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Old Whaling Captains-Our Schooner-Sealers-Ice Dangers-

Our Crew-Ralph the Rover-The Shetlands-Scalloway

Castle-Lerwick-Hard Times - Hialtlandia-Over-Greedi-

ness-Fin Whales-Right Whales-Whales' Food-Adven-

tures with Whales.

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CHAPTER II.

Troubles in the Ice-Sea Birds-Wanderings on Shore-Objects

of the Sea-shore-Extinct Craters-Fox Hunting-Aspect of

the Icy Sea-First Experiences--In the Ice-Seal Shooting—

Shoals of Seals-Seals and their Habits-Collecting Seal Oil

-A Long Jump-Fog Gathering-Dodges to get within

Range-Disappointment-Seal Battue-Danger Averted . 87

CHAPTER III.

Peterhead Steamers-Fleet of Sealers-Narwhal-We "Lie on

Bran"-A Fall! A Fall!-Monodon Monoceros-Arctic Black

Hole of Calcutta-Drifting Ice-Pursuit of Narwhal—A Sad

Picture-Seals out of Water

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CHAPTER IV.

Only a Fly-Summer Beverages-Whale Adventure-Death of

the Whale--Flencing the Whale-Wasted Ice-The Dreamer

-Cunning of the Bear-Enthusiastic Nimrods-Dead Whale

-The Farmer-Bear Outwitted-Awkward Complication-

Deep Sea Soundings

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CHAPTER V.

Miller-Casella Thermometer-Southerly Drift of Ice-Various

Observations-Temperature Table-Diary Extracts -Star-

Fish-End of Observations

CHAPTER VI.

Spitzbergen-The Gateway to the Polynia-Moffen Island-

Walrus-Sea Devils-Moffen Island-New Dangers-Forma-

tion of Ice Floes

CHAPTER VII.

Difficulties in Narrow Waters-The Wounded Sea Bird-Nature

most Desolate-Deer Stalking—The Drive

CHAPTER VIII.

Russian Memorials-Long Years of Waiting-Landing in Pursuit

of Game-White Whale-Netting Large Game

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CHAPTER IX.

A Short Cut-A Dangerous Descent-A Signal not Understood—

Reindeer-Game less Abundant-A Day's Outing-On the

Mountain Side-A Scramble-A Push and a Pinch-A Love

Letter

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER X.

Foreign Sailors-Old Stagers-The Snow Goose-A Remote Guano

Bed-Geological Rambles

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CHAPTER XI.

Barentsz's Voyage-Nova Zembla-Russians and Hollanders—

Linschoten-Gerard le Ver-The Waigatz-Adventure with a

Bear-Barentsz and Rijp-Beeren Island-Commencement of

Winter-Sun Disappears-Effects of Refraction-Scientific

Observations-Death of Barentsz-Barentsz's Relics

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CHAPTER XII.

Professor Nordenskiold-Boats for the Journey-Method of Travel-

ling-Parry's Journal-Latitude 81° 31′ 41′′ N.-Meteoro-

logical Observations-Stout-built Boats-Thickness of the Ice

-Formation of Ice-Long Time getting to 83°-If they had

a Steamer-New Appliances-Dogs not Approved of-Shall

we go North ?-Our Schooner-Whitby Lights-Old Customs

Preserved-Scientific Inquiry in the North-Spitzbergen

Route-Navigation comparatively Easy-Smith Sound Advo-

cates The Lydiana - New Land Reconnoitred - Iceberg

System

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