Our sad and desolate Feelings after the Departure of the Ship. --What we should soon witness of Arctic Winter.--The Wreck visited from Time to Time.--Provisions transported to the Settlement.--The Weather.--Whales near Shore.-- Severe Gale of Wind.--Fall of Snow.--Ocean frozen over. --Sudden Introduction of Winter, and its Dreariness.--Not to be described.--The Sun falling, Nights lengthening.-- Disappearance of the Sun.--Long Night.--How we passed our Time.--Confined to the Huts.--Singing.--Neither Book nor Chart, nor Writing Materials, except Pieces of Copper.--Hope of Liberation another Year.--Captain Norton's Method of keeping Time.--The Razor.--Our Clothing.--Provisions getting low. --Natives both eating and stealing ours.--A new Chapter.-- Commenced living on Blubber with the Natives.--Native Stock diminishing.--Winters in the Arctic vary.--The native Manner of capturing the Whale.--Preparing their Food.--Native Bread. --Description of their Huts.--Their peculiar Locality.-- Their Method of lighting and warming them.--The Filthiness of the Natives. 108 CHAPTER VII. Health of the Natives.--Their Diseases.--Captain N. prescribes a Remedy.--Their superstitious Notions.--Mr. Osborn prescribes for the Sick.--A fatal Case.--They surround Mr. O. with threatening Gestures.--Native Remedy for Nose Bleeding and Sore Eyes.--Burial Ceremony.--Marriages.--General Appearance of the Natives.--Their Character.--Their Habits of Industry.--Property.--Language.--Icebergs.--Their Formation.--The Distance to which Icebergs float.--Their Magnitude.--Field Ice.--The sudden Disappearance of Ice.-- How accounted for.--Icy Vapor.--Poisoning. 127 CHAPTER VIII. Provisions of the Natives getting low.--New Calamity threatened. --Health and Strength failing.--Necessity of seeking other Quarters.--The only Alternative.--Report of a Wreck.-- Parties leave.--Dreadful Traveling and Exposures.--Report by the Natives that our Men were frozen to Death.--An Instance of Treachery.--The Captain and his Party leave.--The Weather.-- Traveling.--Thoughts of Home.--Preservation.--One of the Party unable to walk.--Left behind.--Found by the Natives.-- The Fate before us.--Division of the Biscuit.--Another fails, sits down, and is frozen to Death.--Reflections.--Captain Norton encourages his only remaining Companion.--Singular Appearance upon the Ice.--Dog Teams.--Part of Mr. Fisher's Company.--Encouragement to our Minds.--Natives unwilling to help us.--The Danger of Riding.--Last Effort.--The Music of Barking Dogs.--Our Manner of Traveling.--Dreadful Condition of our Feet.--Captain Norton falls exhausted.--Native Kindness. 149 CHAPTER IX.