Some traces of foxes had been noticed the evening before, amongst some rocks clothed with scanty herbage and the direction taken by the animals was very clearly indicated. Mrs Barnett and Madge were told of the two chief events of the exploration: the fire and the cry. A sail made of all the clothes and coverlets still remaining fastened on to a strong pole for a yard, was hoisted on the mast This sail, or rather collection of sails, suitably set, swelled in the breeze, and by the wake it left, it was evident that the strip of ice was rapidly moving towards the south-east. “Good God! It was now necessary to find a shelter from the snow-drift; but this was no difficult matter to men accustomed to Polar expeditions. How far off no one could say, as without instruments the bearings of the island could not be taken. Sometimes Sergeant Long rose and peered into the night-mists, bat seeing nothing, he resumed his horizontal position. Scarce a ray of light penetrated through the heavy clouds and fog. For my part, I think an open sea would increase rather than lessen the difficulties of explorers. One day the sportsmen returned to Fort Hope, bringing with them an unpleasant-looking animal, which neither Mrs Paulina Barnett nor the astronomer, Thomas Black, had ever before seen. Could the island last so long? Nor is the basic premise of the story as believable as some of the others. Should fall, and softly melt it with the warmth of love! The walrus oil to be burnt was frozen so hard that it had to be broken up with hatchets. There were several hundreds of them, of different species, and the solitary bear roamed backwards and forwards, showing no more hostility to the quadrupeds than to men. Strong struts were fixed against the outside walls, vertical props were placed inside the rooms to afford additional support to the beams of the ceiling, and the roof was strengthened so that it could bear a considerable weight. Throughout that night Hobson remained motionless upon the beach, pondering whether there might not yet be some means to check the dissolution of the islet — if it might not yet be possible to preserve it until they came in sight of land of some sort. The night passed without incident; but during the long vigil which he kept, Hobson fancied he noticed certain ill-omened tremblings on the spot he had chosen for his encampment, and could not but fear that the vast ice-field was insufficiently cemented, and that there would be numerous rents in the surface which would greatly impede his progress, and render communication with firm ground very uncertain. These showers of comparatively warm water melted the snow and ice in many places, and the result can easily be imagined. In fact, in the heat of the combat the antlers of the two creatures had become entangled together to such an extent that they could no longer separate without breaking them. The Fur Country Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. He had carried the child about, dandled and rocked him so often, that he felt he had something to do with his specific weight! Sergeant Felton informed his guests that this plant was called the “ herb of incense “ on account of the fragrance it emits when burnt. Did they think the situation ill-chosen? Preparations for another winter were therefore made. There was no hunting or setting of traps. “It is only a gulf.” screamed Hobson in the Sergeant’s ear. Just as Hobson approached the beach, he saw a large piece of ice separate from the island and float away! Bison-furs are now the medium of trade. Once more he bent over the telescope, and cried in a choked voice —, “She is going! The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait. Cold is my element, and no merit is due to me for braving it. But the moon’s shadow was not to fall completely on the earth, hiding the sun, until between forty three minutes past eleven and forty-seven minutes fifty-seven seconds past eleven. This matter settled, Thomas Black shrank back into his shell, and became once more the man of one idea, awaiting the moment when the moon, passing between the orb of day and “himself,” should totally eclipse the disc of the sun. Edición de Plaza y Janés, 1959, con traducción diferente a la de Jubera/Roig. Il est tellement intéressant de voir que ce Français, vivant au milieu du 19e siècle en France, ait put si bien se documenter sur le Grand Nord Canadien. The island turned half round, and the icebergs still remaining of the huge ice-wall, which had shut in the northern horizon, were now on the south. Hobson did not mean to follow the coast, the windings of which would have taken him a long way round, and have brought him face to face with the wind, which swept over the sea with nothing to break its fury. No one knew what to do, as it was impossible to say what his illness was, but Madge, who retained her senses about her, advised cooling drinks and poultices. Snow houses were to be hollowed out of the frozen masses, or rather holes were to be dug, in which each person could cower until the storm was over. Their dead bodies are not less useful. The Winter Months. All hurried towards the young Canadian, who remained fixed to the spot, looking attentively at the ground before her. But at about half-past four the storm broke. Unfortunately this vessel appeared on the east of the islet, that is to say, on the opposite side to that from which the raft had drifted, so that there could be no hope that it was coming to their rescue after meeting with the raft, which would have suggested the fact of fellow-creatures being in danger. I should, I think, at last reach the hitherto inaccessible goal !”, “I think you are right, Lieutenant,” said Mrs Barnett; “and if ever you try the experiment, I should not be afraid to join you, and would gladly go to set up the Union Jack at the North Pole. All, together with Mrs Barnett, hastened to the window, and having washed the panes with boiling water, they consulted the thermometer outside. “Are these agents then held in such high esteem?” asked Mrs Barnett. A Scotchwoman of the old type, whom a Caleb might have married without loss of dignity. “Nor an Indian,” cried Corporal Joliffe. His father brought him up strictly, and he became a man in self-control and courage whilst yet a boy in years. “Forty-three minutes past eleven,” announced Hobson, who was attentively watching the minute hand of his chronometer. Those who were thus borne along upon the island were not fully conscious of the peril in which they stood. As soon as Mrs Barnett had entirely recovered consciousness, she related in a few words the history of the seventy-four hours spent in the house now in the water. The irregularities of the rocky soil caused constant jolting of the sledges, and the passengers were roughly shaken. . It was difficult enough to endure the inside temperature, even with the help of a plentiful combustion of wood and oil; for, in spite of every precaution, damp crept into the ill-ventilated rooms, and layers of ice, increasing in thickness every day, were formed upon the beams. Some of those employed in the garrison and civil service of Fort Reliance must here receive a few words of special notice, for they were presently to go through experiences of a most terrible nature, which no human perspicacity could possibly have foreseen. Every one knew and felt that the ephemeral inland was gradually succumbing — every one, except perhaps Thomas Black, who was still gloomily indifferent to all that was going on. Their Lieutenant’s orders were, however, not to be disobeyed. “Yes, madam,” replied Hobson; “and their skin, which is not quite so thick as that of the elk, properly so called makes very valuable leather. The inoffensive creatures, knowing that hunting was suspended, went and came fearlessly, venturing close up to the palisade, and becoming tamer every day. It was eight o’clock in the morning; the oblique rays of the sun struck upon the beach, and touched it with many a brilliant tint, the angry billows of the sea were sinking to rest, and the birds, ptarmigans, guillemots, puffins, and petrels, driven away by the storm, were returning by thousands. The air seemed to be made of needles, and those who ventured out of the house were in great danger of being frost-bitten, when death or mortification would ensue if the suspended circulation of the blood were not restored by immediate friction with snow. Could they harden the ice, which was melting all over? they had now nothing to depend on but the carpenter’s boat, and that they would have to wait bravely for the thaw. If I had to face a positive danger, I should have no fear; but a vague uncertain peril of which I have only a presentiment “, “What danger do you mean?” inquired Mrs Barnett; “a danger from men, from animals, or the elements?”, “Of animals I have no dread whatever, madam; it is for them to tremble before the hunters of Cape Bathurst, nor do I fear men; these districts are frequented by none but Esquimaux, and the Indians seldom venture so far north.”, “Besides, Lieutenant,” said Mrs Barnett, “the Canadians, whose arrival you so much feared in the fine season, have never appeared.”, “What! The colonists had left off their winter garments some weeks before, and held themselves in constant readiness to leave the island. No traces were, however, found of their return march, and it was therefore concluded that they had gone down to some southern fort to pass the winter by another route. “Could we not use them as messengers?” asked Mrs Barnett. Background to The Romance of the Far Fur Country In 1919, the Hudson’s Bay Company was approaching its 250th year in business. You are in front of the whole caravan now, and I hear Lieutenant Hobson calling out to you to resume your proper place behind.”, “Let him call, Mrs Joliffe, let him call.”. I must say I have been hardly used.”, “Well, madam,” replied Hobson, “although the river is gone, the lake remains, and we will call it Lake Barnett. I only tell you of the ‘pole of cold,’ that you may not confound it with the Pole properly so-called when the lowness of the temperature is discussed. But, alas! The animals were all well, and when the door was opened, the dogs rushed out barking with delight. English traders became familiar with the difficulties of trade of this kind; they learned the customs of the country, the ways of the Indians and their system of exchange of goods, but for all this the Company as yet made no profits whatever. At that time French hunters, starting from Montreal, their headquarters, pressed on to the north with greater hardihood than any others. Out of compliment to the lady of the party, and much to her delight, Lieutenant Hobson named the stream Paulina river, and the little harbour Port Barnett. The dog house and stable being lower than the house were probably entirely covered, and the supply of air had perhaps been completely cut off. Marbre and Sabine were skilled in all the artifices which sportsmen employ in stalking their prey-particularly the reindeer, which are exceedingly wary. My sextant-quick . Nature alone is to blame. Their fur is in considerable demand, although not so valuable as that of the sable, which becomes a dark lustrous brown in the winter. Meanwhile the Lieutenant proposed making frequent excursions on the ice-field encircling the island, in order to ascertain its thickness, its suitability for the passage of sledges, and the best route to take across it so as to reach the shores of Asia or America. The traps were now uncovered and re-set. Some human beings still lingered on the coast hunting morses and camping under the snow. It was necessary carefully to study the unexpected and novel situation in which the agents of the Company now found themselves, and Hobson did so with his chart before him. The Bible and accounts of adventures received a fresh charm when read out in her clear earnest voice; her gestures were so expressive that imaginary persons seemed to live when she spoke of them, and all were glad when she took up the book. “What, away from the island!” exclaimed the Lieutenant, struck with the hunter’s air of conviction. Now as we turned our backs on it this morning, and it is still behind us, we must be walking towards the west, so that when we get out of the valley on the western side of the chain of icebergs, we must come to the island we left there.”. The fur of the latter-of a lustrous black dotted with white-is much sought after in England and Russia, although it does not command so high a price as that of the foxes mentioned above. They were sheltered by the chain of icebergs from the north and west winds, and the month of January passed on with the thermometer never many degrees below freezing point, so that the sea round Victoria Island was never frozen hard. It held supreme authority over them, an authority which could even inflict death. We ought to reach the continent before March, or we may be surprised by the thaw, and then we shall be in a worse predicament than we are on our island.”, “But,” said Mrs Barnett, “is the sea firm enough for us to cross it?”, “I think it is,” said Long, “and the ice gets thicker every day. The southern horizon was now partly shut in by them. Once out of the hut, Mrs Barnett drew a long sigh of relief, and the colour returned to her blanched cheeks. The first thing to be done was to cross the large river connecting Lakes Slave and Wolmsley, which was, however, still frozen so hard as to be undistinguishable from the vast white plains around. In 1859 Lt. Jasper Hobson and other members of the Hudson's Bay Company travel through the Northwest Territories of Canada to Cape Bathurst on the Arctic Ocean on the mission to create a fort at 70 degrees, north of the Arctic Circle. Should the dark winter be prolonged, the colonists would be compelled to have recourse to the fat of animals, perhaps even to the resin of the firs, to get a little light. They had already commenced their preparations for the winter, and were hard at work constructing their dams and laying up their piles of wood. The Lieutenant was delighted with his companion’s decision. “Oh!” cried Hobson, “if only I could stop the ice from melting! “Well, go nearer, madam,” he replied; “don’t be afraid of startling the animals; for, as our hunter says, they are no longer capable of flight.”. But by little short of a miracle, the roof of the house, with its strong framework, resisted the pressure, and after sinking a certain depth the house remained stationary, with the water rather above the floor of the loft. The winter clothing-such as boots, overcoats, furs, and skins-were also taken there, and protected from the damp in large chests. They came back exhausted and half dead with hunger. “Have you ever visited the temperate zones of Europe and America?” inquired Mrs Barnett. In spite of the great rigour of the winter, his little colony was in excellent health. When the queen of the night rose above the horizon, the impatient astronomer would gaze at her with eager eyes, and one day the Lieutenant said to him, “It would be a bad look-out for you, Mr Black, if by any unlucky chance the moon should fail to keep her appointment on the 16th July 1860.”, “Lieutenant Hobson,” gravely replied the astronomer, “if the moon were guilty of such a breach of good manners, I should indeed have cause to complain.”. Struck by a huge iceberg it had fallen bodily upon the factory, breaking the boat and crushing the dog-house and stable with the poor creatures in them. Not a trace was to be seen of the American continent, not a single cliff, even the volcano on the west had disappeared. The white blotches with which parts of his body were covered began to disappear; but he had suffered dreadfully, and several hours elapsed before he could articulate a word. The travellers had not gone more than about two miles in the valley, but it was so sinuous, that it was impossible to estimate exactly the distance traversed. It seemed as if it would be scarcely safe for a single traveller to venture across the half-liquid, half-solid masses. “But, dear lady,” she added, “I knew that you would come to my rescue, and that God would save me by your means.”. The care of the household fell to Mrs Paulina Barnett, and this good woman, with Madge’s help, was invaluable in providing for all the small wants, which would inevitably have escaped the notice of the men. Throughout the whole day the movements of the bears were attentively watched. The occupants of the fort had plenty to amuse them in the long days of compulsory confinement. The whole scene was rich in animal and vegetable life. From the 20th to the 30th March, the thaw made rapid progress. It was the 21st of September. of their value if taken now. The revellers started to their feet, and looked at each other in astonishment. The first fine days came at last. It was evident that a sledge could not have got over the rough distorted surface, which consisted of an accumulation of blocks of ice of every shape and size, some of which really seemed to retain their equilibrium by a miracle. Just before starting he swallowed down half a glass of rum, as he said, “to insure a good load of wood.”. 14. Marbre flung his running noose skilfully over its neck and pulled it tightly. A fresh opportunity was now about to occur to study the much-discussed corona. The ruins of the ice-wall were at rest, and it was only now and then that a few blocks rolled down from the still tottering crests of the remaining icebergs. The presence of these natives is accounted for by the fact that they are in constant intercourse with the traders, and supply the greater number of furs which pass through the hands of the Hudson’s Bay Company, in exchange for other commodities. “Unless costly furs should go out of fashion,” replied Mrs Barnett. This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Mac-Nab and some of his men worked hard in the darkness outside, with no light but the flames of burning resin, whilst others were busy making the rigging in the magazines of the factory. But few as were the comforts it offered, Lieutenant Hobson’s companions gladly took refuge in it and rested there for two days. Mrs Barnett and Hobson endeavoured to come to his assistance, but without success, for they knew noticing of the management of a boat. At last the great day-the 18th July-dawned. He, therefore, went down to the lake to look at the raft. The snow, driven before it, was flung upon the ground or whirled in the air, forming one huge whirlpool. Of the hundred and forty square miles which once formed the total superficial area of the island, only twenty remained. She promised to come and see us again at Fort Hope, but she will not be able to do so. The wind blew from the south west, and was laden with the heated dust of the continent. Cape Bathurst has broken away from the mainland. Norman, unable to leave the helm, and the halliards being entangled at the top of the mast, could not take in the sail. The good lady felt sincerely sorry for him, and one day, anxious to reassure him, she told him that the barometer showed a certain tendency to rise, and reminded him that they were in the fine season. This arrangement would impede the entrance of the outer air to the further rooms, and add considerably to the comfort of the inmates of the fort. It was quite impossible, and the Lieutenant did not insist upon it. 2. The reserves had been much damaged by the avalanche, but there were plenty of animals still on the island, and the abundant shrubs and mosses supplied them with food. He urged them above all things to stand by one another in the perils they might be called upon to meet; reminded them that the enterprise upon which they were about to enter required self-denial and devotion, and that submission to their officers was an indispensable condition of success. Earth and sand were pouring through this fissure, at the bottom of which surged the tempest-tossed waves. The mean temperature was only 41° above zero. After marching for about an hour, the Lieutenant began to think that the Sergeant had been mistaken, and that what he had seen were morses, who had returned to their native element through the holes in the ice which they always keep open. The billows hurled themselves in rapid succession upon the boat, which could not evade them. With skilful pilots, well acquainted with the currents, it might be possible to remain in one latitude, and enjoy a perpetual spring.”. Following the coast line, which curved considerably, and to which they gave the name of “ Walruses’ Bay,” the party soon reached the foot of the cliff, and Petersen, Hope, and Kellet, took up their position as sentinels on the little promontory, whilst Mrs Barnett, Hobson, and Long, after promising not to lose sight of their comrades, and to be on the look-out for their signal, proceeded to climb the cliff, the summit of which they reached in about a quarter of an hour. You see we are not under the seventieth parallel ! Cape Bathurst and its immediate neighbourhood were in very truth above the seventieth degree of north latitude. All the hunters try to obtain its fur, and the Americans in particular are formidable rivals to us. The Fur Country; Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude. Hobson at once understood the mysterious change in their latitude. Five minutes more. And when I think of six hundred miles to cross with women and a child!”... And Hobson pointed to the vast white plain, with strange irregular markings like guipure work, stretching away into the infinite. The fears of the old sailor were realised. Ses descriptions d’animaux, de plantes et de géologie sont surprenantes, jamais je n’aurais crus les gens de cette époque si bien documentés. The two talked on in broken sentences, making each other hear above the roaring of the storm, and struggling to pierce the gloom which closed them in on every side; but they could see nothing, not a ray of light broke the thick darkness. Mrs Barnett, Madge, and Lieutenant Hobson occupied one hut, Thomas Black and Sergeant Long another, and so on. Jaspar Hobson grew more and more uneasy at the continued severity of the cold. interesting read, makes you think, but it is a little slow and the characters are all kind of caricatures. It was evident that the bears had torn away one of the rafters of the roof, and got into the loft. It was to be large enough to accommodate for a time the nineteen persons of the party. “Then, sir,” observed Marbre, “I suppose we must give up all idea of seeing our comrades from Fort Reliance for this year at least?”. He tried using reindeer fat for lighting the house, but the smell of it was so unbearable that every one preferred being in the dark. Instead of bearing due north, the expedition advanced towards the west, following, so to speak, the curve of the Arctic Circle. And pushing the tiller and paying out sail, he turned the head of the boat to the south. Hobson most carefully noted every incident, taking alternately solar and stellar altitudes, and the next day, April 16th, after ascertaining the bearings, he calculated that if its present speed were maintained, Victoria Island would reach the Arctic Circle, from which it was now separated at the most by four degrees of latitude, towards the beginning of May. Meanwhile Hobson let his men imagine that the failure of the eclipse could only interest himself and the astronomer, and they returned to their ordinary occupations; but as they were leaving, Corporal Joliffe stopped suddenly and said, touching his cap —. do you utter such sentiments?” exclaimed Mrs Barnett. Already the night before, and the same morning, by raking different altitudes, and by means of a calculation of right ascensions, the Lieutenant and the astronomer had ascertained the longitude with great accuracy. 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