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INDEX. 



expectations of, 234, 235 ; kept in use, 

 240, 244, 245, 247-250, 257, 261, 262, 

 266, 271 ; breaks down, 272; further 

 use, 307, 313, 316, 332; used only for 

 distilling, 368. 



Bears, the' first hunt for, 128; the first 

 one killed, 149, 236, 238; dogs fight- 

 ing with, 304 ; a successful chase, 

 348; tenacity of life in, 351, 352; 

 'meeting of a bear with the captain, 

 426; a group of, 431; dimensions of 

 a prize, 462 ; a severe fight, 524. 



Bchring Sea, character of the, 98. 



Behring Strait, proposed as a route for 

 the expedition, 45, 46 ; decided upon, 

 48: passed through by the Jcannette, 

 104. 



Bennett, James Gordon, suggested by 

 Mr. Grinnell as the founder of an 

 Arctic expedition, 43 ; his consulta- 

 tions with G. W. De L., 43 ; writes 

 concerning Dr. Petermann, 47 ; his 

 testimonial of Cole, 53 ; his refusal 

 to interfere in appointments, 62 ; re- 

 ceives advice, 69 ; his farewell dis- 

 patch, 72 ; his intentions toward the 

 crew, 82 ; his efforts to send help, 

 864. 



Bennett Island, first discovery of, 634 ; 

 Mr. Dunbar sent to look for, 645 ; re- 

 port of Mr. Dunbar, 652 ; seen to be 

 not one of the Liakhoff islands, 655 ; 

 is shown the stars and stripes, 665 ; 

 landed upon, 676 ; added to Ameri- 

 can soil, 679 ; measures taken to ex- 

 plore, 680 ; its geological formation, 

 681 ; left behind, 692. 



Berrv, Lieut., 862, 863. 



Bessells, Dr., 42. 



Bills of fare, 166, 876. 



Boats, distribution of company in, 694. 



Bone Harpoon heads, 101. 



Bone-pipe, 99. 



Borkhia, Cape, reached by the whale- 

 boat party, 831. 



Bovd helps to show where the leak is 

 not, 248. 



Braine, D. L., captain of the Juniata, 

 orders of to G. W. De L., 13 ; wel- 

 comes him back with relief, 31, 36. 



Brick Church, 85. 



Brown Island, 17, 27. 



Bulcur, reached by Nindemann and 

 Noros, 815 ; visited by Mr. Melville 

 839, 845. 



Brushwood, odor of burning, 415. 



Bulun reached by Nindemann and No- 

 ros, 823 ; a station occupied by the 

 men at different times, 837, 838", 839, 

 846,851. 



Bulun, North, 840, 841. 



Burulak, 838, 839, 846. 



Butterflv, found in the Arctic Ocean, 

 639. 



Canandaigua, IT. S. S., G. W. De L. 



ordered to, 7 ; cruise of, 8. 



Canned meats, tastelessness of, 238. 



Carbonic acid, experiments to deter- 

 mine the amount of, in sleeping quar- 

 ters, 131, 135, 165; increase of, 247; 

 tests of, 340 ; reappearance of, and 

 precautions, 470. 



Chinese boy on the Jeannette, misery of 

 when sea-sick, 78 ; his uselessness, 

 94 ; is discharged and sent back, 99. 



Chipp, Charles W., accompanies G. W. 

 De L. on the Little Juniata, 14, 18; 

 the choice of G. W. De L. as his lieu- 

 tenant, 43 ; is detached from the Ash- 

 uelot and assigned to the Jeannette, 

 62 ; charged with selection of the crew, 

 68 ; his character, 79, 91 ; lands at 

 Serdze Kamen and makes inquiries 

 regarding Nordenskjold, 108; sent 

 with a party to explore Herald Isl- 

 and, 123; his report, 124; observa- 

 tions of on ice-openings, 164 ; his en- 

 ergy in an emergency, 223 ; flies kites, 

 526 ; overworked, 532 ; on the sick 

 list, 549; his description of calling 

 the watch, 673 ; sent with a party to 

 explore the west side of Bennett Isl- 

 and, 684 ; his return, 688 ; in com- 

 mand of the second cutter; instruc- 

 tions given him, 730 ; the last that 

 was seen of him and his party, 828 ; 

 the search made for him, 861. 



Christmas, 1879, 202; 1880, 495; the 

 dinner, 496. 



Chuckch language, the, 100, 101. 



Coal, economical use of, 133 ; bitumin- 

 ous, found on Bennett Island, 680. 



Cochran, Pavmaster, 203. 



Cogan, Captain, 99, 100. 



Cold weather, signs of, 191,212; borne 

 well by the men, 265 ; sensitiveness 

 to, 475 ; influence on observations, 

 477 ; personal comfort in, 505 ; more 

 perceptible in summer than in winter, 

 531. 



Cole, John, boatswain, employed by Mr. 

 Bennett and transferred to the Jean- 

 nette, 52 ; on watch, 77 ; his tem- 

 perament, 81 ; dances a jig, 208 ; suf- 

 fers from mental aberration, 847 ; re- 

 quires a special attendant, 848. 



Collins, Jerome J., meteorologist of the 

 expedition, 66 ; his relations with G. 

 W. De L. and the officers, 67; on the 

 voyage to the north, 78 ; his disposi- 

 tion to pun, 92 ; on a hunting party, 

 94 ; photographs the first bear caught, 

 129; discovers opening in ice, 165; 



