I wished to make all the Northing that was possible, but there was nothing to be done in that way with the spritsail alone.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
An observation taken at night gave the latitude 18 degrees 1 minute 59 seconds, which gave about 41 miles of Northing.
"The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine"
Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine
The clouds may hide the guiding star; the Northing may be lost; there may be no moss on the trees, or difference in their bark; the ridges may be flat or lost altogether, and there may be no water-courses; yet the Indian brave always goes for his teepee, straight as a crow flies.
"The Spirit of the Border A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley"
Zane Grey