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Adrift in the Ice-Fields

by Charles Winslow Hall

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Adrift in the Ice-Fields.5
CAPT. CHARLES W. HALL,6
ILLUSTRATED.6
PREFACE.7
CONTENTS.9
ILLUSTRATIONS:12
CHAPTER I.14
OUR COMPANY.14
CHAPTER II.21
BUILDING THE ICE-HOUSES.—MATTHEW COLLINS'S GHOST.21
Matthew Collins's Ghost.31
CHAPTER III.45
THE SILVER THAW.—A FOX HUNT.—ANTHONY WORRELL'S DOG.45
A Fox Hunt.46
"Old Anthony Worrell and his Newfoundland Dog".53
CHAPTER IV.58
THE GRAND FLIGHT.—A GOOD STRATAGEM.—THE PACKET LIGHT.58
"The Packet Light.65
CHAPTER V.71
A MAD SPORTSMAN.—SNOW-BLIND.—A NIGHT OF PERIL.71
"A Night of Peril.77
CHAPTER VI.81
ADDITIONS TO THE PARTY.—AN INDIAN OUTFIT.—A CONTESTED ELECTION.81
"A Contested Election.93
CHAPTER VII.98
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.—BREAKING UP OF THE ICE.—JIM MOUNTAIN'S FIGHT WITH THE DEVIL.98
"Jim Mountain's Fight with the Devil."99
CHAPTER VIII.106
FLOAT-SHOOTING.—A GENERAL FIELD-DAY.—CHANGES OF THE ICE.106
CHAPTER IX.112
ADRIFT.112
CHAPTER X.120
THE COUNCIL.—PASSING THE CAPE.120
CHAPTER XI.124
TAKING AN INVENTORY.—SETTING UP THE STOVE.124
CHAPTER XII.133
DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.—AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.—FROZEN UP.133
CHAPTER XIII.141
THE CHAPEL BELL.—THE FIRST SEAL.—THE NORTH CAPE.—A SNOW-SQUALL.141
CHAPTER XIV.147
THE PACK OPENS.—MYSTERIOUS MURMURS.—LOVE SCENES AND SOUNDS.147
CHAPTER XV.156
A SAIL.—THE SEALING GROUNDS.—THE ESQUIMAUX LAMP.—AN INDIAN LEGEND.156
Peter's Story.159
CHAPTER XVI.163
THE BREEDING-GROUNDS OF THE SEAL.—A CURIOUS SIGHT.—A SHARP ENCOUNTER.—ICE CHANGES.163
CHAPTER XVII.173
ENLARGING THE BOAT.—WINGED SCAVENGERS.—NOTICE TO QUIT.173
CHAPTER XVIII.180
A CHANGE OF BASE.—BUILDING A SNOW-HUT.—THE VIEW FROM THE BERG.—A STRANGE MEETING.180
CHAPTER XIX.187
THE RING.—THE BURIAL.—A MAUSOLEUM OF ICE.187
CHAPTER XX.193
A STRANGE LIFE-HISTORY.—AMONG THE RED INDIANS.193
Regnar's History.193
CHAPTER XXI.205
NORTHWARD AGAIN.—THE STEAMER.—TAKING TO THE BOAT.205
CHAPTER XXII.216
THE FORECASTLE OF THE SEALER.—A SEALER'S STORY.—THE LAST HUNT.—ARRIVAL AT ST. JOHN'S.216
A Sealer's Story.216
CHAPTER XXIII.223
THE CAPTAIN'S VISIT.—HOMEWARD BOUND.—BROTHER AND SISTER.223
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE234