CONTENTS 
INTRODUCTION . . ‘ ‘ : ‘ ‘ 5 xix 
KOLGUEV AND THE NAVIGATORS . : é é : » Xxiil 
Part I... : ; : : ‘ . ‘ 3 : I 
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. - . . : a . z : - 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. : . ; F E . : ‘ + 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 Saxo, which yet could 
not come for the ice. 
Part IV. j ‘ i . . ‘ F , . 187 
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. 
