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at the Ship Buying Dogs Ship leaking Small Sledge Trips 

 in the vicinity Gales Preparations for the Sledge Trip 

 Sickness amongst the Natives Getting ready to start on the 

 Sledge Trip across Beaufort Sea. 



V. EQUIPMENT OF A SLEDGE EXPEDITION. . . 159 



Saving Weights Permanent Weights Sledges Means of 

 crossing Water The Sledge Dogs Their care and driving 

 Tent Moisture in the Sleeping Bag Means of preventing 

 it Clothing Furs contra Wool Food Comparison between 

 the Food of different Explorers Malted Milk compared to 

 Pemmican Outfit taken on the Sledge Expedition. 



VI. THE VOYAGE OVER THE PACK ICE .... 188 



The Start Open Lanes Rubble Ice Forced to return 

 Second Start Continued Bad Weather Fail off Cross 

 Island Succeed off Midway Island Thin Ice Lanes Get 

 on Old Ice Cross forming Pressure-ridges Hot Lunch 

 Dog dies Hard going Deep Water Current Other Dog 

 dies Stopped by Open Water Return towards Land 

 Foggy Weather Life on the Icefields. 



VII. THE JOURNEY OVER THE PACK ICE. . . .229 



Storms on the Ice Strong drift Camping Sledges break- 

 ing down Kill Dogs for feed Crossing Pressure-ridges 

 Discussion on the drift Finding the edge of the Continental 

 Shelf Open Water Shooting Seals The Raft Slow pro- 

 gressRubble Ice Trying to regain Land Bad weather and 

 strong drift Crossing lanes on slush ice Hunting Bear- 

 Reach the solid landfloe The Lagoon Eskimos Arrive at 

 the Ship. 



VIII. AT FLAXMAN ISLAND IN SUMMER . .... .278 



The Ship leaking badly Building a House ashore Aban- 

 doning the Vessel Mr. Stefansson Native Dances Spring 

 Arrangement of the Camp Spring Hunting Crew dis- 

 contented Preparations to send them Home Start for Point 

 Barrow Meet Natives Storkersen wounds himself Return 

 to Flaxman Island Waiting for the Steamers to come The 

 first Steamer arrives Leave for Herschel Island. 



