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THE DOCTOR'S INVENTORY. It was a bold project of Hatteras to push his way to the North Pole, and gain for his country the honour and glory of its discovery. But he had done all that lay in huma…
FIRST WORDS OF ALTAMONT. About eight o'clock in the evening, the grey snow clouds cleared away for a little, and the stars shone out brilliantly in the sky. Hatteras seized the opportunity and…
A SEVENTEEN DAYS' MARCH. These first words of Altamont had completely changed the whole aspect of affairs, but his communication was still incomplete, and, after giving him a little time to res…
THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather. Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough,…
THE SEAL AND THE BEAR. "You know, Doctor," said Hatteras, as they returned to the hut, "the polar bears subsist almost entirely on seals. They'll lie in wait for them beside the …
THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed! No willow branch…
AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. While all these preparations for winter were going on Altamont was fast regaining strength. His vigorous constitution triumphed, and he was even able to lend a helping hand …
AN EXCURSION TO THE NORTH OF VICTORIA BAY Next morning Clawbonny was out by dawn of day. Clambering up the steep, rocky wall, against which the Doctor's House leaned, he succeeded, though with …
COLD AND HEAT. Hatteras and Johnson had been getting somewhat uneasy at the prolonged absence of their companions, and were delighted to see them back safe and sound. The hunters were no less glad t…
WINTER PLEASURES It is a dreary affair to live at the Pole, for there is no going out for many long months, and nothing to break the weary monotony. The day after the hunting excursion was dark and…
