TO MY NEPHEWS
HERBERT, EDGAR, AND ROBERT
This Translation
is
AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED,
N. D'ANVERS
Clapham, 1873
THE FUR COUNTRY.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| I-01-a | "Mrs Joliffe served out slice after slice" |
| I-01-b | Lieutenant Hobson and Sergeant Long |
| I-01-c | "The Corporal, match in hand, awaited the order of his Captain" |
| I-02-a | The arrival of Thomas Black |
| I-02-b | A savant thawed |
| I-03-a | Thomas Black introduces himself |
| I-04-a | The start from Fort Reliancce |
| I-04-b | "Lieutenant Hobson and the Sergeant led the way," |
| I-05-a | Corporal Joliffe proves his skill in driving, |
| I-05-b | The beginning of the thaw |
| I-05-c | The effects of the thaw |
| I-06-a | A wapiti duel |
| I-06-b | "To the icebergs! to the icebergs!" |
| I-06-c | "There were bears prowling in the pass" |
| I-07-a | The Hare Indians |
| I-08-a | A storm on the lake |
| I-08-b | "Hobson uttered a last despairing cry!" |
| I-08-c | Saved! |
| I-09-a | The mouth of the Coppermine River |
| I-09-b | "Thousands of birds were shot" |
| I-10-a | Traces of an encampment |
| I-11-a | The footprints of a dancer |
| I-11-b | A temporary encampment |
| I-12-a | "I promise you double pay" |
| I-12-b | The site of the fort |
| I-12-c | Collecting materials for the new factory |
| I-13-a | A hunting party |
| I-14-a | Sergeant Long and Madge fishing |
| I-14-a | "From this position they were able," &c. |
| I-15-a | A Morse Hunt |
| I-16-a | Walrus Bay |
| I-16-b | Two shots |
| I-16-c | Rival claimants |
| I-17-a | "A new country was springing into being" |
| I-17-b | "A kind of fete was held" |
| I-18-a | "Mrs Barnett read aloud" |
| I-18-b | "The dogs rushed out" &c. |
| I-19-a | "The body was hauled up" &c. |
| I-19-b | Some living creatures came out of the hut |
| I-19-c | "She ran up to it" &c. |
| I-20-a | "It is more beautiful than an Aurora Borealis!" |
| I-21-a | "The bears were walking about on the roof" |
| I-21-b | "Mrs Barnett pressed the brave man's hand" |
| I-21-b | "Mrs Barnett discharged the contents" &c. |
| I-21-d | "Mingled howls and screams were heard" |
| I-22-a | "Just look at our house now!" |
| I-22-b | "The ice burst" &c. |
| I-22-c | "Its waters were still sweet" &c. |
| I-23-a | "He might be seen standing motionless and silent" |
| I-23-b | "All might watch the progress of the phenomenon" |
| I-23-c | "Please, sir, it's because of the pay" |
| I-23-d | "He shook his fist at the sun" |
| II-02-a | "I think not" |
| II-02-b | "The carpenter fixed upon the beach" &c. |
| II-02-c | "Thomas Black would not even join the exploring party" |
| II-03-a | "They breakfasted" &c. |
| II-03-b | "Numerous furred animals" &c. |
| II-04-a | "He was able to look closely at the steep wall" &c. |
| II-04-b | "Keep hold!" |
| II-04-c | "Corporal Joliffe was extremely fond of him" |
| II-05-a | "Thanks to the Corporal's unwearying exertions" |
| II-05-b | "We are sinking gradually" |
| II-06-a | "Hobson remained crouching" &c. |
| II-060b | "The Lieutenant promised" &c. |
| II-07-a | "Not that way" |
| II-07-b | "Sergeant! Where are you?" |
| II-07-c | "We saw their fire; they will see ours!" |
| II-08-a | "Look, Madge, look!" |
| II-08-b | "The bear seized Kalumah by the clothes" |
| II-08-c | "It was the young Esquimaux girl Kalumah" |
| II-09-a | She murmured, 'Mrs Barnett' |
| II-09-b | "The waves dashed over her kayak" |
| II-09-c | "She covered him with kisses" |
| II-10-a | "The Lieutenant tied round their necks" |
| II-10-b | "Hobson was in dismay" |
| II-11-a | "The wolves came within musket range" |
| II-11-b | "We knew it, sir!" |
| II-12-a | "It was a Polar bear" |
| II-12-b | "Two large waggon sledges were built" |
| II-13-a | "Some of the icebergs assumed extraordinary forms" |
| II-13-b | "We must pass somehow" |
| II-14-a | "Marbre flung his running noose skilfully," |
| II-14-b | "Everybody started back" |
| II-15-a | "It was dashed upon the ice-field with a fearful crash" |
| II-15-b | "I think it is time to retrace our steps" |
| II-16-a | "It is a frost-rime" |
| II-16-b | "He took the altitude" |
| II-17-a | "When an unexpected noise" |
| II-17-b | "It was like an army of icebergs" &c. |
| II-18-a | "Poor things! poor things!" |
| II-18-b | "And a figure appeared" &c. |
| II-19-a | "Examining the state of the sea" &c. |
| II-19-b | "Mrs Barnett sobbed aloud" |
| II-20-a | "The lower framework was already floating" |
| II-20-b | "He escaped with a ducking" |
| II-21-a | "The embarkation of provisions, &c., had to be put off" |
| II-22-a | "He tightened them," &c. |
| II-22-b | "Mrs Barnett turned and looked Madge full in the face" |
| II-23-a | "A beam . . . sunk deep into the earth" &c. |
| II-23-b | "The colonists, falling on their knees, returned thanks to God" |
| II-24-a | Kalumah and the bear |
CONTENTS
Part I
| [I] | A Soiree at Fort Reliance |
| [II] | The Hudson's Bay Fur Company |
| [III] | A Savant Thawed |
| [IV] | A Factory |
| [V] | From Fort Reliance to Fort enterprise |
| [VI] | A Wapiti Duel |
| [VII] | The Arctic Circle |
| [VIII] | The Great Bear Lake |
| [IX] | A Storm on the Lake |
| [X] | A Retrospect |
| [XI] | Along the Coast |
| [XII] | The Midnight Sun |
| [XIII] | Fort Hope |
| [XIV] | Some Excursions |
| [XV] | Fifteen Miles from Cape Bathurst |
| [XVI] | Two Shots |
| [XVII] | The Approach of Winter |
| [XVIII] | The Polar Night |
| [XIX] | A Neighbourly Visit |
| [XX] | Mercury Freezes |
| [XXI] | The Large Polar Bears |
| [XXII] | Five Months More |
| [XXIII] | The Eclipse of the 18th June 1860 |