Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed. Words printed in italics are marked with underscores: _italics_. Words printed in bold are marked with tildes: ~bold~. [Illustration: "NO USE, LADS! THE BOAT HAS BEEN SWEPT AWAY" (See page 37)] Among the Esquimaux OR Adventures under the Arctic Circle BY EDWARD S. ELLIS, A.M. AUTHOR OF "The Campers Out," Etc., Etc. PHILADELPHIA THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY 1894 COPYRIGHT 1894 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I TWO PASSENGERS ON THE "NAUTILUS" 7 II A COLOSSAL SOMERSAULT 16 III AN ALARMING SITUATION 27 IV ADRIFT 38 V AN ICY COUCH 46 VI MISSING 55 VII A POINT OF LIGHT 64 VIII HOPE DEFERRED 73 IX A STARTLING OCCURRENCE 82 X AN UGLY CUSTOMER 91 XI LIVELY TIMES 99 XII FRED'S EXPERIENCE 108 XIII THE FOG 117 XIV A COLLISION 126 XV THE SOUND OF A VOICE 135 XVI LAND HO! 144 XVII DOCAK AND HIS HOME 153 XVIII A NEW EXPEDITION 162 XIX A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION 171 XX THE HERD OF MUSK OXEN 180 XXI CLOSE QUARTERS 189 XXII FRED'S TURN 198 XXIII IN THE CAVERN 207 XXIV UNWELCOME CALLERS 216 XXV THE COMING SHADOW 225 XXVI WALLED IN 234 XXVII "COME ON!" 243 XXVIII A HOPELESS TASK 251 XXIX TEN MILES 260 XXX THE LAST PAUSE 269 XXXI ANOTHER SOUND 278 XXXII THE WILD MEN OF GREENLAND 287