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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XIX. PAGE 
Progress of the Party—Prostration—Dallas Bay—Death of 
Schubert—The Brig in May—Progress of Spring—McCrary’s 
Return—Dr. Hayes’s Party—Equipment—Schubert’s Fu¬ 
neral.. 229 
CHAPTER XX. 
Seal-hunting—Sir John Franklin—Resources—Acclimatization 
—The Hope—Dr. Hayes’s Return — His Journey—Snow- 
blindness— Cape Hayes—The Dogs tangled—Mending the 
Harness — Capes Lcidy and Frazer—Dobbin Bay—Fletcher 
Webster Headland—Peter Force Bay—New Parties—Their 
Orders—Progress of Season — The Seal—The Netsik and 
Usuk—A Bear—Our Encounter—Change in the Floe. 241 
CHAPTER XXI. 
Progress of Season—Plants in Winter—Birds Returning—Coch- 
learia—The Plants. 265 
CHAPTER XXII. 
Mr. BonsalPs Return—His Story—The Bear in Camp—His Fate 
—Bears at Sport—The Thaws.• • ••. 272 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
Morton’s Return—His Narrative—Peabody Bay—Through the 
Bergs—Bridging the Chasms — The West Land — The Dogs in 
Fright—Open Water—The Ice-foot—The Polar Tides—Capes 
Jackson and Morris — The Channel — Free of Ice Birds and 
Plants—Bear and Cub — The Hunt—The Death—Franklin 
and Lafayette—The Antarctic Flag—Course of Tides — Mount 
Parry—Victoria and Albert Mountains — Resume—-The Birds 
appear — The Vegetation—The Petrel—Cape Constitution— 
Theories of an Open Sea—Illusory Discoveries—Changes of 
Climate—A Suggestion. 280 
