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INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
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.
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
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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
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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
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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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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APPENDIX
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