viii CONTENTS. 



erosity of the Company and its Agent. — St. Michael's. — No 

 Tidings of Nordenskjold. — The Officers of the Jeannette. — Ar- 

 rival of the Schooner Fanny A. Hyde. — The Character of the 

 Crew. — The Arctic Stores of Clothing and Provisions. — The In- 

 terpreters. — Off for St. Lawrence Bay. — The Dogs. — St. Law- 

 rence Bay. — The Chief George and his Story about a Ship. — 

 Lutke's Island. — The Last of Civilization ..... 75 



CHAPTER IV. 



DRIFTING IN ICE OFF HERALD ISLAND. 



27 August— 30 September, 1879. 



Through Behring Strait. — Cape Serdze Kamen. — A Letter left for 

 Nordenskjold. — Chief George. — Koliutchin Bay. — Definite Tid- 

 ings of the Vega. — Coasting an Ice-Pack. — Herald Island sighted. 

 — Grinding through the Ice. — The Rudder unshipped. — Setting 

 Bear-Traps. — A Sledge-Party toward Herald Island. — Return of 

 the Party. — A Bear-Chase. — Herald Island Disappearing. — Ex- 

 periments to determine the Air breathed on the Berth Deck. — Con- 

 sumption of Coal. — The Drift Ice. — An Electric Phenomenon. — 

 Bills of Fare. — Daily Routine 104 



CHAPTER V. 



FAST IN THE ICE. 



October — November, 1879. 



Reappearance of Herald Island. — Condition of the Quarters. — Ross's 

 Gull. — Moisture between Decks. — New Land in Sight. — Winter 

 Routine. — A Beautiful Night. — Doctor Ambler's Dream. — Cracks 

 in the Ice. — The Noises of Ice Cracking. — The Grinding. — Clear 

 Water on the Port Side. — Necessity and Anxiety. — The Dogs. — 

 Disappearance of the Sun. — Adrift from the Floe. — Distilled 

 Water. — Arctic Beauty 147 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE DEAD OF WINTER. 



December, 1879 — 26 Januanj, 1880. 



Auroral Displays. — Daily Walks. — Trouble with Water. — The 

 Darkness. — Monotony of Life in the Arctic. — Tests of Light. — 

 Discomfort. — The Shortest Day. — Christmas. — Tidal Action. — 



