Word: overland
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...started in the spring of 1906. Mr. Stefansson was a member of the Mikkelson expedition, and was charged with the commission of collecting archaeological and ethnological material for the Peabody Museum. The ship on which the party sailed was wrecked in the ice and they were forced to return overland through Northern Canada...
...members of the expedition left here early last May. They went overland to Seattle, Washington, where they chartered the schooner Lydia for their long trip. Nothing was heard of them until they landed in safety at Seattle again on September 11 after a successful trip...
...Mildred, Touchstone engages them to each other in marriage. As soon as Girtred's land is transferred into cash with the help of Security, the usurer, and Bramble, the lawyer, she and the knight are married. Sir Flash then disposes of Girtred and her mother by sending them overland to his imaginary castle in the east, while he and Quicksilver hasten out of the country by sea. For the success of the voyage the adventurers are provided with money gained by the sale of Girtred's land to Security and the collection of debts due Touchstone by his customers. With...