be able to render me assistance. Furthermore, I wished to discover, if possible, whether there was land hitherto unknown in the Arctic Ocean: in ascertaining this, I would make Herschel Island my base of operations (p. viii).
In Search of a Polar Continent 1905-1907
Harrison, Alfred H. London: Edward Arnold, 1908.
- 1905-07 Canadian Overland Journey of Alfred H. Harrison.
- Arctic Reading: Canada
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In Search of a Polar Continent, 1905-1907.
Harrison, Alfred H. London: Edward Arnold, 1908.
- Arctic Reading: Canada
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p. 22, re the Catholic mission at Resolution: The children are not only educated but clothed and fed. The girls are taught how to sew and how to make their own clothes, as well as how to read and write; whilst the boys, who are also trained in these latter academic, if elementary, exercises, acquire a variety of crafts which will be useful—in fact indispensable—to them in afterlife.