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CHAPTER VII.

Hans and his Family.—Petowak Glacier.—A Snow-Storm.—The
Ice-Pack.—Entering Smith Sound.—A Severe Gale.—Collision
with Icebergs.—Encounter with the Ice-Fields.—Retreat from the
Pack.—At Anchor in Hartstene Bay.—Entering Winter Quarters 68


CHAPTER VIII.

Our Winter Harbor.—Preparing for Winter.—Organization of Duties.—Scientific
Work.—The Observatory.—Schooner Driven
Ashore.—The Hunters.—Sawing a Dock.—Frozen up.—Sunset 92


CHAPTER IX.

Sunset.—Winter Work.—My Dog-Teams.—"My Brother John's
Glacier."—Hunting.—Peat Beds.—Esquimau Graves.—Putrefaction
at Low Temperatures.—Sonntag climbs the Glacier.—Hans
and Peter.—My Esquimau People.—The Esquimau Dog.—Surveying
the Glacier.—The Sailing-Master.—His Birthday
Dinner 101


CHAPTER X.

Journey on the Glacier.—The First Camp.—Scaling the Glacier.—Character
of its Surface.—The Ascent.—Driven back by a Gale.—Low
Temperature.—Dangerous Situation of the Party.—A
Moonlight Scene 127


CHAPTER XI.

Important Results of the recent Journey.—The Glacier System of
Greenland.—General Discussion of the Subject.—Illustrations
drawn from the Alpine Glaciers.—Glacier Movement.—Outline
of the Greenland Mer de Glace 137


CHAPTER XII.

My Cabin.—Surveying.—Castor and Pollux.—Concerning Scurvy.—Dangers
of eating Cold Snow.—Knorr and Starr.—Frost-Bites.—Hans,
Peter, and Jacob again.—Coal Account.—The Fires.—Comfort
of our Quarters.—The House on Deck.—Mild Weather.—Jensen.—Mrs.
Hans.—John Williams, the Cook.—A Cheerful
Evening 149


CHAPTER XIII.

Increasing Darkness.—Daily Routine.—The Journal.—Our Home.—Sunday.—Return
of Sonntag.—A Bear-Hunt.—The Open
Water.—Accident to Mr. Knorr.—A Thaw.—"The Port Foulke