| 单词 | due south |
| 例句 | Tomorrow, I'm going to leave a solar cell here and drive 40 kilometers due south. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z First, I was assembling solar panels with Vogel when Commander Lewis drove off, and I saw she headed due south. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They could not follow this road any longer; for it went on eastward into the great Shadow, but the Mountain now loomed upon their right, almost due south, and they must turn towards it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Besides, he had to hope no one had set due south, particularly at an angle to his own set. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Head due south from here,” he said to the others. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Its white wings cut a flashing V against the indigo sky as it moved due south across the tundra. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After a little while he turned suddenly, and choosing a place where the banks were lower, he waded the river, and then led them away due south into a flat land, treeless and wide. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Second, Route 50 went due south, to Cambridge, before bearing east to Salisbury. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I hold my hand out, moving it until the compass points due south. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z From there, Lewiston was about a hundred miles due south, an easy morning’s journey. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Even in this skies-forsaken place, I can point unfailingly to where the sun rises and where it sets, to the Empire's capital in the north, Antium, and to Navium, its main port due south. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then I'll drop off another solar cell and drive another 40 kilometers due south. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I near retched when the sheriff said, “All right, boy, what y’all gotta do is keep going due south on this trail ’bout four more mile; you gonna hit a town called River Rouge. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The three of them climbed back up on the old horse, then headed due south. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, after 40 kilometers' travel due south, I had a quick EVA to set up another. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Circled with angry purple stretch marks, they now point due south. Getting it off my chest: life with big breasts 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The duo are a match made in heaven, or perhaps due south. From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z When built in three dimensions, they are on black dirt and red clay dug up from Hale County, due south of Tuscaloosa. After a lifetime of capturing what was, Christenberry faces what is 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Crucial to this endeavor was placing the vegetable garden on an elevated terrace facing due south. Breaking Ground at Monticello 2012-10-01T15:20:06.137Z Hodge’s ancestral West Texas territory is a family ranch 300 miles due south from Lubbock, along the remote Devils River near its junction with the Pecos and the Rio Grande at the Mexican border. An Unconventional History of Texas, From a Writer With the State in His Veins 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z My ankles were swollen but not too painful, and throughout the morning I enjoyed the scenery: the small mountains through which the Danube snaked before turning due south. A Walk From Vienna to Budapest 2010-05-22T02:41:00Z Head due south of Chicago to New Orleans and you’ll find po’ boys, a favorite variety of which stars that same roast beef you see all over the country. One America, but so many different roast beef sandwiches 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The scoreless first half featured several decent chances for both teams in front of a sellout crowd at the LA Galaxy’s home stadium in the suburbs due south of downtown Los Angeles. U.S. men end training camp in scoreless draw with Colombia 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z By midnight early in October, find this majestic planet due south. Skywatch: Jupiter, king of the planets, rises into a luminous reign 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z "I was sitting in my living room at exactly 22:00 and I saw out of the widow due south this brilliant fireball - this meteor - streaking across the sky," he said. Hundreds spot fireball shooting across night sky 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z A sandal is dropped from the top of a 15.0-m-high mast on a ship moving at 1.75 m/s due south. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z As an example, let’s say you notice the bright star Sirius due south from your observing location in the Northern Hemisphere. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z By 2 a.m. now, Saturn will be due south and it will be in the western sky before sunrise. Skywatch: Perseid meteors at their peak will compete with a fat moon 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z By sunset, it is roughly 30 degrees above the horizon and due south by 10 p.m. Skywatch: Jupiter, king of the planets, rises into a luminous reign 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z "It travelled from due south all the way across to the west. It was a pretty incredible sight." Hundreds spot fireball shooting across night sky 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Abbott was in Abilene on Tuesday afternoon, providing updates on wildfires scorching an eastern swath of his state, when he was first asked about reports of a school shooting four hours due south in Uvalde. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s school shooting response under scrutiny 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z For example, 20 kilometers per hour due south is velocity, whereas 20 kilometers per hour just by itself is speed. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It is due south of Paruku, where camera traps had captured photos of a night parrot. Chasing the ‘Ghost Bird’ of Australia’s Outback 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Israel’s Route 60 begins at a traffic light in the city of Nazareth and heads due south along a course that can be measured in both miles and centuries. Highway of hope and heartbreak Republican members of Congress, who sent the mayor their takes on the rise in D.C. crime, can simply locate the old Walter Reed Hospital site and look due south. Mayor Bowser, Chief Contee’s anti-crime plan like ‘whack-a-mole’ 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Katrina hit Louisiana from due south, while Ida is coming to the same part of the state from southeast. EXPLAINER: Ida, Katrina similar but tiny differences are key 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z While Mars is almost due south, turn and find Saturn and Jupiter getting ready to set in the west. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in July 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Yet when he made it to “due south”, it was time for an impromptu celebration. 'One mistake and it's game over': one man's solo trek across Antarctica unaided 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Global markets rebounded Wednesday after a wild, two-day drop in the price of oil unnerved investors and sent major indexes due south. U.S. stocks rebound as oil prices stabilize, states move to loosen lockdowns 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The next morning, at a Shoney’s 40 miles due south of Louisville, Mr. Bevin delivered a very different message as he stood before an oversized cardboard poster. Kentucky Governor’s Race Tests Impact of Impeachment in States 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z They’ve been based in Carson, a suburb due south of downtown LA, since 2003 after spending their first nine years of existence at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Galaxy-LAFC rivalry captures Los Angeles’ passion for soccer 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The horseman of Central Park stopped on a grassy plateau to survey the terrain, from the North Meadow to his left, the Great Lawn ahead and Strawberry Fields due south. Central Park Detective Retires With the Horse He Rode in On 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z From the right side, which is clear enough, and blowing due south, there being few places in the country further south than his home state of Texas. Analyzing Beto O'Rourke's blogpost: is he running, or just running? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z It begins November at -0.6 magnitude, bright, but by early evening, find the planet due south. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in November 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z About 700 people live here, 150 miles due south of Atlanta, in a place that is a living museum to Carter. The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z This spot is about 600 kilometers north of where the Curiosity rover is roaming, and almost due south of the much more northerly location of the 42-year-old Viking 2 lander. Interplanetary CubeSats Are Go! 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The president thinks he’s navigating to his true north while the rest of the world thinks he’s headed due south. Opinion | Trump, Flush With Power 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z It's a chain of approximately 1,200 tiny coral islands lying due south of India that are formed by tips of a vast underwater mountain range. A beautiful place for a crisis: How politics spoiled the Maldives' tropical paradise 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Holes one through four, all par 4s, head north, then five through 13 march due south along the beach, with fairways mostly aimed southeast or southwest. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The National Weather Service’s hurricane warning, issued Friday, extends from Grand Isle, La. — which is due south of New Orleans — to the Alabama-Florida border. Flood-prone New Orleans prepares for fast-moving Tropical Storm Nate 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Irma, though, kept churning west — past the South Beach condos, past the Miami high-rises, past Biscayne Bay — until, due south of the Sunshine State’s famous Keys, it finally turned through them. Hurricane Irma spared one Florida coast and slammed into another 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z “Why am I driving due north when I live due south?” said Polkinghorn, who has multiple sclerosis. How problems with MetroAccess have left D.C.’s most vulnerable commuters stranded 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z The large, gaseous planet — appearing to float through the constellation Virgo now — rises in the midafternoon throughout June and hits due south soon after nightfall early in the month. Skywatch: Big planets Jupiter and Saturn will dazzle night skies in June 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Williams was traveling north on the roadway when his Honda Civic crossed over the double yellow line and collided with a Subaru Forester due south at about 5:30 p.m. Massachusetts man killed in crash on Route 10 in Winchester 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Our red neighbor is at zero magnitude, which is bright enough to see from urban locations, as it crosses due south at 4:45 a.m. now and then late in the month around 3 a.m. Skywatch: April brings planetary presents 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z The original plan was to fly due south from Honolulu and around an area of convection — a “cell” in meteorological terms — near the Equator. Studying the Heart of El Niño, Where Its Weather Begins 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Find it due south about 3 a.m., and before dawn, find that Jupiter has scooted to the west-southwestern sky. All five visible planets putting on morning shows 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Just a mile due south of the brewpub is Iron Triangle Brewing, which celebrated a grand opening on Jan. 23. Looking for a new brewpub? Six new breweries to check out now 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Seconds later, May said, Hughes came buzzing down the runway, his tiny motor packing all the roar of a lawnmower, then banked and headed due south toward Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland. Gyrocopter pilot is charged with felony and sent back home to Fla. 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Extensive analyses of the satellite pings sent by the plane in its final hours show that it was headed more or less due south until it ran out of fuel. To Explain Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight, ‘Rogue Pilot’ Seems Likeliest Theory 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The Antarctic Chieftain was due south of Tahiti. U.S. Coast Guard cutter starts to tow Australian fishing vessel 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z By mid-February, pleasantly plump Jupiter rises at 7:35 p.m., and at month’s end, catch it rising at 6:30 p.m., and then due south about 1 a.m. All five visible planets putting on morning shows 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z "The result is that no matter what people think, the sun is not always due south at noon - even in London," continues Morison. Why do mornings get darker after 21 December? 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Find it all night as it crosses due south now at 5 a.m. Skywatch: As days grow shorter, planets emerge in the nighttime skies The land, divided into two sections — one at Beaverdam and the other near Goose Creek — is due south of Leesburg and stretches north of Route 50 and east of Route 15 in Ashburn. Residents say they didn’t have enough voice in Fairfax City’s $30 million land deal Of all the compass points travelers will follow on their getaways from the D.C. area in 2014, the most difficult — for the second summer in a row — will be due south. Summer getaways 2014: Best vacation escape routes for drivers leaving the D.C. area By the Ides of March, the planet crosses due south about 8:20 p.m. With the start of spring just weeks away, several planets are becoming hard to miss 2014-03-01T21:39:00Z Surveys of building damage and the like suggested that the storm tide at Sandy Hook, 15 miles due south of the Battery, was almost exactly the same. By Degrees: Tide Gauges Needed for Research Are Often Victims of Storms 2014-01-13T23:40:03Z Look at reddish Antares, which is due south at around 10 p.m. Starry Night: Colors of Summer Stars Explained 2013-07-22T21:45:00.487Z They were led by a train car called the Hickory Creek, due south like the rest to Grand Central Terminal, where, in 1948, then-general Dwight D. Eisenhower presided at the car’s welcome ceremony. City Room: A Parade of Vintage Trains, Unnoticed in the Harlem Night 2013-05-10T18:52:54Z Monarchs maintained under fall temperature conditions continued due south. Climate Change May Disrupt Monarch Butterfly Migration 2013-02-22T16:15:00.460Z Continue due south and a weary traveller will eventually reach Athens. Finland and the euro crisis: Northern gripes 2012-08-23T15:11:37Z The two most important are in the Drake Passage, between Antarctica and South America, and in a region of the ocean due south of western Australia. Green Blog: The Great Disposal Service: Can It Last? 2012-08-01T17:30:26Z A bridge is situated on a highway that goes from the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo - across the United States border in Laredo, Tex. - due south to Monterrey. Lens Blog: Alejandro Cartagena's "Car Poolers" 2012-06-27T09:00:31Z Just over an hour’s drive due south from Paris, the village of Méréville produces the finest watercress in France. In Search Of Paris Terroir 2012-06-25T05:00:00Z It stretches deep and wide due south of China, to the coasts of several Southeast Asian nations. IHT Rendezvous: Oil, Nationalism and Bananas in the South China Sea 2012-05-15T07:42:55Z Directly he was well clear of Samarang, he shaped a course due south in order to pick up the prevailing westerly wind south of Australia on which Fosterdyke counted also. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Crossing the plain, we have a steep rise up the side of the hill, and then, surmounting the rise, we find ourselves at the head of a valley running nearly due south. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z If I’m looking due south in NY to see a half-moon, I believe it’s approximately 6pm. Wordplay Blog: Numberplay: Living on the Far Side 2012-04-16T15:11:20Z The line leads nearly due south to the sea at Brighton, and then along the sea-coast, from Hastings in the east to Portsmouth in the west. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Cannon Kopje is due south of the town, the cemetery north, the native stadt west, the racecourse east. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The building was situated upon a gentle slope that faced due south, and from the outer gate it was possible to survey the greater part of the plantation. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Almost due south, from out of the midst of the forest, like a giant in a stubble-field, a great mountain towered into the sky. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Suppose you look due south and see the moon half-full, with the right half lit and the left half dark. Wordplay Blog: Numberplay: Living on the Far Side 2012-04-16T15:11:20Z Then she measured half the distance between twelve and the hour hand and knew that this central point indicated due south. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z In both this and the lean-to the aspect should be as nearly due south as possible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The painter, Church, whose favorite ground lay about due south, christened the lake, doubtless with a palmful of water from its own baptismal font. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z They proposed to follow the portage to Observation Creek, and thence to strike up-stream, due south, until they found a suitable camping-ground. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Catertown and dinner at twelve o’clock, ten miles due south as the crow flies! The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z So, in default of a nearer railway connection, we started due south for Palencia. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z I shall lay my course outside the Windward Islands as far as Blanquilla, thence an almost due south course will take us clear of the western point of Margarita and down to this island. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z As nearly as he could judge, the spot where he had crossed the river was almost due south of the tell. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z To the west there was no sign of the Hidden River, which, being narrower and flowing in a direction almost due south to north, was hidden among the trees. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z In consequence of the low passes through to the Pacific, the climate is warmer than it is in the mountains in the latitude of Salt Lake City, 400 miles due south. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z We are to strike the chaparral on a due south line from the fort. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z She leads the way to the opposite side of the flat, into a rather long drawing-room, the windows of which look due south over the uninterrupted view one might reasonably have expected to see. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Almost due south of Los Angeles, and about twenty miles from the mainland, is the far-famed island of Catalina. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Our route lay at an angle to our former course which had been due south; for now we headed north-east towards the jungle and the hills again. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It was almost due south, now it's sou'-east. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z It is due south by compass, but over an unknown country. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z A naval station had been established for their Mediterranean Squadron at Poros, off the eastern coast of the Peloponnesus, some fifteen miles due south of the island of �gina. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Now hastening due south they made for the river. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Beneath a wall facing due south is generally a good position for the plants. Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air 2011-09-10T02:00:24.197Z Men dashed hurriedly hither and thither, and a moment later the cruiser swung slowly about and headed due south. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal 2011-09-05T02:00:21.637Z Hill set a course almost due south, and we went on, presently descending to 328 a deep clear stream over which a tree had fallen. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z On another occasion, when we were headed due south, we lingered for a time in the uppervi valley, between "the little Italian city of Nevers" and "the most picturesque spot in the world"—Le Puy. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z The ship heads almost due south after leaving Barbadoes, when her destination is, as in our case, Par�, twelve hundred miles away. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Here we stayed to take in water, of which we were growing scarce, and afterwards proceeded on our course, bringing as it seemed the wind with us, for it speedily veered due south. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Day after day we traveled southward, crossing the Platte River, and then the Republican about due south of the present flourishing town of Kearney. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z Their plan seemed to be to crack on due south till we’d got high enough, and then to steer west, and get into the Pacific best way we could. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z The small town of Hickory Ridge lay about seven miles due south of the place where they had struck the winding Sweetwater; and the party had tramped this distance since noon. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol 2011-07-26T02:00:18.713Z The first possible course would be to leave all the sick and weakly, and striking due south, not by the way we came, endeavor to reach the coast with what gold we have won. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The coast line could be seen stretching away due south to the 83rd parallel. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z We stood almost due south, passing pretty close to Teneriffe and the other Canary Isles, until we fell in with the trade-winds, when we kept more away towards the south-west. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z We are almost in the English Channel, I should say, due south of the Scilly Islands.” Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z There’s Malacca due south of where you are sitting, and there lies Mount Ophir to the east.” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z To do this it is sufficient to point the hour-hand to the sun and then the direction which bisects the angle between the hour and the figure XII will point due south. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z Then, following in a parallel direction, the track usually taken by the vessels she was impersonating, the pseudo Zwaan headed due south. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z "Now do you think that Isaiah, as a man of common sense, to say nothing of his prophetical character, would have described a country in the west, as lying beyond another which is due south?" The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z But each stately vessel barely touches some outlying buttress; then the aery hull swerves and changes its course due south, bearing its most precious freight to more fortunate regions. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z By this time, they had made good less than fifty miles, in a due south course from the place of their departure. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Twenty miles, estimated, 263 due south of Cape Constitution, Morton made the latitude, by meridian altitude of the sun, 80� 41� N., which by dead reckoning made the cape 81� 1�. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Then the river turns still more sharply to the left, and we sailed due south, after having come due north by Horning. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Instead of taking this short and easy route, he conducts them from Rameses to Baal-Sephon, in an opposite direction, right into the middle of Egypt, due south. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z My course lay due south, my objective being the vicinity in which the troops of ostriches had been visible on the previous morning. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Two miles due south of you, as the crow flies, or would fly, if he had occasion to. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z To add to De Long’s discouragement he discovered that they were under the influence of a northwest drift, and after six days’ travel due south were twenty-eight miles further north than when the ship sunk. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Mother said that if the front was due south the back would be due north and she didn’t want a whole side of her house facing north.” Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z When they saw the section men with guns, they broke for the Platte river and crossed it due south of where Martin Peterson's house now stands. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z The angle which this line makes with a line pointing due south is called the sun's azimuth. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z The road to Despatch Station runs due south; the road to New Cold Harbor southwest, the road to Bethesda Church northwest. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z For the first few days after leaving the Cape, we ran off due south, it being my intention to seek the fortieth parallel of south latitude, and run my easting down on that parallel. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z However, it did not necessarily follow that the claims lay due south. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z The course taken was nearly due south from the present site of Kearney city in Buffalo county. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z A star due south has an azimuth of 0�. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z And beautiful..." she stirred herself—"it faces the Arno valley with a wide loggia due south. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z A Punch to the Breadbasket as Nebraska Begins a Farewell MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been making the two-and-a-half-hour trek due south here for nearly a century. A Punch to the Breadbasket as Nebraska Begins a Farewell 2010-10-07T02:10:00Z He was getting that late Saturday when his charges unsheathed their compasses and aimed many more putts due south. Shedloski: Interested Observers 2010-10-02T04:00:00Z ZeroEnergy had to discourage them, because that would have taken the orientation several clicks off of due south, reducing the solar energy gain through the windows that would be hard to compensate for elsewhere. Can We Build in a Brighter Shade of Green? 2010-09-25T22:18:00Z The transcript shows that a controller told the cargo plane before takeoff that he should turn due south after takeoff. Feds: Near-Collision of 2 Planes Over Minneapolis 2010-09-24T11:57:00Z There is really no place for the spill to go without bad consequences, except perhaps due south. What the Spill Means for Offshore Drilling 2010-04-30T17:46:00Z For everyone north of the Tropic of Cancer, including all of Europe and the US, the sun is always due south when highest in the sky, when is true midday. Natural navigator 2010-03-18T08:23:00Z To reach the Tropics Australians go due north, while we go due south. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The main chain continues to run in an east-south-east direction, but traverses the peninsula, the west coast meanwhile turning almost due south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Go way down there,' and he pointed due south. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River In short, there is really no place for the spill to go without bad consequences, except perhaps due south. What the Spill Means for Offshore Drilling 2010-04-30T17:46:00Z It is halfway between dawn and midday so it must be close to halfway between east and due south, it will be close to southeast. Natural navigator 2010-03-18T08:23:00Z At twelve o'clock the captain had taken observations, and found that the ship's position was nearly due south of the Falkland Isles. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Early that afternoon Tharn and Trakor were swinging lightly through the trees above a winding elephant path cutting almost due south through the jungle. The Return of Tharn The route pursued by the travellers lay due south, and during the first three or four days of their journey they were still within the confines of Virginia. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The other three, not deeming it necessary to actually visit the old tavern just then, took the compass with which Paul had provided himself and struck out due south. The Auto Boys' Vacation He galloped due south, after making the calculation that, if nothing forced them to turn aside, they would have to cover a distance of about thirty miles. The Tremendous Event I think so; yes, I feel sure that we are rowing nearly due south. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War For half an hour the motor-boat tore her way over the waters, heading due south. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall He first proceeded due south, and reached, after long and laborious journeying, the frontiers of the province of Yun-Nan, quite at the extremity of the Chinese empire. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 The whole thing was simple and seemingly plain, and all they apparently had to do was to take a due south course from this building shown as the ghost tavern, for half a mile. The Auto Boys' Vacation As far as we could judge we went almost due south. Bert Wilson at Panama In 1530 he marched inland to discover the Dorado, but his course was due south from Coro, so he never touched New Granada. The Spanish Pioneers The soil is light and the aspect due south; and in cold, sunless places the Ceanothuses, it is well to remember, utterly fail. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Once on the other side, we cantered steadily, all through the night, due south. Tales of South Africa After walking at a great rate for three hours they suddenly diverged from the road, which inclined to the east, and held their course directly across the hills in a due south direction. The Spy Condensed for use in schools Instead of due south the northern belt of cold air drifts south-west and the southern belt drifts northwest. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place So he began his retreat, facing almost due south. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland It was on the 12th of October, 1524, that Cortez commenced his march almost due south from the city of Mexico. Hernando Cortez Makers of History All the following day the party of twelve skirted the edge of the forest, moving always due south. Warrior of the Dawn By midafternoon good-byes, warm and hearty, had been said, three ringing cheers exchanged between the crews of both craft, and the Brigand was headed due south, while the Seneca made in toward the coast. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam The last was because the Messerschmitt pilot had suddenly ceased his coasting around and had swung onto a course due south at an increased speed. Dave Dawson at Casablanca For ten days his ships ran due south, and, on the tenth, they reached the land of the Lotus Eaters, who eat food of flowers. Tales of Troy and Greece You will fly a course over Tunis and approach Malta from due south, Lieutenant. A Yankee Flier in Italy Within a few minutes the course ought to be altered to due south. Command The cab headed due south on Park Avenue, following it until it became Fourth, swung right at Tenth Street, past Grace Church, across Broadway. Instant of Decision "From about due south," he said at last. The Pirates of Shan We zigzag in a wide S from the first grey half-light, for we are now due south of the Lightship. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Besides Metz's cathedral, there is the church of St. Vincent on an island in the river, which lacks orientation and faces almost due south. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Where it strikes the confines of the Cascades, it is joined by the Okanogan, turns due south in the second Big Bend, and flows about 200 m. to its junction with the Snake near Wallula. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He had crossed the Combination River to the east of Rosenfelt at Carthage, moving nearly due south by way of Greenberry, avoiding all points at which there were Union troops. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles Then draw the line from the northeast stake to the east stake of the second row, the one due south, having the north tag at the stake. The Apple Just before the fog came down on us I marked that Atlantic Highlands was due south of us, and not above a mile distant. The Deaves Affair From there he sailed due south, close in to the land, as far as he could in five days. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose They did not retrace their way, but steered due south, thus saving the few miles that could take them again through Clark's. The Plow-Woman Once, when flying due south, our plane was caught by some freakish air current and drawn off its course. The People of the Crater He then pointed due south, describing by his action, the roaring of the sea, and the height of the waves. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants We can all stand so much of superstitious fear and then the best nerves must crack–Wunpost saddled his mules and struck out due south, turning off into the “self-rising ground.” Wunpost It may blow due north here, and a hundred miles away due south. The Way to God and How to Find It I observed yesterday that the trail did not lead due south, as it should have done if the Indians were going straight back to their camping-ground. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers Before sunset the pilot left the ship, which was then headed due south for Nassau, N. P., escorted by large fields of floating ice, here and there decked with lazy snow-white sea-gulls. Due South or Cuba Past and Present For being carried around an inclined axis directed northwards, the sun is, of course, brought to his greatest elevation on any given day when due south. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 A few hurried instructions, most of them shouted over my shoulder, and I was purring down the main drag, my duffel in the rumble, and the roadster headed due south. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 The spoor we followed led due south, and the wind was as fair as it could blow. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Having crystallized his convictions into this sporting proposition the rodéo boss left the wilderness of tracks and headed due south, riding fast until he was clear of sheep signs. Hidden Water But we were soon steaming due south again towards our objective point, the island of Cuba, five hundred miles away. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Albeit, I cannot but think that this ascending passage must also have been so directed as to show some bright star when due south. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 A guide was furnished, with directions that the route taken be by the plank road to Tabernacle church, thence to the Telegraph road running from Fredericksburg to Richmond, then due south toward Thornburg. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War If the house itself faces due south, the windows on the north have no sunlight. Rural Hygiene We headed the launch almost due south, and began to round the headland. The House Under the Sea A Romance One hundred and fifty miles due south lies the British island of Jamaica, with a superficial area of over four thousand square miles. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Now the shortest course to the prairie, where the going will be easier, is due south, but after we get there we'll have a long march to the settlements. Blake's Burden Hence he kept due south over the second height which divided the two creeks. They of the High Trails I couldn't of made that shot if he hadn't been riding due south. Shaman Yes, I believe the stream lay due south from where we started," answered Ralph, "but I didn't dare to turn that way, because of the quarry. The Manor House School "The brigantine steers due south," said our friend, rubbing his hands together eagerly. Due South or Cuba Past and Present It was seven miles due south, and a good deal longer by the road, to the nearest clearing, and all to the north of them was wilderness—woods, lakes, and mountains. Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The way from now on was to the eastward some three or four miles, and then almost due south to Benton, a distance of ten of eleven miles more. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Our course was nearly due south, so that we felt an increased rise in the temperature from hour to hour. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months It showed the Mississippi, flowing almost due south from Minnesota, and the Missouri, which was in reality the upper Mississippi, thrusting its mighty arm far out into the unknown wilderness of the Northwest. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain No façade being turned directly to the north there was none entirely deprived of sunlight, while at the same time there was none that faced due south. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 A short journey of about a hundred miles due south by railway will bring us to Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Rain was falling in torrents and lashed the windows as we sped due south on our way to Dijon. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance Moving almost due south, we passed the large but partially ruined walled plain known as Maginus. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story Nara, in the province of Yamato, lies nearly due south of Kyoto at a distance of twenty-six miles from the latter. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It rises in the Slieve Bloom mountains, and flows at first easterly and then almost due south, until, on joining the Suir, it forms the estuary of the south coast known as Waterford Harbour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" But we are soon steaming due south again towards our destination, namely, the island of Cuba, five hundred miles away. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The wind blew from due south, and they were flying at tremendous speed directly toward the Pole as if drawn there by a great magnet. Doctor Jones' Picnic Like a homing pigeon the canoe circled to take its bearings once, then glided away due south. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories It runs due south, and indicates the site as adjacent to Winchester House on the west side. Chelsea The Fascination of London The daring captain, Bartholomew Dias, started in August, 1486, and after passing nearly four hundred miles beyond the tropic of Capricorn, was driven due south before heavy winds for thirteen days without seeing land. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest After entering the heads, the river runs due south for six miles, it then turns short round a point of land on the north shore, called Bradley's Head, which runs due west for twenty-four miles. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales A very brisk wind was blowing from nearly due south, and the voyagers were delighted with the progress they made that day toward their destination. Doctor Jones' Picnic The moment it passed beneath them he touched Laval on the shoulder, and, swinging round again to the right, they flew almost due south, still coming down lower and lower. With Haig on the Somme From that point she was to proceed due south for 10 sea miles, and then due east for 20 miles until she fell in with her "opposite number". The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War And the very lowest—such as those were, for instance, which I have been considering in determining the position of the southern pole—are only fully visible when due south. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy The other craft was some three miles up the river, headed due south across to the Mexican border. Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers In this fashion I left Montpellier one morning on my leisurely eastward journey, deciding to break off from the main road, striking due south, and visit Aigues-Mortes on the way. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Once round that, we have nearly four hundred miles to go nearly due south into Kara Bay. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia The grandstand stood due south of the flagpole, and stood there for years after the races were held elsewhere. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria In this noble asterism the figure of a giant ascending a slope can be readily discerned when the constellation is due south. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy As they turned due south, skirting the side of the marsh, Tom Ross was in the woods furthest away from the soft ground. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" The wind becoming more favorable, we held due south, sailing at the rate of sixty-two leagues a day. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Once round the cape they headed nearly due south, and the wind freshening a little, drove them along merrily, and they were able to cease paddling, and to take a fair proportion of sleep alternately. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia One of the dusky scouts took a south-westerly course, another went almost due south, while the third faced the south-east, the paths of the three diverging like so many spokes of a wheel. Footprints in the Forest In latitude twenty degrees or so north he may still be seen thus placed when due south. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Arrived at the surface, his captor halted to look about, then set off across the plains due south, at a walk, Alex trailing after at the end of the rope. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The treasure lies buried at a spot one thousand feet due south from the base of the obelisk rock.” The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Then, the morning being perfectly calm, he set the course due south, and returned below to get his bath and dress. With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure The sound of the gun was from a point due south. Footprints in the Forest After passing this archipelago the two vessels steered due south, and penetrated as far as south lat. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century On either side the dim moonlight showed an unbroken succession of trees, and also that the robbers were continuing in one direction—apparently due south. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The first thing was to determine the direction of a line running due south from the topmost pinnacle of the obelisk rock, and after a few trials with the compass, I got this. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Therefore I am in favour of continuing due south into the very heart of Africa. With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure In its most northern third rises the Mississippi, which, in its general course, flows due south to the Gulf of Mexico. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier It appeared to be about ten miles due south. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan He seized the horse by the bridle; the girl mounted; then, leading the horse at a trot, we started due south through the tossing bushes. The Reckoning Somewhere due south may mean anywhere between here and Cape Horn.” The Peril Finders This river had a rapid current and ran almost due south in front of the village, which lay wholly on the eastern bank. Deerfoot in The Mountains At noon the fleet was due south of Tsu-shima, which towered like a mountain out of the sea a few miles ahead. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima It was traveling six hundred seventy-two miles an hour, and it was headed due south at sixty thousand feet. Space Platform We were now hoping, as the wind was off shore, to stand due south for Aberdeen, which we were all anxious to see. A Yacht Voyage Round England Returning to the hill overlooking Fort Pond, we are almost due south of Point Culloden. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Sixty miles due south of us was Maiana Lagoon—a huge square-shaped atoll, into which we might run, and have the boat plundered by the natives to a certainty. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 “It will take much time now,” said the professor, “but it looks as if we were really bound due south.” In the Mahdi's Grasp A little to the westward of a line drawn due south from Fort Kearney to the Republican we shall find a comparatively abrupt and unexplained change taking place in the scenery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 "South—due south, sir," answered the man—it was Davis, of the starboard watch. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility The apex is less than 100 miles from Lahore, while a line drawn due south from that city to latitude 27'5° north would exceed 270 miles in length. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir We sailed pretty nearly due south that day and the next, and the next after that. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 Then he had to wait for a due north wind because the land inclined there due south, or the sea in on that land, he knew not which. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II A few minutes later the cavalry moved out past the pickets, then swung due south. Special Messenger Looking at his watch in the light from the wardroom, he found that it was half-past two; and, on stepping out for a look at the telltale, he found the boat heading due south. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility It pointed somewhere east of due south, and above the horizon. Long Ago, Far Away Well, Oaxaca lies due south of the State of Vera Cruz, and I can escape into it if I have half a chance. Ahead of the Army He then sailed along the coast due south, as far as he could sail in five days. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II A black honeybee crawled out, rose into the air, and started due south; another followed, then three, then a dozen; and then the hive vomited a swarm of black bees which sped southward. Special Messenger There are several ruins due south of Tusayan which have not been investigated, but which would furnish important contributions to a study of Hopi migrations. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 He made them understand that they were to run due south for three days, and then work back to the camp with whatever they could carry out of the country. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America The expedition made its way to the head of Ross Sea, a large bay of the Antarctic plateau, nearly due south of New Zealand. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania We made an offing and steered due south, while I studied the books and charts. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The compass had now become perfectly useless, and they judged that they had passed the magnetic meridian at about 100 degrees west latitude, where it would have pointed due south instead of north. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The trial trip over, they bade their comrades farewell, and away they went due south, in the direction where the native village was supposed to be. Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions Here he was facing due south, and before him, stretched in the bright sunshine, wave after wave as it were of hilly land, pretty well clothed with forest-trees. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" Above the Sea Serpent's head we see the Sickle in the Lion, Leo himself stretching his tail to due south, very high up. Half-Hours with the Stars A Plain and Easy Guide to the Knowledge of the Constellations Anywhere east of due south there's no land nearer than Cape Orange, and that's three hundred and fifty miles from here. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The main military line of travel intersects there-about the one to the Pecos River, and thence, striking almost due south, forms a very acute angle with the creek. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I Pending further inquiries, he sent Mrs. Gaunt word that the truant had not made for the sea, but had gone due south. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 The wind becoming more favourable, we held due south, sailing at the rate of sixty-two leagues a day. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. The "Square of Pegasus" will be noticed high up, due south. Half-Hours with the Stars A Plain and Easy Guide to the Knowledge of the Constellations The journey from Petrograd due south to Polotzk, where I had to change, proved an interminable one and occupied nearly two days, so congested was the line by military traffic and ambulance trains. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia I got no results worth while until I tried it due south. The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow This line was completed nearly due south to Fort Lyon and some twenty miles of grading done between Fort Lyon and Pueblo. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History The River Otter rises in Somerset, and runs nearly due south, bearing slightly westwards till it reaches Honiton. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts We reached a battered cross-roads 1200 yards due south of Duncan Post, that cockpit of the bitter hand-to-hand fighting of Sept. 19th and 20th. Pushed and the Return Push But at Bibracte, where they would leave the main road and turn due south toward the villa, ten Roman miles away, he bade his men wait for him at the station until his return. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Well," began Jarvis, "we got started all right, and flew due south along the meridian of the Ares, same course I'd followed last week. Valley of Dreams Head due south until you sight a big live oak, the only one I noticed. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast At this juncture, Cavaignac, remembering that the mountains had appeared due south on the preceding evening, seized his compass, and boldly ordered the troops in that direction. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 Beyond it the narrow road of bends and turns plunged due south. The Long Roll In another five minutes, the carts were in motion across the bridge, and then away due south. The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War I at once admitted the justice of his remark, and it was finally settled that the house should face due south. The Big Otter The stranger was not long following this example; but steered about a S.W. and by W course, whilst his prize ran down nearly due south. Rattlin the Reefer Our way was very uninteresting, due south to the sea at Rizat. Southern Arabia When we strike the end of that trail we can go due south and hit the islands. The Blue Envelope Phil waved his hat, and gave a little cheer as the Aurora began to move through the dark water of the stream, with her nose pointing due south. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat I believed that I should have no difficulty, by the aid of her light, in making my way due south; and I agreed to stop at daybreak to look out for Selim. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures “I hope it won’t come due south; and from the look of the sky I should say that we shall have it from the south-west, or perhaps from the westward.” The Three Admirals I believed that I was pushing due south, but it did not occur to me that I was running any risk of losing myself. Afar in the Forest One thing more was certain: The person or persons who made this trail were headed due south by east. The Blue Envelope Are we running right for the coast, due south?” Steve Young Every now and then some fish sprang out of the clear water as if disturbed by the Burgh Castle’s prow as she glided along due south almost upon an even keel. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea And look,” he said joyfully: “we really are close to the sea now, for we’re going due south.” Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days Their direction from the camp was due south. Winter Adventures of Three Boys He was told that there was one running almost due south to Ramuthayn, by which he could travel down to Rangoon, by way of Tannoo. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Say you are gone south, due south, to a distance of about six miles. The Lone Ranche We’re just in the proper track of it now, being nearly due south of Table Mountain, as I make it. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea He was not long in doubt, for upon walking round by the steersman the compass answered the question—their course was due south. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days “The admiral said we were to proceed four miles due south from our encampment at Kilili, or whatever else that place was called by our Swahili guide.” Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy “Then we sailed right before the wind, due south?” The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Then, shaping their course nearly due south, they skirted the spurs of the Sierra Blanca, that in this latitude extend eastward almost to the Pecos. The Lone Ranche “Let her go off to due south,” to the quartermaster at the wheel; “we’ll try to persuade them that we are bound for Havana!” The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection As the afternoon wore on, the wind gradually “backed,” until, at four p.m., it was blowing from due south. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Diverging slightly from the railroad, they marched due south—away from the enemy—seventeen miles to Ramdam, which is about ten miles east of Graspan Station. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Sagittarius is about due south, in a splendid position for observation, during the month of July, between the hours of nine-thirty and eleven o'clock p.m. A Field Book of the Stars Phil recalled that she and Madge had traveled almost due south the day before in order to reach the opposite side of the island. Madge Morton's Secret They were nearing a wide corner, where the road turned to the right and bore due south through the woods. Prairie Folks "Looking for the girl had brought him into trouble, more than likely," he thought, as he rode away from Honnewell, taking a due south course. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma For the present, with only a single instrument, the bevel square, we must be content to make our calculations exactly at midday, when the shadow points due south. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island The gate has been removed, but the place marks the London boundary, which follows the line of the big ditch due south across the Lower to the Upper Richmond Road. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London The unrestrained main line of the conflagration was therefore almost due south, following the direction of the wind's impulsion, but also it tended toward the east, since all great fires strive, fanlike, to open out. White Ashes I should think we cannot have come as far west as we calculated," Terence said, "or we ought to have seen vessels in the distance; however, we will keep due south. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Not long ago the Cunard steamer Campania, from New York, was nearly due south of Nova Scotia, when the look-out observed a bird close at hand flying rapidly. Chatterbox, 1905. I wish you to follow his trail a mile, and then to march due south by compass, keeping about midway between him and us. Under Fire At the same time he was not unconscious of the impulse to stop his cab and make it turn round and drive due south. The Tragic Muse “Wind blowing due south, strong and fresh,” gasped Jimmie, when, at last, we sat down. Doctor Luke of the Labrador Here the river is sharply deflected southward, and flows thence in a direction almost due south to its mouth. Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262 From Damascus, the Hejaz railway, constructed nominally for Mecca pilgrims, runs due south, and, passing along the high plateau of Eastern Palestine, had already reached Medina. With the British Army in The Holy Land This trail, the one that runs due south, just west of the summit of the divide, was made by Devers's main command moving in support of you and your detachment. Under Fire So there is, but I intend to head due south and there, I believe, we will find an open polar sea. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder Thenceforth, the run was due south until eight bells, when, for the second time within a fortnight, the captain set the course "South-40-East." The Captain of the Kansas Being strong-minded she preferred a north aspect, and this is due south. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers The Grashna was heading nearly due south at an easy speed towards the Baltic Islands. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension Paul bravely continued to paddle despite such dreadful obstacles and at five-thirty o'clock, he was bearing due south off Alcazar Point two and one half miles. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The course was due south, and every minute it seemed to the boys that it was getting warmer, for they were approaching the equator. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder The passage, however, is your real difficulty, and I should say that, instead of going in that direction, you had better bear nearly due south. With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War The lie of the inhumed skeleton is usually with the head to the north; exceptions show that the east, south-east, and south-west, have sometimes been selected, but never due south. Stonehenge Today and Yesterday Just pull along easy—I'll set the pace—and keep in my wake, course due south. Foe-Farrell By going due south one must certainly strike the road at some point. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett "Keep her headed due south," was the order of the inventor, and the colored man did so. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder The Chateaugay stood due south till six o'clock at little more than half speed, and when she came about her dead reckoning indicated that she was seventy-five miles to the south-west of Gibbs Hill light. Fighting for the Right The schooner was going almost due south, and she was making great speed. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis We're steering the shortest way, due south—what wind there is drawing behind us—on the chance to hit in with the way of traffic—Sydney ships making round the Horn.… Foe-Farrell It faces due south and has been found grateful by thorns, elders, bracken and even heather. Lore of Proserpine "I think she is headed due south now, Captain," said Mr. Ballard. A Victorious Union It would thus fall off to the westward, and, in place of moving due south, would in the northern hemisphere drift to the southwest, and in the southern hemisphere toward the northwest. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography These are the rules: With your watch in a horizontal position point the hour-hand to the sun, and if before noon, half-way between the hour hand and 12 is due south. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls These are significant of a journey, and their extent and direction shows its length and the point of the compass towards which it will extend: the handle for this purpose being considered as due south. Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer When all was shipshape, the Mary Thomas was lying gallantly over on her side to a beam wind and plunging ahead due south. Stories of Ships and the Sea Little Blue Book # 1169 "The present dining-room of Graywater Park lies almost due south of this spot," he mused. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Being mounted on a tired horse, which was unequal to the demands of the chase, he was finally distanced by the herd, which took a straight course and ran due south. The Extermination of the American Bison They made an easting of more than a mile before heading due south. The Harbor Master The inlet bore due south from us, and the wind would come true from the north. Romance Following the path we come to some curious terraces, one above the other, which form a hanging garden facing due south. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles The British line had been advanced and now extended from the River Auja north of Jaffa on the coast, south-east to a few miles north-east of Jerusalem and thence due south. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron Shortly after sunrise we found the trail, not far from the head of Calf Creek, and followed it due south. The Extermination of the American Bison As soon as you get the wheel, turn the course to due south. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat It was a quiet morning and the Badger was nearing the straits of Florida when a sail was reported almost due south. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter Threading your way due south you come suddenly on a French picquet, four Frenchmen and two Austrians behind a heavy barricade. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation The French fleet sailed during the night of March 30, with a light northeast wind, and steered a course approaching due south, in accordance with Villeneuve's plan of going east of Minorca. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain We followed the trail due south for about 20 miles, which brought us to the head of a small stream called Taylor Creek. The Extermination of the American Bison Besides, most objects are higher, and therefore better seen, when due south. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. If you think a moment you will realize that when you stand at the North Pole it is impossible, no matter which way you may turn, to look elsewhere than due south! Amusements in Mathematics Some miles to go due south before we get near our destination. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front We rounded them at about three cables' length and stood due south, giving sheet again. Poison Island But Har-hat, making off with the army, had struck due south. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The consideration of the celestial motions shows how advantageous it is, when using an alt-azimuth, 35to observe objects as nearly as possible due south. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. "He was steering due south, and I told him to make it southwest by south." The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands We were standing beside a strawstack and looking due south, watching the just discernible line of French guns, when we heard the ominous whistling screech of an approaching shell. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 A rocky spur runs due south from the Elburz into the desert for a distance of some twenty or thirty miles, breaking the line of communication, and seeming at first sight to obstruct it completely. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Hence it runs almost due south to the Merom lake, which it enters in lat. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. It is about eight hundred miles nearly due south of Paris. The Lost Lady of Lone If my reckoning was right we ought now to have been about ten miles to the north of Leschenault; I therefore turned due south. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 The northern part of the bush veldt having been swept clear of Boers, Davies then moved due south and scoured the country round the Tafel Kop mountain, capturing a number of prisoners and wagons. The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 Nature has set a remarkable barrier between the more eastern and the more western portions of Occidental Asia, about midway in the tract which lies due south of the Caspian Sea. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. This remarkable depression, commencing on the west flank of Hermon, runs with a course which is almost due south from lat. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. They rode almost due south in the great path made by the buffalo herd, not stopping for a full two hours when a halt was made at a signal from the Panther. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad In the morning I found that the point we were anchored off ran south-east and north-west: it was about two miles long and formed a low spit of land whence the coast trended due south. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 It lies nearly due south, four miles from the centre of Trefoil, in latitude 40° 44´; the longtitude will be 144° 43´ East, according to the position of Albatross Island made in the Investigator. A Source Book of Australian History From an open spot on the eastern face of Kuwa Bhoom, it bore nearly due south, and was estimated as being 15 miles distant. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries We strike due south here along the edge of the Poison Hole ranch. Six Feet Four Steering due south, too, we may hope to be soon out of this horrid weather. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Only six hundred miles due south the granite chapel of Bowdoin College points heavenward both its uplifted hands. Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department Jack set the screw to working and turned the steering wheel so that the Monarch's nose was pointed due south, away from the land of perpetual ice and snow. Through the Air to the North Pole or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch From the fir wood, Tassyassee was distinctly visible, bearing nearly due south, distance 10 or 12 miles. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries At sun-set, the southermost land in sight bore due south, distant about five or six leagues; and as this is the westermost point of land upon the whole coast, I called it West Cape. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 When all was ship-shape, the Mary Thomas was lying gallantly over on her side to a beam wind and plunging ahead due south. Dutch Courage and Other Stories Now, the shortest course to the prairie, where the going will be easier, is due south; but after we get there we'll have a long march to the settlements. The Intriguers Wind, boys, and a spanker Racing due south! A Celtic Psaltery The opening is large and faces due south, and yet the hotter the day the more ice is found; whereas in winter a warm steam comes out, as if from a stove. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland The stream, which ran from west to east through the enclosure, here turned and went due south. After London Or, Wild England The front, which is due south, faces the broad Basin of St. Mark, dotted with gondolas and boats of all kinds, and the broad lagoons, with their treasures and their mysteries. A Summary History of the Palazzo Dandolo Disguising myself as a sailor I took service on a ship that sailed due south into the unknown Sea. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 Wind boys and a spanker, Racing due south. A Celtic Psaltery The tomb of Asdrubal was due north; she could see the pole star, and turned her back to it and went due south. The Waters of Edera The fifth morning he sailed again, making due south with a gentle breeze from the west, which suited the canoe very well. After London Or, Wild England Since we were then headed due south, he added, we must be bound for Honolulu. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines From Unyanyembe we went due south to avoid an Arab war which had been going on for eighteen months. The Personal Life of David Livingstone At the next parting of the stream one branch led to the east and the other due south. Dick in the Everglades We got under way with a land wind from the north-east, which afterwards veered to north-west, and steered a course nearly due south; which, as the coast then trended south-westward, brought us in with it. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Leaving the party encamped I crossed the Lachlan and rode eight miles due south to Bolloon which proved to be the highest cone of a low ridge situated within the great bend of this river. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 They made the land in the latitude of 16� 50', due south from a shoal whose longitude is now known to be 122�� east. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 From this hill I perceived another like it, due south, and distant about half a mile. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 East of the Coast Range the Sacramento River flows due south, while to the west of the broken mountains all the streams flow northwesterly—more northerly than westerly. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment For years this was a trading rendezvous for four peoples: the Kogmollycs or Mackenzie Delta Eskimo, the Alaska Eskimo, and the Indians and Nunatalmute Eskimo whose habitat lay due south of Barter Island. The New North "Then, if you want to get into Greece, the quickest way is to go due south." The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign Or, the Struggle to Save a Nation It lies nearly due south, four miles, from the centre of Trefoil, in latitude 40� 44'; the longitude will be 144� 43� east, according to the position of Albatross Island made in the Investigator. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 The nearest railroad point from the Blackfoot Agency was Silver Bow, about a hundred and seventy-five miles due south, and at that time the terminal of the Utah Northern Railroad. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days They kept their course down it about due south, and half an hour afterwards, Lander heard the welcome sound of the surf on the beach. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Our course from there has been almost due south. The New North I set out across the base of the point, nearly due south—whereas I had been working along the coast to the north of the cove. Spanish Doubloons He laid his course due south and reached the equinoctial line, which he purposed to follow directly to the west, making new discoveries and leaving Hispaniola to the north on his starboard side. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera So they hitched up and rolled down the cañon, and out into the valley and then turned due south. Death Valley in '49 Their course during the early part of the following day, was due south, and through a country more thickly planted by the all tasteful hand of bounteous nature. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa The second mate was very proud of the responsibility placed upon him, and immediately ordered the vessel to be steered due south. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales The narrowest part of this strait is at Point Cunningham, where it is twelve miles wide; two-thirds over to the islands are two rocky islets, which bear due south from Sunday Strait. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 And three black balls together, for 'she bears due south from Capri.' The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Doubtless we could find plenty of water at the base, but being due south, it was quite off our course. Death Valley in '49 If you look at a map you will see that the boundary between Servia and Bulgaria, starting from the Danube, runs in a slightly undulating line due south. The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Third Edition So he sailed due south for two days, and at the end of that time they came in sight of land. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales It was nearly a month later that the gold-seekers arrived at a point due south of the three peaks. The Golden Canyon Three black balls together, for 'she bears due south from Capri.' The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet We now believed that we were almost, if not exactly, due south of Fort Bridger. Death Valley in '49 We started out and did 6 1/2 miles due south. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I It lies about sixty miles off the coast, almost due south from Havana. Cuba, Old and New "We will strike due south as if intending to enter Mexico; one never knows who is watching one," Dave said the evening before. The Golden Canyon The reason of this geographical mistake has been satisfactorily shown in traversing up the stream from the summit of the Pemidjegomag, or Cross-water Lake--during which, the general course of the ascent is due south. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Our orders were to make for Poperinghe, a little town lying about fifteen miles due south of Furnes, in the direction of Ypres. A Surgeon in Belgium Its direction, with that of several intermediate stations due south of Parks Hill, was verified by a new series of transit observations upon high and low stars, both north and south of the zenith. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. The Devil's Dictionary Our course lay due south, down that gloomy passage which I have before alluded to as appearing to lead to another and worse world. The Voyage of the Beagle It is twenty minutes short of eleven on a Sunday morning, when I stroll down one of the many narrow hilly streets in the City that tend due south to the Thames. The Uncommercial Traveller This happens for one instant only, when the Moon is at 180 degrees azimuth, exactly due south. The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view Sometimes we faced east, sometimes north, and once at a most critical moment due south, for our front waved and blew like a flag at a masthead ... Mr. Standfast I had only to walk due south and I would reach it before night. Greenmantle At the present day they are numerous in the valley of the Colorado, which is three hundred miles due south of Monte Video. The Voyage of the Beagle In short, if our reading was anywhere near correct, we must have been traveling due south for six days. The Land That Time Forgot All the balance of the long night the young man traversed valley and mountain, holding due south in the direction he supposed the Old Forest to lie. The Mad King From Ruwenzori a subsidiary range, known as the Kipura mountains, runs due south to the lake shore, where it ends in a low rounded hill. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Ralph smiled at her words and went his ways, and came into the wood that lay due south from the Castle, and he went on and on and had no thought of turning back. The Well at the World's End: a tale It there ran through a deep valley, due south, with a broad channel, in which we found a reach of water covered with ducks. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia After walking at a great rate for three hours, they suddenly diverged from the road, which inclined to the east, and held their course directly across the hills, in a due south direction. The Spy However, we've ample grounds for believing him to have gone due south again. Scarhaven Keep The modern city is an important station on the Rajputana railway, 615 m. from BOmbay and 275 m. from Delhi, with a branch running due south to the Great Indian Peninsula main line. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 "Why, yes, it was almost due south, wasn't it?" asked Steve. With Trapper Jim in the North Woods The day was heavenly; the wind due south; a day on which life—mere sensual existence—is a delight. The Golden Calf From Cape Esquimaux to Walruses’ Bay the coast ran almost due south, following the one hundred and twenty-seventh meridian. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude His aunt lived two or three miles due south from his father's, near the last brace of big hotels. With the Procession From this town to the village of Nittakorra on the north bank of the Gambia is only eight miles due south. The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 The road from Amiens lies five miles to the east," she said; "but it would be shorter for you to keep due south, for it inclines in that direction. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest There was a wide break in the line of cliffs, and a valley ran nearly due south. In the Heart of the Rockies Supposing that he had run due south, he could still be but eight miles from the stream, and he thought that in three hours' walking he might arrive there. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War They pointed due south; hence I think it probable that they came from Cape Coast, where they might have seen many white men. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa We may, however, here conceive that it is noon everywhere in the northern hemisphere when the sun is due south. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 From the gorge of the Cabul river there runs due south to near Charasiah a lofty and rugged range, the highest point of which, the Takht-i-Shah, is about midway from either extremity. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 It may easily be known by a Prodigious high Mountain in the middle of the Island, which bears due south from Point Venus, which is the Eastern point of the Bay. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World This Corso, which has a most awkward pavement and is otherwise disagreeable as looking due south, becomes interesting after sunset. Old Calabria Tripoli would appear in its proper place due south of Sicily. If I May It goes from Detroit almost due south to Ironton on the Ohio River, thus tapping the West Virginia coal deposits. My Life and Work He was now almost due south the Nguru hills, whence Smuts, attacking from the north, had driven the Germans before the middle of August. A Short History of the Great War The remains of an ancient city, covering a very large area, are said to exist near Gwarjak, about a mile due south of it. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán They had been traveling due south across the island, and now the broad Atlantic lay stretched beyond the land, shimmering in the sunlight. The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise Willow Creek Park, or Willow Park, as it is sometimes called, lies due south. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young A narrow precipitous gorge forced them to leave the river, and, after surmounting a table-land, they steered a course due south to a high range, which, however, they found too rough to surmount. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work And now the steamer ran due south, across the vast basin which is ringed round by Antigua, Montserrat, and Guadaloupe, with St. Kitts and Nevis showing like tall gray ghosts to the north-west. At Last "Have you gone due south by west instead of north by west?" Lost in the Air This lies just north of O'Fallon Station on the Union Pacific Railroad and flows nearly due south into the North Platte River. American Big Game in Its Haunts The immediate ascent due south into the mountainous region led us between the high peaks of South Victoria Land. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south. An Antarctic Mystery The light railway was almost everywhere within range of the enemy's guns, and in some places it was unavoidably exposed, particularly where it ran on the banks of the wadi due south of Gaza. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine Long before daylight Sherman's brigade, with a battery of guns and a squadron of cavalry, set out due south, leaving the broad Warrenton pike far to their right hand. The Iron Game A Tale of the War "We are way off our course," he cried, "the wind is out of the north and it is blowing us due south." The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic It was our plan to go due south from "Framheim" and not to deviate from this direction unless we should be forced to by obstacles which nature might place in our path. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) The Hagerstown turnpike enters the town from the north, passing the Dunker Church a mile out, and goes nearly due south, crossing the Antietam at its mouth, and continuing down the Potomac toward Harper's Ferry. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 A photograph of the record-breakers was taken, and then half of the supporting party started to return, and the other half stepped out once more on a due south line, with the dogs following. The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition He strode at the head of old Kazan, the leader, striking a course due south by compass. Isobel : a Romance of the Northern Trail "Well, old fellow, we're off at last," cried Frank, his eye kindling as the Southern Cross altered her course a bit and stood due south down the Jersey coast. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic But as we maintained the principle that direct advance due south was the shortest way to our goal, we had to bear the consequences. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) For my own part, I now believe that this current will bear us on, due south, over the pole, and then still onward, until at last we shall find ourselves in the South Pacific Ocean. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder As the Wei prince treated him somewhat cavalierly during an interview, he decided to go back once more due south to the ancient state of Ch'en. Ancient China Simplified It proved to be the latter, and quite an important branch, which we followed for upward of ninety miles, leaving it only when it turned due south and at a right angle to our course. Schwatka's Search "But if we are being blown due south from here, where on earth will we fetch up?" cried Billy, in dismayed tones. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic I observed yesterday that the trail did not lead due south, as it should have done if the Indians were going straight back to their camping ground. On the Pampas The last sector is due north, while 6 would be due south, 3 east, and 9 west, with the other figures for northeast, southwest, and so on. Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or, Silencing the Big Guns Our course, which was almost due south lay over the glacier shelf practically parallel to the sea-cliffs. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Almost due south of that region, in the Pacific, where the coral islands abound, but at a great distance from them, and considerably within the limits of the Antarctic zone, lies South Victoria. Wonders of Creation "Yes, and off there is the South Pole," rejoined Frank, pointing due south, "I wish the old Southern Cross could make better speed, I'm impatient to be there." The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic "And you say the Colorado river is forty miles due south." The Long Chance Tad soon strolled away by himself, taking a course due south by his pocket compass. The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies Or, the Secret of the Lost Claim On the 17th, in latitude 62 degrees 21' S., longitude 95 degrees 9' E., the course ran due south for more than seven hours. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 They were both running due south, and land was out of sight as before. The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune So here we bade the emigrants good-bye, they keeping the Sante Fe trail east, while we turned due south, and in company with the thirty Kiowas, rode that evening to their own village. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West Coolgardie lay almost due south, 220 miles on the chart, but nearly 300 miles by the track, which deviated from water to water. Spinifex and Sand There was enough of southing in the wind, to make his last course nearly due south. Jack Tier The coast in this direction looked accessible, whereas a line running due south would have brought us to some unpromising ice-falls by a shorter route. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 He headed due south, traveling so fast that at times he was lost to Carvel's sight. Baree, Son of Kazan That was when the Union Pacific railroad was being constructed to Cheyenne, leaving Denver one hundred and eight miles due south. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West Mr. Smith told me that he had located “Bishop's Dell,” but placed it due south of the Salt Sea instead of S.S.W, as shown by Warburton. Spinifex and Sand Crossing it, they followed down its left bank for 8 miles, its trend being N.W., then turning their back on it, they steered due south to strike Byerley Creek. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland On December 11 they steered due south for a while and then eastward for three days to Madigan Nunatak; delayed for twenty-four hours by a blizzard. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Our course now lay due south, and the travelling was much the same as in the morning, that is to say, as bad and as fatiguing as it well could be. Australian Search Party While the wind was driving him back, George caught sight of the branch of the Beaver that flows almost due south directly into Grand Lake, forming the island's western shore. The Lure of the Labrador Wild Since the departure from Timbuktu Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans noticed that the course had been due south. Robur the Conqueror We must keep due south until we come to the river. The Valiant Runaways All were ready at 9 A.M., and, shaking hands with Murphy's party, who set off due south, we steered with Stillwell to the south-east. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 By one o'clock they came abreast the very spot where they had first made land; and, as they judged, due south of their residence. Foul Play These had told him that the best course was to sail west to the extremity of England, then to steer due south until they came upon the north coast of Spain. The Dragon and the Raven But in following this unchanging trajectory she was bearing due south, towards those polar regions which Robur had endeavored to avoid. Robur the Conqueror At daybreak we sighted the mountains near Gondokoro, bearing due south. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile In one place was a patch of immense crevasses, easily visible to the naked eye; in another, due south, were black shadows, and towards these the course was pointed. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 |
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