XX CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VII. 



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Hans and his Family. — Petowak Glacier. — A Snow-Storm. — The 

 Ice-Pack. — Entering Smith Sound. — A Severe Gale. — Collision 

 with Icebergs. — Encounter with the Ice-Fields. — Retreat from the 

 Pack. — At Anchor in Hartstene Bay. — Entering Winter Quar- 

 ters C8 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Our Winter Harbor. — Preparing for Winter. — Organization of Du- 

 ties. — Scientific Work. — The Observatory. — Schooner Driven 

 Ashore. — The Hunters. — Sawing a Dock. — Frozen up. — Sun- 

 set . 92 



CHAPTER IX. 



Sunset. — Winter Work. — My Dog-Teams. — " My Brother John's 

 Glacier." — Hunting. — Peat Beds. — Esquimau Graves. — Putre- 

 faction at Low Temperatures. — Sonntag climbs the Glacier. — 

 Hans and Peter. — My Esquimau People. — The Esquimau Dog. 



— Surveying the Glacier. — The Sailing-Master. — His Birthday 

 Dinner 101 



CHAPTER X. 



Journey on the Glacier. — The First Camp. — Scaling the Glacier. — 

 Character of its Surface. — The Ascent. — Driven back by a Gale. 



— Low Temperature. — Dangerous Situation of the Party. — A 

 Moonlight Scene 127 



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CHAPTER XI. 



Important Results of the recent Journey. — The Glacier System of 

 Greenland. — General Discussion of the Subject. — Illustrations 

 drawn from the Alpine Glaciers. — Glacier Movement. — Outline 

 of the Greenland Mer de Glace 137 



CHAPTER XII. 



My Cabin. — Surveying. — Castor and Pollux. — Concerning Scurvy. 



— Dangers of eating Cold Snow. — Knorr and Starr. — Frost-Bites. 



— Hans, Peter, and Jacob again. — Coal Account. — The Fires. — 

 Comfort of our Quarters. — The House on Deck. — Mild Weather. 



— Jensen. — Mrs. Hans. — John Williams, the Cook. — A Cheer- 

 ful Evening 14S 



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CHAPTER XIII. 



Increasing Darkness. — Daily Routine. — The Journal. — Our Home. 

 — Sunday. — Return of Sonntag. — A Bear-Hunt. — The Open 

 Water. — Accident to Mr. Knorr. — A Thaw. — " The Port Foulke 



