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INDEX 



35 ; use of skis in the, 165 ; snowhouses 



not built by explorers of, 175-176; 



difference between seals of, and of Arctic, 



309-310, 502. 

 Anthony, Harry, friend at Rampart House, 



683. 

 Arctic regions, mistaken conception of, 



7-8 ; real character of, 8-9 ; justification 



for exploration of, 73-74; region of 



maximum inaccessibility in the, 731-736. 

 Arden, D'Arcy, Chipman's trip overland 



with, 754. 

 Armstrong Point, winter quarters of Polar 



Bear near, 401. 

 Arnaretuak, handsome Eskimo woman, 



468. 

 Asasela, James (Jim Fiji), sailor on PoZar 



Bear, 395 ; with Gonzales' party in visit 



to Minto Inlet Eskimos, 430-437; life 



history of, 666-667. 

 Asatsiak, Point Hope Eskimo, 28, 56, 79. 

 Atkon, Church of England schooner, 388; 



voyage of, to Cape Bathurst, 393, 394; 



delay caused by lack of promptness in 



arriving, 394. 

 Atlantic theory of ice navigation, 44-45; 



followed by author in the Karluk, 48. 

 Auktok method of seal hunting, 305-309. 

 Auroras in the North, 415. 

 Australia, lessons in eating habits from, 



356. 

 Axel Heiberg Islands, glaciers in, 12. 



Bacon, Fort, new Hudson's Bay post, 390. 



Baffin Island, glaciers in, 12. 



BaiUie Islands, Eskimos of peculiar type 

 at, 468-469. 



Banks Island, animal life in, 18 ; a summer 

 of hunting in, 242-249 ; intimate knowl- 

 edge of, acquired, 249 ; beauty and 

 homelikeness of, 258 ; the Mary Sachs at, 

 266-277 ; the autumn hunt in, 278-284 ; 

 first crossing of (1915), 364-373; the 

 crossing to, winter of 1915-16, 443-445 ; 

 trip along north coast of, 472-4**5 ; 

 differences between author's map of, 

 and previous ones, 473 ; effects of wave 

 action on beaches at, 510 ; return to, 

 on homeward trip in 1917, 636. 



Barker, second mate of Karluk, loss of, 721. 



Barren Ground, a libelous name, 16-17. 



Barrow, Point. See Point Barrow. 



Barry Island, exploration of, 749. 



Barter Island, stranding of Polar Bear at 

 (1917), 671-672. 



Bartlett, Captain "Bob," 27; reasons 

 for engaging, and justification of choice. 



47-48 ; news of, received at Cape Kel- 

 lett, 270 ; point of view of, in account of 

 last voyage of Karluk, 703 ; handling of 

 Karluk party by, on last voyage, 703-730. 



Bathurst, Cape, stop at, in 1915, 387. 



Baur, W. J. ("Levi"), 142; dramatic 

 meeting with, at Cape Kellett, 268-269 ; 

 steward on Polar Bear, 395 ; record kept 

 by, of caribou killed on Victoria Island 

 (1915), 402. 



Beaches, raised, 509-510. 



Bear, U. S. Revenue Cutter, 41-42 ; at- 

 tempts rescue of Karluk survivors, 725. 



Bears, characteristics of polar, 155-157 

 hair of, for fuel, 196 ; first encounter 

 with, after leaving Alaska, 211-216 

 meat of, as food, 211-212; motions of 

 as guide to hunters, 289 ; shooting of 

 in Banks Island, 289-290; catching of 

 seals by, 303-304 ; eyesight of, 307 

 food habits of polar, 354 ; rare north of 

 75° N. latitude, 356; hunting of, with 

 dogs, 421, 529-530; question of poison- 

 ous character of liver of polar, 479-482 ; 

 in Lougheed Island, 622. 



Beaufort Sea, exploration of, a main task 

 of expedition, 97 ; eddy in the, 185 n. ; 

 Storkerson's account of drifting in the, 

 689-703. 



Beaufort Sea theory of ice navigation, 44- 

 45. 



Beliefs of Eskimos, 107, 409-415, 439-442. 



Belvedere, steam whaler, 100; Christmas 

 (1913) spent on, 101. 



Bernard, Joseph F., captain of Teddy Bear, 

 378, 739. 



Bernard, Captain Peter, 27 ; support given 

 author by, at time of CoUinson Point 

 difficulty, 116, 121 ; further support 

 given author, 139 ; special qualifications 

 for arctic work, 140 ; serious accident 

 to, 144 ; island named for, 227 ; the 

 meeting with, at Cape Kellett, 267-268 ; 

 winter occupations of, at Cape Kellett, 

 291-292; reported death of , 387 ; as a 

 sledge maker, 399; attempted trip of, 

 from Cape Kellett to Liddon Gulf, 599 ; 

 tragic story of death of, 646-654. 



Bernard Harbor, named for Captain 

 Joseph Bernard, 378, 739. 



Bernard Island, discovery of, 227 ; map 

 made of, by Storkerson, 235 ; record 

 placed in beacon on, 237. 



Bernier, J. E., depot of, discovered at Win- 

 ter Harbor, 576-578 ; record of, found 

 on Melville Island, 624-625 ; house of, 

 near Parry's Rock, 632. 



