AMONG THE ESQUIMAUX OR ADVENTURES UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE Edward S. Ellis 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 XXXIII Conclusion 301 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COL. DANIEL BOONE HUNTER, SOLDIER, AND PIONEER WITH SKETCHES OF SIMON KENTON, LEWIS WETZEL, AND OTHER LEADERS IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST By Edward S. Ellis CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Birth of Daniel Boone—Fondness for Hunting—An Alarming Absence—A Pedagogue of the Olden Time—Sudden Termination of Young Boone's School Education—Removal to North Carolina—Boone's Marriage—His Children 1 CHAPTER II. Social Disturbances in North Carolina—Eve of the American Revolution—Boone's Excursions to the West—Inscription on a Tree—Employed by Henderson and Company—The "Regulators" of North Carolina—Dispersed by Governor Tryon—John Finley—Resolution to go West 11 CHAPTER III. The Party of Exploration—Daniel Boone the Leader—More than a Month on the Journey—On the Border of Kentucky—An Enchanting View—A Site for the Camp—Unsurpassed Hunting—An Impressive Solitude—No Signs of Indians 19 CHAPTER IV. Boone and Stuart start out on a Hunt—Captured by Indians and Disarmed—Stuart's Despair and Boone's Hope—A Week's Captivity—The Eventful Night 28 CHAPTER V. The Escape—The Hunters find the Camp Deserted—Change of Quarters—Boone and Kenton—Welcome Visitors—News vifrom Home—In Union there is Strength—Death of Stuart—Squire Boone returns to North Carolina for Ammunition—Alone in the Wilderness—Danger on Every Hand—Rejoined by his Brother—Hunting along the Cumberland River—Homeward Bound—Arrival in North Carolina—Anarchy and Distress—Boone remains there Two Years—Attention directed towards Kentucky—George Washington—Boone prepares to move Westward 34 CHAPTER VI.