CONTENTS. xxi 



PAOB 



Weekly News."— The Tide-Register. — The Fire-Hole. — Hunt- 

 ing Fo.xes. — Peter 165 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Midwinter. — The Night of Months. — Brilliancy of the Moonlight. 



— Mild Temperatures. — Remarkable Weather. — A Shower. — 

 Depth of Snow. — Snow Crystals. — An Epidemic among the Dogs. 



— Symptoms of the Disorder. — Great Mortality. — Only one Team 

 left. — New Plans. — Schemes for reaching the Esquimaux in Whale 

 Sound 192 



CHAPTER XV. 



The Arctic Midnight. — Sonntag starts for Whale Sound. — Effects 

 of Darkness on the Spirits. — Routine of Duties. — Christmas Eve. 



— Christmas Day. — The Christmas Dinner 200 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The New Year. — Looking for Sonntag. — The Aurora Borealis. — 

 A Remarkable Display. — Depth of Snow. — Strange Mildness of 

 the Weather. — The Open Sea. — Evaporation at Low Tempera- 

 tures. — Looking for the Twilight. — My Pet Fox 212 



CHAPTER XVH. 

 The Arctic Night 222 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Prolonged Absence of Mr. Sonntag. — Preparing to look for him. — 

 Arrival of Esquimaux. — They report Sonntag dead. — Arrival of 

 Hans. — Condition of the Dogs. — Hans's Story of the Journey. . . 227 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Sonntag. — Twilight increasing. — A Deer-Hunt. — The Arctic Foxes. 



— The Polar Bear. — Adventures with Bears. — Our New Esqui- 

 maux. — Esquimau Dress. — A Snow House. — Esquimau Imple- 

 ments. — A Walrus Hunt 236 



CHAPTER XX. 

 Looking for the Sun. — The Open Sea. — Birds 248, 



CHAPTER XXL 

 Sunrise 251 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Spring Twilight. — Arrival of Esquimaux. — Obtaining Dogs. — Kal- 

 utunah, Tattarat, Myouk, Amalatok and his Son. — An Arctic 

 Hospital. — Esquimau Gratitude 255 



