In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions
CHAPTER I.
Cause of delay in equipment--Fittings of the 'Fox'--Volunteers for Arctic service--Assistance from public departments--Reflections upon the undertaking--Instructions and departure--Orkneys and Greenland--Fine Arctic scenery--Danish establishments in Greenland--Frederickshaab, in Davis' Straits, Page 1