Our lost explorers : the narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as related by the survivors, and in the records and last journals of Lieutenant De Long . ^^Hl Ei!iMEnljHB!fflMBES!^MMB^^^^^^^By^^^B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SKBBK^^K-iii^^Ki ^^^^^^HH^BBbft^^ji^^^s|^^HBjT,^^^^^| IH^H. 1 ? IH ^^H^^^^^^ ^g ^^ ^^H^^K ^§ ti^^^^^^^ ^^^^sSS^ mm ^^^^|H ^?^^K-^- :^^w 1 ? ^B Hi^l HH^H HHIHB^H^HHH ARCTIC AURORAS. THE CHAMPION BEAR-SLAYER. 187 the dogs in, and attempted to board us over the port gang-plank. The alarm was given. Mr. Dunbar was on deckinstantly, with rifle in hand, and shot the bear through thehe
Our lost explorers : the narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as related by the survivors, and in the records and last journals of Lieutenant De Long . ^^Hl Ei!iMEnljHB!fflMBES!^MMB^^^^^^^By^^^B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SKBBK^^K-iii^^Ki ^^^^^^HH^BBbft^^ji^^^s|^^HBjT,^^^^^| IH^H. 1 ? IH ^^H^^^^^^ ^g ^^ ^^H^^K ^§ ti^^^^^^^ ^^^^sSS^ mm ^^^^|H ^?^^K-^- :^^w 1 ? ^B Hi^l HH^H HHIHB^H^HHH ARCTIC AURORAS. THE CHAMPION BEAR-SLAYER. 187 the dogs in, and attempted to board us over the port gang-plank. The alarm was given. Mr. Dunbar was on deckinstantly, with rifle in hand, and shot the bear through theheart at ten paces. It was probably the biggest and mostferocious bear secured on the cruise, and he had beenattracted by the quarters of his comrade that were triced upin the fore-rigging. A few foxes were seen, and their tracksquite frequently observed. They seemed to either accom-pany or follow the bears, like pilot-fish with the sharks, andjackals with their ferocious and stronger friends. During the summer some of us used to take the skinboats or the dingy, and paddle among the cracks. On oneoccasion Captain DeLoug was alone in the dingy, and was
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