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The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude

Part 1 Chapter 23 The Eclipse of the 18th July 1860

Word Count: 3369    |    Released on: 11/11/2017

great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all. Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the

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The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
“On the evening of the 17th March 1859, Captain Craventy gave a fête at Fort Reliance. Our readers must not at once imagine a grand entertainment, such as a court ball, or a musical soirée with a fine orchestra. Captain Craventy’s reception was a very simple affair, yet he had spared no pains to give it éclat.”
1 Part 1 Chapter 1 A Soirée at Fort Reliance2 Part 1 Chapter 2 The Hudson's Bay Fur Company3 Part 1 Chapter 3 A Savant Thawed4 Part 1 Chapter 4 A Factory5 Part 1 Chapter 5 From Fort Reliance to Fort Enterprise6 Part 1 Chapter 6 A Wapiti Duel7 Part 1 Chapter 7 The Arctic Circle8 Part 1 Chapter 8 The Great Bear Lake9 Part 1 Chapter 8 The Great Bear Lake10 Part 1 Chapter 9 A Storm on the Lake11 Part 1 Chapter 10 A Retrospect12 Part 1 Chapter 11 Along the Coast13 Part 1 Chapter 12 The Midnight Sun14 Part 1 Chapter 13 Fort Hope15 Part 1 Chapter 14 Some Excursions16 Part 1 Chapter 15 Fifteen Miles from Cape Bathurst17 Part 1 Chapter 16 Two Shots18 Part 1 Chapter 17 The Approach of Winter19 Part 1 Chapter 18 The Polar Night20 Part 1 Chapter 19 A Neighbourly Visit21 Part 1 Chapter 20 Mercury Freezes22 Part 1 Chapter 21 The Large Polar Bears23 Part 1 Chapter 22 Five Months More24 Part 1 Chapter 23 The Eclipse of the 18th July 186025 Part 2 Chapter 1 A Floating Fort26 Part 2 Chapter 2 Where are We27 Part 2 Chapter 3 A Tour of the Island28 Part 2 Chapter 4 A Night Encampment29 Part 2 Chapter 5 From July 25th to August 20th30 Part 2 Chapter 6 Ten Days of Tempest31 Part 2 Chapter 7 A Fire and a Cry32 Part 2 Chapter 8 Mrs. Paulina Barnett's Excursion33 Part 2 Chapter 9 Kalumah's Adventures34 Part 2 Chapter 10 The Kamtchatka Current35 Part 2 Chapter 11 A Communication from Lieutenant Hobson36 Part 2 Chapter 12 A Chance to Be Tried37 Part 2 Chapter 13 Across the Ice-Field38 Part 2 Chapter 14 The Winter Months39 Part 2 Chapter 15 The Last Exploring Expedition40 Part 2 Chapter 16 The Break-Up of the Ice41 Part 2 Chapter 17 The Avalanche42 Part 2 Chapter 18 All at Work43 Part 2 Chapter 19 Behring Sea44 Part 2 Chapter 20 In the Offing45 Part 2 Chapter 21 The Island Becomes an Islet46 Part 2 Chapter 22 The Four Following Days47 Part 2 Chapter 23 On a Piece of Ice48 Part 2 Chapter 24 Conclusion