Xll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEE IV. 



I'A'.F 



Frozen in. Sledge Travelling. -Walrus Shot. Habits of the 

 Walrus. Village Point. Esquimaux Hut. Deceived by Mi- 

 rage. Tent Equipage. The Sentinel. Ice Accumulations. 

 An Intruder. Exinouth Island. Eejoining of the Party. Nip 

 and Piling Ice.- Quit Exmouth Island. North Cornwall . 90 



CHAPTER V. 



Retreat. Land's End of North Cornwall. Pell Point. Table 

 Island. Chased by a Walrus. Sledge breaks in. Danger 

 from the Ice. Observatory erected. Second Autumnal Expe- 

 dition. Traces of Gold. Gale and Disruption of Ice. Oomiak 

 constructed. Walrus food. The ' Eider-duck.' Gain the 

 Land-ice. Reach Point Repose. Return to the Ship . . .113 



CHAPTER VI. 



The 'Assistance.' Winter Fittings. Moisture between Decks. 

 Meteorological Investigations. Tide Gauge. Anatomical 

 Shrimps. Washhouse. Thoughts on Arctic Fittings. Ter- 

 raced Levels. Effects of Tidal Action. Tidal Fissures. Ex- 

 periments on Ice. Last View of the Sun. Her Majesty's 

 Arctic Theatre. A Gale. The Observatory. A Snow-storm 137 



CHAPTER VII. 



Transit Telescope. Extremes of Cold. Effects of the Gale. 

 Remarks on Equipment. Sensations of Cold.- Paraselena. 

 Schools Established. Society of Loyal Arctic Engineers. 

 Deflections of the Magnetometer. Experiments on Freezing. 

 Ice Crystals. The Aurora 159 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Short Days. Minimum Temperatures. Warmth of Vessels. A 

 She-Bear. Preparations for Travel. Theatricals. Shortest 

 Day. Christmas Ode. Christmas Fare. Depth of Winter. 

 The New Year. -Comparison of Thermometers. Freezing 

 Mercury. Range of Extreme Cold. Freezing Ale. Alcohol 

 at a low Temperature 181 



