Vil CONTENTS. CHAPTER VI. The gale—Anchored to a berg which proves to be a treacherous onc—Dangers of the “‘pack”—Beset in the ice—Ifivins shows an inquiring mind— Walruses—Gale freshens—Chains and cables—Holding on for life—An unexpected discovery—A ‘‘nip” and its terrible consequences—Voked to an tceberg CHAPTER VII. New characters introduced—An old game under novel etrcumstances—Re- markable appearances wn the sky—O’ Riley mects with a mishap ......... 85 CHAPTER VIII. Fred and the doctor goon an excursion in which, among other strange things, they meet with red snow and a white bear, and Fred makes his PSE CSSEY AS Ch SPOPESMLGAL. iv ecices leeds col Lasoteash fis leniescoeteeiag eetoee eer OO, CHAPTER IX. The *‘ Dolphin” gets beset in the iec— Preparations for wintering in the ice— Captain: Guy’scode of laws: ole. ee ae eas ee, 112 CHAPTER X. Beginning of winter—Meetuck effects a remarkable change in the men’s appearance—Mossing, and working, and plans for a winter cam- PUY eels, Mocancer nua y te a er teerts cians Most sane) iia Cae 125 CHAPTER XI, A hunting-capedition, in the course of which the hunters meet with, many interesting, dangerous, peculiar, and remarkable cepertences, and make acquaintance with seals, walruses, deci, and rabbits ...................... 140 CHAPTER XII. A dangerous sheep tntervupted—A night in a snouw-hut, and an unpleasant WUSULOTS STO UWed Mp uck sear) Melony as! ee. aol INANE 155 CHAPTER NXTII. Tourney resumcd—The hunters mect with bears and have a great fight, in which the dogs ave suffercrs—A bear's dinner—Mode in which Avetic rocks travel— The teebeltst, eee ek leceviscet- vetce soddevae sehebsh else 169