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Among the Esquimaux; or, Adventures Under the Arctic Circle
The story follows the adventures of two young friends, Rob Carrol and Fred Warburton, as they embark on a voyage aboard the ship "Nautilus" to the remote Arctic region of York Factory.
"Among the Esquimaux; or, Adventures under the Arctic Circle" by Edward S. Ellis is a novel. The story follows the adventures of two young friends, Rob Carrol and Fred Warburton, as they embark on a voyage aboard the ship "Nautilus" to the remote Arctic region of York Factory.
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The good ship "Nautilus" had completed the greater part of her voyage from London to her far-off destination, deep in the recesses of British America. This was York Factory, one of the chief posts of the Hudson Bay Company.
Among the numerous streams flowing into Hudson Bay, from the frozen regions of the north, is the Nelson River. Near the mouth of this and of the Hayes River was erected, many years ago, Fort York, or York Factory. The post is not a factory in the ordinary meaning of the word, being simply the headquarters of the factors or dealers in furs for that vast monopoly whose agents have scoured the dismal regions to the north of the Saskatchewan, in the land of Assiniboine, along the mighty Yukon and beyond the Arctic Circle, in quest of the fur-bearing animals, that are found only in their perfection in the coldest portions of the globe.
The buildings which form the fort are not attractive, but they are comfortable. They are not specially strong, for, though the structure has stood for a long time in a country which the aborigines make their home, and, though it is far removed from any human assistance, its wooden walls have never been pierced by a hostile bullet, and it is safe to say they never will be. Somehow or other, our brethren across the northern border have learned the art of getting along with the Indians without fighting them.
Contents
- 01Chapter I Two Passengers on the "Nautilus"
- 02Chapter II a Colossal Somersault
- 03Chapter III an Alarming Situation
- 04Chapter IV Adrift
- 05Chapter V an Icy Couch
- 06Chapter VI Missing
- 07Chapter VII a Point of Light
- 08Chapter VIII Hope Deferred
- 09Chapter IX a Startling Occurrence
- 10Chapter X an Ugly Customer
- 11Chapter XI Lively Times
- 12Chapter XII Fred's Experience
- 13Chapter XIII the Fog
- 14Chapter XIV a Collision
- 15Chapter XV the Sound of a Voice
- 16Chapter XVI Land Ho!
- 17Chapter XVII Docak and His Home
- 18Chapter XVIII a New Expedition
- 19Chapter XIX a Wonderful Exhibition
- 20Chapter XX the Herd of Musk Oxen
- 21Chapter XXI Close Quarters
- 22Chapter XXII Fred's Turn
- 23Chapter XXIII in the Cavern
- 24Chapter XXIV Unwelcome Callers
- 25Chapter XXV the Coming Shadow
- 26Chapter XXVI Walled in
- 27Chapter XXVII "Come on!"
- 28Chapter XXVIII a Hopeless Task
- 29Chapter XXIX Ten Miles
- 30Chapter XXX the Last Pause
- 31Chapter XXXI Another Sound
- 32Chapter XXXII the Wild Men of Greenland
- 33Chapter XXXIII Conclusion
About this edition
- Author
- Edward Sylvester Ellis
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 174 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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