CHAPTER XXXV.
The Arctic Spring.—Snow disappearing.—Plants show Signs of
Life.—Return of the Birds.—Change in the Sea.—Refitting the
Schooner.—The Esquimaux.—Visit to Kalutunah.—Kalutunah's
Account of the Esquimau Traditions.—Hunting-Grounds contracted
by the Accumulation of Ice.—Hardships of their Life.—Their
Subsistence.—The Race dwindling away.—Visit to the Glacier.—Re-survey
of the Glacier.—Kalutunah catching Birds.—A
Snow-Storm and a Gale.—The Mid-day of the Arctic Summer 381
CHAPTER XXXVI.
The Arctic Summer.—The Flora.—The Ice dissolving.— A Summer
Storm of Rain, Hail, and Snow.—The Terraces.—Ice Action.—Upheaval
of the Coast.—Geological Interest of Icebergs and
the Land-Ice.—A Walrus Hunt.—The "Fourth."—Visit to Littleton
Island.—Great Numbers of Eider-Ducks and Gulls.—The
Ice breaking up.—Critical Situation of the Schooner.—Taking
Leave of the Esquimaux.—Adieu to Port Foulke 396
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Leaving Port Foulke.—Effort to reach Cape Isabella.—Meet the
Pack and take Shelter at Littleton Island.—Hunting.—Abundance
of Birds and Walrus.—Visit to Cairn Point.—Reaching
the West Coast.—View from Cape Isabella.—Plans for the Future.—Our
Results.—Chances of reaching the Polar Sea discussed.—The
Glaciers of Ellesmere Land 416
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Leaving Smith Sound.—Crossing the North Water.—Meeting the
Pack.—The Sea and Air teeming with Life.—Remarkable Refraction.—Reaching
Whale Sound.—Surveying in a Boat.—The
Sound traced to its Termination.—Meeting Esquimaux at Iteplik.—Habits
of the Esquimaux.—Marriage Ceremony.—The Decay
of the Tribe.—View of Barden Bay.—Tyndall Glacier 426
CHAPTER XXXIX.
Homeward Bound.—Entering Melville Bay.—Encounter with a
Bear.—Meeting the Pack.—Making the "South Water."—Reaching
Upernavik.—The News.—To Goodhaven.—Liberality
of the Danish Government and the Greenland Officials.—Driven
out of Baffin Bay by a Gale.—Crippled by the Storm and forced
to take Shelter in Halifax.—Hospitable Reception.—Arrival in
Boston.—Realize the State of the Country.—The Determination.—Conclusion 439
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