In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions
CHAPTER XII.
Death of our engineer--Scarcity of game--The cold unusually trying--Jolly, under adverse circumstances--Petersen's information--Return of the sun of 1859--Early spring sledge-parties--Unusual severity of the winter--Severe hardships of early sledging--The western shores of Boothia--Meet the Esquimaux--Intelligence of Franklin's ships--Return to the 'Fox'--Allen Young returns, 192