Category: Travel Writing
VOYAGE TO THE BAY. Introductory—Preparations—The _Neptune_—The Crew—Coast of Labrador—Port Burwell—Cumberland Gulf—Hudson Strait—Walrus Hunting—Hudson Bay—West Coast of Hudson Bay—Chesterfield Inlet—Arrival at Fullerton 1
The question of the navigation of Hudson bay and Hudson strait has been before the Canadian public for a period extending back almost to the time of Confederation. An answer to...
15. CHAPTER IV.A summary of Arctic explorations must be confined to a brief statement of the objects and achievements of the various expeditions, and in consequence loses the charm of the matt...
14. CHAPTER III.The anchor was hoisted and the moorings to the ice cast off at two o’clock on the morning of the 18th of July, when the _Neptune_ proceeded to break her way out of Fullerton har...
20. CHAPTER IX.Flat-lying beds of light-coloured yellow and drab limestone occupy the lowlands of the southern and western parts of Southampton island, and also form outliers in depressions in...
21. CHAPTER X.The pursuit of the Right whale in the Arctic seas calls into play all the instincts and resources of the hunter; the dangers of ice and climate add zest to the chase, while the...
17. CHAPTER VI.The Eskimos are a circumpolar race, and live in the treeless areas of the northern parts of America and Greenland. Their present southern limit, on the Atlantic coast of Labrado...
19. CHAPTER VIII.The following summary of the geology of the northeastern coast of America and of the Arctic islands is based, so far as the southern and eastern portions of that region are conc...
12. CHAPTER I.The present report contains a narrative of the voyage of the D.G.S. _Neptune_, during the seasons 1903-04, to the northern parts of Hudson bay, and to the northeastern Arctic is...
18. CHAPTER VII.The natives of the Labrador peninsula and those of Cumberland gulf, under the influence of the missionaries, are gradually giving up many of their ancient beliefs and customs. A...
16. CHAPTER V.Little is known of the interior of even the more southerly of the Arctic islands. Up to the present time exploration has been largely confined to their coasts, with only a few i...
13. CHAPTER II.The _Neptune_ had safely arrived at Fullerton harbour on the 23rd September, and had dropped anchor close alongside the _Era_. Major Moodie, after looking over the ground, decid...
11. CHAPTER XI.NAVIGATION OF HUDSON BAY. Need of Hudson Bay Route—Historical—Navigation of Hudson Strait—Navigation in Hudson Bay—Ports—Currents—Ice from Davis Strait—Ice in Hudson Bay—Period...
9. CHAPTER IX.GEOLOGY—_Continued_. Silurian—West Coast of Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, Islands of Group III., Northeast Part of Ellesmere, Jones Sound, North Devon Island, Devonian. Carbonifero...
3. CHAPTER III.SUMMER CRUISE OF THE _NEPTUNE_. Fisher Strait—Ice in Hudson Strait—Supply Ship at Port Burwell—Voyage North—North Greenland Coast—Parker Snow Bay—Smith Sound—Crossing to Cape Sa...
4. CHAPTER IV.HISTORICAL SUMMARY. Frobisher—Davis—Weymouth—Knight—Hudson—Button—Baffin—Munck—Fox and James—Hudson’s Bay Company—Knight—Middleton and Dobbs—Hearne—Ross and Parry—Parry and Lidd...
10. CHAPTER X.WHALING. History—The Whaling Fleet—Whaling in Davis Strait and Baffin Bay—Whaling in Hudson Bay—The Right Whale—Whalebone—Scottish Whalers—Ships and Methods—American Whalers—Shi...
8. CHAPTER VIII.GEOLOGY. Sources of Information—Succession of the Rocks—Earth Movements—Archæan Backbone—Silurian Sea—Devonian and Carboniferous Uplift—Mesozoic and Miocene Tertiary—The Glacial...
2. CHAPTER II.WINTER QUARTERS AT FULLERTON. Fullerton Harbour—Preparations for Winter—Natives—Amusement and Work—Spring Explorations—Mr. Caldwell’s Trip to Wager Inlet—Surveys about Fullerton...
1. CHAPTER I.VOYAGE TO THE BAY. Introductory—Preparations—The _Neptune_—The Crew—Coast of Labrador—Port Burwell—Cumberland Gulf—Hudson Strait—Walrus Hunting—Hudson Bay—West Coast of Hudson B...
5. CHAPTER V.ARCTIC ISLANDS. Divisions—Physical Features dependant upon Geology—Islands of Hudson Bay—Baffin and Bylot Islands—Islands south of Lancaster Sound—Ellesmere—North Devon—The Parr...
6. CHAPTER VI.ESKIMOS. The Central Eskimos—Annual Routine—Winter Months—Snowhouses—Cooking Utensils—Dog Sled—Dogs—Seal Hunting—Seal Spear—Foxes—Trade—Spring Occupations—Summer—Summer Tent—Kya...
7. CHAPTER VII.ESKIMOS—_Continued_. Manners and Customs—Government—Marriage and Divorce—Murder—Death—Burial—Superstitions and Beliefs—The Goddess Nuliavok—Origin of Races—Future State—Taboos—T...