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CHAPTER V.
THE BUILDING OF THE GABRIEL—THE DISCOVERY OF
BERING STRAIT.
BERING now found himself upon the bleak shores of
an Arctic sea, with no other resources than those he
had brought with him, or could extort from these barren
tracts. He again began the work of ship-building, and
in the summer of 1728, a ship called the Gabriel, staunch
enough to weather a heavy sea, was launched. The
timber for this vessel had been hauled to the ship-yard by
dogs; the tar they had prepared themselves, while
rigging, cable, and anchors had been dragged nearly two
thousand miles through one of the most desolate regions
of the earth. And as for the provisions, they would
certainly strike terror in the hearts of Arctic explorers of
to-day. “Fish oil was his butter, and dried fish his beef
and pork. Salt he was obliged to get from the sea,” and
according to the directions of the Cossacks he distilled
spirits from “sweet straw.”[1] Thus supplied with a
year’s provisions, he started upon his voyage of discovery
along an unknown coast and on an unknown sea. “It is
certain,” says Dr. Campbell concerning Bering at this
stage, “that no person better fitted for this undertaking
could have been found; no difficulty, no danger daunted
[1] Note 7.
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