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THE DEATH OF BELLOT The temperature during the days of the 3rd and 4th of July kept up to 57°; this was the highest thermometric point observed during the campaign. But on Thursday, the 5th, the wi…
BEGINNING OF REVOLT At this unexpected command, the surprise was great on board the Forward . "Light the fires!" exclaimed some. "What with?" asked others. "When we've…
ATTACKED BY ICEBERGS Hatteras, after seeing to the anchoring of his ship, re-entered his cabin and examined his map attentively. He found himself in latitude 76° 57' and longitude 99° 20'…
PREPARATIONS FOR WINTERING The southern hemisphere is colder in parallel latitudes than the northern hemisphere; but the temperature of the new continent is still 15° below that of the other parts …
AN OLD FOX That day the thermometer went down to 3° below zero. The weather was pretty calm, and the cold without breeze was bearable. Hatteras profited by the clearness of the atmosphere to reconn…
THE LAST LUMP OF COAL It seemed certain that no bears were to be had; several seals were killed during the days of the 4th, 5th, and 6th of November; then the wind changed, and the thermometer went…
CHRISTMAS There was then a movement of despair. The thought of death, and death from cold, appeared in all its horror; the last piece of coal burnt away as quickly as the rest, and the temperature …
PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE Hatteras would not inform his crew of their situation, for if they had known that they had been dragged farther north they would very likely have given themselves up to t…
ACROSS THE ICE The little troop descended towards the south-east. Simpson drove the sledge. Dick helped him with zeal, and did not seem astonished at the new occupation of his companions. Hatteras …
THE CAIRN The frost-rime had lasted about three-quarters of an hour; quite long enough for the bears and foxes to make away with a considerable quantity of provisions which they attacked all the mo…
