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ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. 



Press Channel, as I named it, in honor of the Associated Press of 

 the Queen City — between Kingaite and Pugh Island.* 



At 3 P.M., while we pursued our journey down the channel, an 

 exciting scene occurred. A polar bear, with its cub, was observed 

 on the ice near the base of a bold high mountain. Immediately 

 the dogs were stopped and the guns loaded. Koojesse forgot that 

 he was lame and sick, and prepared to join us in the hunt. I, 

 with spy-glass in hand, watched the bear's movements, and when 

 all was ready, the dogs were again started. They soon caught 

 sight of the prey, and bounded forward. While drawing us with 

 great speed, and when within 200 fathoms, the draught-line of the 

 leader was cut, and away he flew toward the bear. Then anoth- 

 er, and then another of the running dogs was cut loose and sent 

 in chase, until all were free from the sledge and in pursuit. 



THE BEAK-HUNT. 



The bear, with her cub following, made her way over the bro- 

 ken ice between the main ice and the shore, direct for the mount- 

 ain steep, which they at once began to ascend. One of the dogs 



* Named after George E. Pugh, of Cincinnati, Ohio. This island is ten miles 

 long, the centre being in lat. 63° 16' N., long. 68° W. 



