Word: northward
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...correspondent at Cairo, is surely a story of romance. The expedition had gone far up the Nile, to Napata, in the province of Dongola, on that stretch of the great river where, after its plunge at the Mograt cataract, it turns southward, to plunge once more and to bend northward again at old Dongola. This is the region where ancient Egypt merged into Ethiopia, and where the architectural and other remains of antiquity betray the presence of kings more ancient still than those who built the temples of Napata. Where does the romance enter, in the researches which Dr. Reisner...
...Grenfell had imported from Norway, but in this undertaking he was unsuccessful owing to a combination of misfortunes. Landing in Newfoundland in early June, he and his companion crossed the island by railroad and walking, to Trollingate, in order to intercept the St. John's steamer on her northward journey to Labrador. However, as the vessel was a week late, they shipped on a whaling boat bound for northern Newfoundland, intending to cross on her to Labrador. But the floating ice of the early spring kept them at a little whaling factory for some time. While there they were able...
Thence they sailed northward to Battle Harbor to report to Dr. Grenfell the results of the expedition. After seeing Dr. Grenfell, they returned to the object of their expedition and again ascended the river. By now the fly time had passed, and they were able to travel in some comfort. So, after penetrating into the country for some distance, they crossed over the barrens into Blue Lake and from there followed the outlet down to its confluence with the main river. During all this time, they saw no caribou, so rightly judging that it was too late in the season...