CONTENTS. V 



CHAPTER XIV. 



THE VOYAGES OF BAEENTS. 



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North-Eastern Voyages of the Dutch Barents reaches Nova Zembla Adventures with the Polar Bears Large Trading 

 Expedition organised Failure of the Venture Reward Offered for the Discovery of a North-East Passage Third 

 Voyage Dangers of the Ice Forced to Winter on Nova Zembla Erection of a House Intense Cold Philo- 

 sophical Dutchmen Attacks from Bears Returning Spring The Vessel Abandoned Preparations for a Start 

 The Company Enfeebled and Down-hearted Voyage of 1,700 miles in Two Small Boats Death of Barents and 

 Adrianson Perils of Arctic Navigation Enclosed in the Ice Death of a Sailor Meeting with Russians Arrival 

 in Lapland Home once more Discovery of the Barents Relics by Carlsen Voyages of Adams, Weymouth, 

 Hall, and -Knight 129 



CHAPTER XV. 



VOYAGES OF HUDSON AND HIS SUCCESSORS. 



Henry Hudson's Voyages Projected Passage over the Pole Second Expedition A Mermaid Sighted- Third Voyage 

 in the Dutch Service Discovery of the Hudson River Last Voyage Discovery of Hudson's Bay Story of an 

 Arctic Tragedy Abacuk Pricket's Narrative Their Winter Stay Rise of a Mutiny Hudson and Nine Com- 



Binions Set Adrift and Left to Die Retribution Four of the Mutineers Killed Sufferings from Starvation 

 eath of a Ringleader Arrival in Ireland Suspicious Circumstances Baffin's Voyages Danish Expeditions to 

 Greenland Jens Munk and his Unfortunate Companions Sixty-one Persons Starved to Death Voyage of Three 

 Survivors across the Atlantic An unkingly King Death of Munk Moxon's Dutch Beer-house Story Wood 

 and Flawes Wreck of Wood's Vessel Knight's Fatal Expedition Slow Starvation and Death of the whole 

 Company The Middleton and Dobbs' Agitation 20,000 offered for the Discovery of the North-West Passage . . 144 



CHAPTER XVI. 



EXPEDITIONS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTUEY. 



Paucity of Arctic Expeditions in the Eighteenth Century Phipps' Voyage Walls of Ice Ferocious Sea-horses A 

 Beautiful Glacier Cook's Voyage A Fresh Attempt Extension of the Government Rewards Cape Prince of 

 Wales Among the Tchuktchis-Icy Cape Baffled by the Ice Russian Voyages The two Unconquerable Capes- 

 Peter the Great Behring's Voyages Discovery of the Straits The Third Voyage Scurvy and Shipwreck Death 

 of the Commander New Siberia The Ivory Islands 154 



CHAPTER XVII. 



THE EXPEDITIONS OF EOSS AND PAEEY. 



Remarkable Change in the Greenland Ice-Fields Immense Icebergs found out of their Latitudes Ross the First's 

 Expedition Festivities among the Danes Interviews with Esquimaux Crimson Snow A Mythical Discovery 

 The Croker Mountains Buchan's Expedition Bursting of Icebergs Effects of Concussion The Creation of an 

 Iceberg Spitzbergen in Summer Animated Nature Millions of Birds Refuge in an Ice-pack Parry and his 

 Exploits His Noble Character- -First Arctic Voyage Sails over the Croker Mountains 162 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



PAEEY' S EXPEDITIONS (continued). 



Five Thousand Pounds Earned by Parry's Expedition Winter Quarters Theatre An Arctic Newspaper Effects of 

 Intense Cold The Observatory Burned Down Return to England Parry's Second Expedition - Young " Ice- 

 Winter at Lyon's Inlet A Snow Village in Winter and Spring Break-up of the Ice The Vessels in a Terrible 

 Position Third Winter Quarters Parry's Fourth Winter The Fury Abandoned The Old Griper and her Noble 

 Crew 170 



CHAPTER XIX. 



PAEEY' S BOAT AND SLEDGE EXPEDITION. 



Parry's_Attempt at the Pole Hecla Cove Boat and Sledge Expedition Mode of Travelling Their Camps Laborious 

 Efforts Broken Ice Midnight Dinners and Afternoon Breakfasts Labours of Sisyphus Drifting Ice Highest 

 Latitude Reached Return Trip to the Ship -Parry's Subsequent Career Wrangell's Ice Journeys . . . .178 



CHAPTER XX. 



THE MAGNETIC POLE A LAND JOURNEY TO THE POLAR SEA. 



Sir John Ross and the Victory First Steam Vessel Employed in the Arctic Discovery of the Magnetic Pole The 

 British .blag Waving over it Franklin and Richardson's Journeys to the Polar Sea The Coppermine River 

 bea Voyage in Birch-bark Canoes-Return Journey Terrible Sufferings Starvation and Utter Exhaustion Deaths 

 by the Way A Brave Feat Relieved at Length Journey to the Mouth of the Mackenzie- Fracas with the 

 Esquimaux Peace Restored 186 



CHAPTER XXI. 



VOYAGE OF THE TERROR. 



Back's effort to reach Repulse Bay Nine Months in the Ice The Terror Nipped and Crushed A General Disruption- 

 Extreme Peril Increase of Pressure Providential Delivery Another Nip Bow of the Ship Split Preparations for 

 Emergencies The Crew An early Break-up Frozen Again A Tremendous Rush of Ice The Day of Release . 196 



