| CHAPTER I. | |
| VOYAGE TO THE BAY. | |
| Introductory—Preparations—The Neptune—The Crew—Coast of Labrador—Port Burwell—Cumberland Gulf—Hudson Strait—Walrus Hunting—Hudson Bay—West Coast of Hudson Bay—Chesterfield Inlet—Arrival at Fullerton | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| WINTER QUARTERS AT FULLERTON. | |
| Fullerton Harbour—Preparations for Winter—Natives—Amusement and Work—Spring Explorations—Mr. Caldwell’s Trip to Wager Inlet—Surveys about Fullerton—Exploration of Coast to Chesterfield Inlet—Trip in Whaleboats to Southampton Island | [25] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| SUMMER CRUISE OF THE NEPTUNE. | |
| Fisher Strait—Ice in Hudson Strait—Supply Ship at Port Burwell—Voyage North—North Greenland Coast—Parker Snow Bay—Smith Sound—Crossing to Cape Sabine—Peary’s Headquarters—Neptune on the Rocks—Taking Possession of Ellesmere Island—East Coast of Ellesmere—Lancaster Sound—Franklin’s Headquarters at Beechey Island—Record of the Gjoa—Port Leopold—Ponds Inlet—Natives—Arctic Salmon—Baffin Bay—Cumberland Gulf—Wakeham Bay—Sugluk Bay—Salisbury Island—Voyage Home | [35] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| HISTORICAL SUMMARY. | |
| Frobisher—Davis—Weymouth—Knight—Hudson—Button—Baffin—Munck—Fox and James—Hudson’s Bay Company—Knight—Middleton and Dobbs—Hearne—Ross and Parry—Parry and Liddon—Parry and Lyon—Franklin—Ross—Back—Dease and Simpson—Rae—Franklin and Crozier—The Franklin Search—Kane—Hayes—Hall—Nares—Markham—Greely—Nansen—Peary—Sverdrup | [71] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| ARCTIC ISLANDS. | |
| Divisions—Physical Features dependant upon Geology—Islands of Hudson Bay—Baffin and Bylot Islands—Islands south of Lancaster Sound—Ellesmere—North Devon—The Parry Islands—The Sverdrup Islands | [112] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| ESKIMOS. | |
| The Central Eskimos—Annual Routine—Winter Months—Snowhouses—Cooking Utensils—Dog Sled—Dogs—Seal Hunting—Seal Spear—Foxes—Trade—Spring Occupations—Summer—Summer Tent—Kyak—Umiak—Harpoon—Caribou Hunting | [131] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| ESKIMOS—Continued. | |
| Manners and Customs—Government—Marriage and Divorce—Murder—Death—Burial—Superstitions and Beliefs—The Goddess Nuliavok—Origin of Races—Future State—Taboos—The Angekok—Amusements—Garments—Adornments—Moral Characteristics | [162] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| GEOLOGY. | |
| Sources of Information—Succession of the Rocks—Earth Movements—Archæan Backbone—Silurian Sea—Devonian and Carboniferous Uplift—Mesozoic and Miocene Tertiary—The Glacial Period—Details of Geology—Archæan—Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, Islands of Group III., Ellesmere and North Devon Islands | [183] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| GEOLOGY—Continued. | |
| Silurian—West Coast of Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, Islands of Group III., Northeast Part of Ellesmere, Jones Sound, North Devon Island, Devonian. Carboniferous—Parry Island, Coal, Ellesmere Island. Mesozoic—Parry and Sverdrup Islands. Tertiary—Banks Island, Ellesmere Island, Coal, Baffin Island. Glacial—Distribution of Boulders—Ice Movements—Hudson Strait, West Coast of Hudson Bay, Labrador, Greatest Intensity of Ice-cap—Marine Terraces. Economic Minerals Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Mica, Graphite, Molybdenite, Lignite and Coal | [210] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| WHALING. | |
| History—The Whaling Fleet—Whaling in Davis Strait and Baffin Bay—Whaling in Hudson Bay—The Right Whale—Whalebone—Scottish Whalers—Ships and Methods—American Whalers—Ships, Crews and Methods—Whaleboats—Spring Whaling—Whaling Stations—Future of the Industry—Other Whales—Porpoises—The Seals—Walrus | [248] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| NAVIGATION OF HUDSON BAY. | |
| Need of Hudson Bay Route—Historical—Navigation of Hudson Strait—Navigation in Hudson Bay—Ports—Currents—Ice from Davis Strait—Ice in Hudson Bay—Period of Navigation—Sailing Directions—Trade—Natural Resources—Advantages of Hudson Bay Route—Storage of Grain—Railway | [283] |
| APPENDIX I. | |
| Meteorological Observations taken on the Neptune | [300] |
| APPENDIX II. | |
| List of Birds and Eggs collected on the Voyage | [314] |
| APPENDIX III. | |
| List of Plants collected in 1904 | [320] |
| APPENDIX IV. | |
| Notes on the Fossils collected on the Voyage | [322] |
| APPENDIX V. | |
| List of the principal Works and Papers consulted in the Preparation of the Report | [337] |
| APPENDIX VI. | |
| Notes on the Physical Condition of the Eskimos | [343] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
SHIP’S COMPANY.
SCIENTIFIC STAFF.
A. P. Low, Commander and Geologist.
L. E. Borden, M.D., Surgeon and Botanist.
G. B. Faribault, M.D., Assistant-Surgeon.
A. Halkett, Naturalist.