INTRODUCTION.
PAGE
Plan of the Expedition.—First Announcement.—Appeal to Scientific
Societies.—Aid solicited.—Public Lectures.—Liberality of
various Societies and Individuals.—Vessel purchased in Boston.—Interest
manifested in that City.—Difficulty in obtaining a proper
Crew.—Organization of the Party.—Scientific Outfit.—Abundant
Supplies 1
CHAPTER I.
Leaving Boston.—At Anchor in Nantasket Roads.—At Sea 13
CHAPTER II.
Passage to the Greenland Coast.—Discipline.—The Decks at Sea.—Our
Quarters.—The First Iceberg.—Crossing the Arctic Circle.—The
Midnight Sun.—The Endless Day.—Making the
Land.—A Remarkable Scene among the Bergs.—At Anchor in
Pröven Harbor 16
CHAPTER III.
The Colony of Pröven.—The Kayak of the Greenlander.—Scarcity
of Dogs.—Liberality of the Chief Trader.—Arctic Flora 28
CHAPTER IV.
Upernavik.—Hospitality of the Inhabitants.—Death and Burial of
Gibson Caruthers.—A Lunch on Board.—Adieu 35
CHAPTER V.
Among the Icebergs.—Dangers of Arctic Navigation.—A Narrow
Escape from a Crumbling Berg.—Measurement of an Iceberg 44
CHAPTER VI.
Entering Melville Bay.—The Middle Ice.—The Great Polar Current.—A
Snow-Storm.—Encounter with an Iceberg.—Making
Cape York.—Rescue of Hans 57
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CONTENTS.
