Produced by Robert Tonsing, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) [ILLUSTRATION: THE PANTHER AMONG THE ICEBERGS.] THE LAND OF DESOLATION: BEING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF OBSERVATION AND ADVENTURE IN GREENLAND. By ISAAC I. HAYES, M.D., GOLD MEDALIST OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, LONDON, AND OF THE SOCIÉTÉ DE GÉOGRAPHIE, PARIS; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES OF BERLIN AND OF ITALY; AUTHOR OF “THE OPEN POLAR SEA,” “AN ARCTIC BOAT JOURNEY,” “CAST AWAY IN THE COLD,” ETC. _ILLUSTRATED._ [Illustration] NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1872. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. _Persons Represented._ _An Artist in search of the picturesque._ _An Assistant given to caricature._ _A Photographer, called “Colonel.”_ _Another, who was “Major.”_ _A Professor who made collections._ _A Prince who enjoyed himself._ _A great Hunter._ _A roaring, tearing tar of a Captain._ _A Mate with an inquiring turn of mind._ _A Sagaman who made history._ _A Parson._ _The Belle of a Ball in seal-skin pantaloons._ _Other Ladies in the same condition._ _Also a Boat’s Crew._ _Parliamentarians who smelled fishy._ _Others equally agreeable._ _The northernmost White Man and his family._ _Numerous Governors._ _Officers and Sailors unlimited._ _A Raven._ _An Antiquarian._ _A Witch._ _A Doctor._ _Two Enemies, called “Cook” and “Steward.”_ _A Cabin-boy who woke up once._ _Ladies from Denmark._ _A great many other People._ _Dogs, Polar Bears, and other Animals._ _A Devil’s Thumb._ PREFACE.