Powell's first expedition was designed as an exploration to cover ten months, part of which was to be in winter quarters; circumstances reduced the time to three.
In the meantime they overhauled the available stores and gear, made plans for the work of the forthcoming spring and summer, and lived the severe but not altogether unhappy life of the polar explorer in winter quarters.
Both will join up and make for the Ross Sea base, where the previous Expedition had its winter quarters.
The anchorage I eventually selected seemed the best available--and here we are drifting, with all plans upset, when we ought to be lying in winter quarters.
They therefore retired into the territories of Portugal, and the army was put into winter quarters.
This defeat was attended with the loss of Widen, which being surrendered to the victor, he distributed his troops in winter quarters, and returned to Vienna covered with laurels.
The prince continued his route to Cambron, and in a little time both armies retired into winter quarters.
When the battle was thus terminated the emperor in triumph and joy returned to Milan to winter quarters.
Soon after the first of October, the first of the migrants cross the border into Mexico on their way to winter quarters.
Winter quarters in these high stamping-grounds appear to be chosen in localities where the high winds prevent a deep accumulation of snow.
Winter quarters appear to be chosen in localities from which winds regularly sweep the snow.
But heavy snows, with their excess of water, flood him out of winter quarters in spring earlier than he planned.
We halted to rest in sight of a camp, a brigade in winter quarters.
Tunnel Hill, a small town totally deserted in a mountain gorge, could be seen, Johnston's winter quarters.
When the snows of another winter whitened the plains of Europe, the armies again retired to winter quarters, the Austrian party having made very decided progress as the result of the campaign.
He retreated from post to post, merely checking the progress of the enemy, till the campaign was over, and the ice and snow of a German winter drove all to winter quarters.
He was equally unsuccessful in resisting the foe; and, after a series of indecisive battles, the storms of November drove both parties to winter quarters, and another campaign was finished.
On the side of the Rhine and of Italy, though blood flowed like water, nothing was accomplished; the plan of invading France had totally failed, and again the combatants were compelled to retire to winter quarters.
The conduct of affairs where a great army lies in winter quarters, making a peculiar sort of community by itself, has its picturesque and interesting details and incidents, as well as its general dulness.
It looked a very deserted place, and the difference between the two winter quarters, Hut Point and Cape Evans, was amazing.
Although only twenty miles from our winter quarters at Cape Evans, the temperature was 21 degrees lower, as we afterwards found by comparison.
We built wonderful castles in the air as to what luxuries Lashly, who was a famous cook, should prepare on our return to winter quarters.
Somehow the boys did not need as much sleep as was required when in winter quarters.
While in winter quarters we saw the lieutenant-general often at City Point and along the line, and the more we saw of him the higher he rose in our estimation.
The regiment went as far as Camp Stoneman, near Washington, where it remained in winter quarters.
I should much have liked to see you; but do not reckon upon my sending for you, unless there should be an armistice or winter quarters.
I wrote you that I was in Poland; that, when we were established in winter quarters, you could come; you will have to wait a few days.
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