Contents. l'x. 



Chapter XVI. 



SUNDAY AT PORT CHURCHILL. 



PAGE. 



# Preparations for Church — The Rev. Mr. Lofthouse— A Curious Courtship 

 by Photograph and Letter — An Intended Bride Starts from the Old 

 Country to Hudson's Bay to Become the Wife of a Missionary — The 

 Church and the Sermon — Tne Dinner at Churchill, etc 126 



Chapter XVII. 



CHURCHILL PEOPLE AND INDUSTRIES. 



The Half-breeds of Churchill — Their Condition, Habits, etc. — Uncle Sammy 

 and Granny Gray — Description of Churchill Village— The Commerce 

 and Industries of Churchill — Old Fort Prince of Wales 135 



Chapter XVIII. 



THE ATTRACTIONS OF YORK FACTORY. 



An Anchorage in the Open Water — A Voyage in a York Boat — The Streets 

 and Buildings of the Ancient Metropolis of York — The Cree Settle- 

 ment — Great Kindness of the Hudson's Bay Company's People — Sick- 

 ness — Death — A Murder Trial 145 



Chapter XIX. 



AN EXCITING POLAR BEAR HUNT. 



Prom York to Cape Digges — A Pleasant Voyage Across the Bay — Establish- 

 ment of an Observing Station at Digges — A Glance at Cape Wolsten- 

 holme — Capture of Three Polar Bears— Departure from Digges — Arrival 

 at Port DeBoucherville — Weather Notes 159 



Chapter XX. 



ON THE ROCKS OF RESOLUTION. 



The Homeward Journey — Visit to Ashe's Inlet — Stupart's Bay and Port 

 Burwell — Attempt to Make a Landing on Resolution Island — Fast on 

 the Rocks— Arrival at St. John's, N. F. , and Halifax, N. S 173 



Chapter XXL 



PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL. 



Brief Personal Sketches of Lieutenant Gordon, Captain Sopp and Dr Bell — 



Their Peculiarities and Characteristics 180 



Chapter XXII. 



GAME OF THE HUDSON'S BAY REGION. 



The Ptarmigan or Arctic Partridge — The W 7 ild Ducks and Geese — Other 

 Wild Fowl— The Characteristics of the Reindeer or Caribou — Singular 

 Traits and Characteristics of the Polar Bear 186 



Chapter XXILT. 



NORTHERN WHALES AND WHALING. 



An Exciting Vocation —Harpooning a Whale — The Appearance and Habits 

 of the Whale — The Swivel Harpoon-gun — The Man in the Crow's Nest 

 — "A Fall!" — A "Flurry" — Incidents of Whaling — Value of Our 

 Northern Waters 194 



