Weekly News."—The Tide-Register.—The Fire-Hole.—Hunting
Foxes.—Peter 165
CHAPTER XIV.
Midwinter.—The Night of Months.—Brilliancy of the Moonlight.—Mild
Temperatures.—Remarkable Weather.—A Shower.—Depth
of Snow.—Snow Crystals.—An Epidemic among the Dogs.—Symptoms
of the Disorder.—Great Mortality.—Only one Team
left.—New Plans.—Schemes for reaching the Esquimaux in Whale
Sound 192
CHAPTER XV.
The Arctic Midnight.—Sonntag starts for Whale Sound.—Effects
of Darkness on the Spirits.—Routine of Duties.—Christmas Eve.—Christmas
Day.—The Christmas Dinner 200
CHAPTER XVI.
The New Year.—Looking for Sonntag.—The Aurora Borealis.—A
Remarkable Display.—Depth of Snow.—Strange Mildness of
the Weather.—The Open Sea.—Evaporation at Low Temperatures.—Looking
for the Twilight.—My Pet Fox 212
CHAPTER XVII.
The Arctic Night 222
CHAPTER XVIII.
Prolonged Absence of Mr. Sonntag.—Preparing to look for him.—Arrival
of Esquimaux.—They report Sonntag dead.—Arrival of
Hans.—Condition of the Dogs.—Hans's Story of the Journey 227
CHAPTER XIX.
Sonntag.—Twilight increasing.—A Deer-Hunt.—The Arctic Foxes.—The
Polar Bear.—Adventures with Bears.—Our New Esquimaux.—Esquimau
Dress.—A Snow House.—Esquimau Implements.—A
Walrus Hunt 236
CHAPTER XX.
Looking for the Sun.—The Open Sea.—Birds 248
CHAPTER XXI.
Sunrise 251
CHAPTER XXII.
Spring Twilight.—Arrival of Esquimaux.—Obtaining Dogs.—Kalutunah,
Tattarat, Myouk, Amalatok and his Son.—An Arctic
Hospital.—Esquimau Gratitude 255
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