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