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  • By what he considered must be six o'clock, he began looking for a camping-place.

    Chapter IV 2010

  • At our camping-place that morning we left a case of dogs 'pemmican, for use on the homeward journey, and marked the way to the south with splinters of board at every kilometre.

    The South Pole~ Depot Journeys 2009

  • Lassesen, one of my dogs, who had been following the sledges loose, was left behind this morning at the camping-place; we did not miss him till late in the day.

    The South Pole~ Depot Journeys 2009

  • The rise we are camped on is also the same, with ironstone gravel on the surface; this seems to have been a favourite camping-place for a large number of natives.

    The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

  • After sinking several other holes, but without success, they turned to another creek, coming more from the westward, and in a short time discovered six native wells near to what was evidently a large camping-place of the natives.

    The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

  • This is a camping-place of the natives, who seem to have been here very lately.

    The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

  • Leading the way south of the village, I found a fit camping-place at the extreme south-east corner of Tongwe Bay, about a mile and a half due west of the lofty peak of Kivanga, or Kakungu.

    How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

  • As we prepared to select a camping-place, the Doctor silently pointed forward, and suddenly a dead silence reigned everywhere.

    How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

  • There was an excellent camping-place and a spring of fresh water.

    The Moon Pool 2004

  • Having received a reply that we were going to a camping-place, he hastened on ahead, and presently we heard him talking to some men in a field on our right.

    How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

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