| CHAPTER I. |
| Cause of delay in equipment—Fittings of the 'Fox'—Volunteers forArctic service—Assistance from public departments—Reflectionsupon the undertaking—Instructions and departure—Orkneys andGreenland—Fine Arctic scenery—Danish establishments in Greenland—Frederickshaab,in Davis' Straits, | Page [1] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Fiskernaes and Esquimaux—The 'Fox' reaches Disco—Disco Fiord—Summerscenery—Waigat Strait—Coaling from the mine—PurchasingEsquimaux dogs—Heavy gale off Upernivik—Melville Bay—Themiddle ice—The great glacier of Greenland—Reindeercross the glacier, | [19] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| Melville Bay—Beset in Melville Bay—Signs of winter—The comingstorm—Drifting in the pack—Canine appetite—Resigned to a winterin the pack—Dinner stolen by sharks—The Arctic shark—Whitewhales and killers, | [35] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Snow crystals—Dog will not eat raven—An Arctic school—The dogsinvade us—Bear-hunting by night—Ice-artillery—Arctic palates—Suddenrise of temperature—Harvey's idea of a sortie, | [51] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Burial in the pack—Musk oxen in lat. 80° north—Thrift of the Arcticfox—The aurora affects the electrometer—An Arctic Christmas—Sufferingsof an Arctic party—Ice acted on by wind only—Howthe sun ought to be welcomed—Constant action of the ice—Returnof the seals—Revolving storm, | [67] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| A bear-fight—An ice-nip—Strong gales, rapid drift—The 'Fox'breaks out of the pack—Hanging on to floe-edge—The Arctic bear—Anice tournament—The 'Fox' in peril—A storm in the pack—Escapefrom the pack, | [84] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| A holiday in Greenland—A lady blue with cold—The loves of Greenlanders—Closeshaving—Meet the whalers—Information of whalers—Disco—Danishhospitality—Sail from Disco—Kindness ofthe whalers—Danish establishments in Greenland, | [100] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| 'Fox' nearly wrecked—Afloat, and push ahead—Arctic hairbreadthescapes—Nearly caught in the pack—Shooting little auks—TheArctic Highlanders—Cape York—Crimson snow—Struggling tothe westward—Reach the West-land—Off the entrance of LancasterSound, | [116] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Off Cape Warrender—Sight the whalers again—Enter Pond's Bay—Communicatewith Esquimaux—Ascend Pond's Inlet—Esquimauxinformation—Arctic summer abode—An Arctic village—No intelligenceof Franklin's ships—Arctic trading—Geographical informationof natives—Information of Rae's visit—Improvidence ofEsquimaux—Travels of Esquimaux, | [132] |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Leave Pond's Bay—A gale in Lancaster Sound—The Beechey IslandDepôt—An Arctic monument—Reflections at Beechey Island—Proceedup Barrow's Strait—Peel Sound—Port Leopold—Prince Regent'sInlet—Bellot Strait—Flood-tide from the west—Unsuccessful efforts—Fox'sHole—No water to the west—Precautionary measures—Fourthattempt to pass through, | [153] |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Proceed westward in a boat—Cheerless state of the western sea—Strugglesin Bellot Strait—Falcons, good Arctic fare—The resources ofBoothia Felix—Future sledge travelling—Heavy gales—Hobson'sparty start—Winter quarters—Bellot Strait—Advanced depôtestablished—Observatories—Intense cold—Autumn travellers—Narrowescape, | [174] |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Death of our engineer—Scarcity of game—The cold unusually trying—Jolly,under adverse circumstances—Petersen's information—Returnof the sun of 1859—Early spring sledge-parties—Unusual severity ofthe winter—Severe hardships of early sledging—The western shoresof Boothia—Meet the Esquimaux—Intelligence of Franklin's ships—Returnto the 'Fox'—Allen Young returns, | [192] |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Dr. Walker's sledge journey—Snow-blindness attacks Young's party—Departureof all sledge-parties—Equipment of sledge-parties—Meetthe same party of natives—Intelligence of the second ship—My depôtrobbed—Part company from Hobson—Matty Island—Desertedsnow-huts—Native sledges—Land on King William's Land, | [217] |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Meet Esquimaux—News of Franklin's people—Frighten a solitaryparty—Reach the Great Fish River—On Montreal Island—Total absenceof all relics—Examine Ogle Peninsula—Discover a skeleton—Vaguenessof Esquimaux information—Cape Herschel—Cairn, | [235] |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| The cairn found empty—Discover Hobson's letter—Discovery of Crozier'srecord—The deserted boat—Articles discovered about the boat—Theskeletons and relics—The boat belonged to the 'Erebus'—Conjectures, | [253] |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Errors in Franklin's records—Relics found at the cairn—Reflections onthe retreat—Returning homeward—Geological remarks—Difficultiesof summer sledging—Arrive on board the 'Fox'—NavigableN.W. passage—Death from scurvy—Anxiety for Captain Young—Youngreturns safely, | [272] |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Signs of release—Dearth of animal life—Owl is good beef—Beat outof winter quarters—Our game-list—Reach Fury Beach—Escape fromRegent's Inlet—In Baffin's Bay—Captain Allen Young's journey—Disco;sad disappointment—Part from our Esquimaux friends—Adieuto Greenland—Arrive home, | [292] |
| Conclusion, | [315] |
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| APPENDIX. |
| No. I.—A Letter to Viscount Palmerston, K.G., &c., from LadyFranklin, | [319] |
| No. II.—Memorial to the Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston, M.P.,G.C.B., | [329] |
| No. III.—List of Relics of the Franklin Expedition brought toEngland in the 'Fox' by Captain M'Clintock, | [334] |
| No. IV.—Geological Account of the Arctic Archipelago, by ProfessorHaughton, | [341] |
| No. V.—List of Subscribers to the 'Fox' Expedition, | [373] |