CONTENTS 



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Introduction ........ 



kolguev and the navigators ..... 



Part I. . . . . . . . . . T 



Shows how we sailed for Kolguev — Tells of the conditions of the ice of 

 Barents Sea in 1894 — How we at length defeated the ice and reached 

 Kolguev — Of our various landings on that island— Of what it looked 

 like and what we found there, and of how at last, being short of coal 

 and the ice threatening to overwhelm us, the Saxon was obliged to 

 hurry away, leaving myself and Thomas Hyland on the lonely isle. 



Part II. ......... 67 



Shows our life in our first solitary camp — How we followed vain hopes — 

 Of foolish wanderings — A seal hunts for ducks — How we walked right 

 across the island — Our interests by the way — Of snow gullies — Of icy 

 rivers — Of the birds and animals — The geology and natural features — 

 And of how, finally, we fell in with the Samoyeds. 



Part III. ......... 133 



Shows how we re-crossed the island with sleighs and many reindeer — Of 

 the wonders these animals performed — Of the manner of life of the 

 Samoyeds — The choom, the sleeping, etc. — How we met On Tipa, the 

 rich man — Of the wolf-like dogs, of knives and boats — Of the crossing 

 of a river, with other matters domestic and not so— And finally, of how 

 we travelled to Scharok harbour to wait for the Saxon, which yet could 

 not come for the ice. 



Part IV. ......... 1S7 



Which treats of our solitary life at Scharok harbour — With how we 

 explored the district — How we sounded the harbour — Of 'the waiter' 

 and his ways, and of new faces — A baby is described somewhat particu- 

 larly, and a Samoyed Saga is given — The reader will learn with other 

 matters how we met the father of the island — How we took the wild 

 geese — And finally, how through want of bread we were compelled to 

 return to life with the Samoyeds. 



