. The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years . clock in themorning, by an Esquimaux, who paddled alongside inhis Ivvak and called the attention of her crew to agroup of miserable looking men, women, and children,who were adrift on an ice floe, near which, in a densefog, the steamer had providentially come. The Tigress immediately headed for the castaways,her crew giving and receiving hearty cheers as theydrew near. Two boats were immediately sent off,and. the Avhole party
. The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years . clock in themorning, by an Esquimaux, who paddled alongside inhis Ivvak and called the attention of her crew to agroup of miserable looking men, women, and children,who were adrift on an ice floe, near which, in a densefog, the steamer had providentially come. The Tigress immediately headed for the castaways,her crew giving and receiving hearty cheers as theydrew near. Two boats were immediately sent off,and. the Avhole party were soon on board the steamer,where Capt. Bartlett and his crew of one hundredand tAventy Newfoundland fishermen treated themwith much hospitality and kindness. The rescued party numbered nineteen persons, tenwhite men and nine Esquimaux. Briefly, their storywas a fearful and thrilling one. They were a portionof the officers and creAV of the Arctic steamer Polaris,and the Esquimaux connected mth the were separated from their steamer on the nightof Oct. 15th, during a snow storm and a heavy galewhich had suddenly driven the vessel off from the ice. PICKED UP EY THE TTGRPISS. 707 floe to wliich slie was fastened, leaving the partybehind on the ice. Not being able to regain the shipor to reach the land, they had remained on the floesfor one hundred and ninety-six days, duiing whichtime, exposed to hunger, and. the winds, waves, andfrozen convulsions of an Arctic winter, they haddriftedl southerly some fifteen hundred miles. CaptHall died on board the Polaris on the 8 th day ofJSTovember, 1871, and was buried in a frozen the fate of the ship and the balance of the crewthey knew nothing. As the Tigress had not secured a full complementof seals she continued northward for several days,encountering heavy drifting ice, but meeting withpoor success in catching seals. On the 7tli of May shewas headed south, and arrived at Bay Roberts, a fish-ing port near St. Jo
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