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DANGERS ON THE ICE
OFF THE COAST OF LABRADOR, WITH SOME INTERESTING
PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE NATIVES
OF THAT COUNTRY
LONDON:
Printed for
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY
[Price One Penny.]
DANGERS ON THE ICE,
OFF THE COAST OF LABRADOR
The Moravian Missionaries on the coast of Labrador (a part of North America) for many years suffered much from the severity of the climate, and the savage disposition of the natives. In the year 1782, the brethren, Liebisch and Turner, experienced a remarkable preservation of their lives; the particulars show the dangers the Missionaries underwent in pursuing their labours. To this Narrative are added some further particulars, which show their labours were not without success.
Early on March the 11th, they left Nain to go to Okkak, a journey of 150 miles. They travelled in a sledge drawn by dogs, and another sledge with Esquimaux joined them, the whole party consisting of five men, one woman, and a child. The weather was remarkably