UNDER THE MIDXIGHT SUN". 361 



hold him at bay. Getting within range they dehvered 

 a volley, all three bullets hitting and tumbling the bear 

 over. Jumping to his feet again he singled out a dog, 

 and, bleeding as he was, charged him fiercely ; but Dun- 

 bar and Alexey again fired and finished him. The vic- 

 tors then brought in the skin and head attached. Hav- 

 ing heard me say some days ago that I would like a 

 nice head and skin for Mr. Bennett, Mr. Dunbar o-ener- 

 ously presented me his trophy for that purpose, and 

 immediately commenced cleaning and preparing it. I 

 design this, the most beautiful head and skin we have 

 yet got, as a present for Mr. Bennett (if it proves ac- 

 ceptable to him) from Mr. Dunbar. 



The windmill, being again in repair, goes to work and 

 does all the pumping. 



Took down our quarter deck awning to-day, letting 

 in a flood of sunlight to the cabin and my room that 

 was as pretty as a picture. At midnight a large flock 

 of fowl, probably wild geese, flying from S. E. to N. W., 

 crossed the stern of the ship within sight but not within 

 range. 



May 22d, Saturday. — This morning Melville and 

 myself, accompanied by Aneguin, took a team of eigh- 

 teen dogs and went out to bring in the bear killed yes- 

 terday. Upon reaching the young ice and proceeding 

 along it for a mile, we found it had opened so much as 

 to make us take to the rough ice for about a quarter of 

 a mile to avoid it. Reaching the bear, w^e soon had 

 him loaded on the sled and started back. So thin was 

 the young ice, that the weight (425 pounds) of the 

 cleaned and dressed carcass added to our weights caused 

 the whole surface to vibrate more than once, and finally 

 it broke under us. We had such speed on at the time 

 that only the rear end of the sled went through, so we 



