New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-11

No rresent orr readers with low eEUSNtS IIom
Dr Hayss forthcoming work, entitled. Inc open
Polar Sea now in press by Messrs. Hurd " HoHgh-
ton. .,,,, -, ,,,r,,,t ,Nn
While 7 was watching these movements win Inuch
,u,ersst nv companion was ntCnt only upon DuSIeS'
s1,r roo bigh overhead. Having at length got mysen
slowed away 10 The satioi4cumo OF my sldee VIII
tbcir fght closer headsso close, indeed qua Icy
come that seemed almost as il could eaten mem with
himself flock of unusual th9guoss "4S 9pil' aching
Snd, IN amomtut, up went the Ecl; nd U zen biI9,
not futtcr before Kautunah had spP I'd the star
quickly through his hands aud seized uoHe| WIN ms
hand he now pressed down the birds wIlc with the 4S
he drew them out, one by one; and lE want @l " '
hand, he used his teeth To crush jheH he"us nm fron
werc then locked across each other TO keep thh i on
Sutterinc away and with an ar OF triumph t uq ftb
low looked around at me sl1' the DoCg an" TOSSING mn
I'M net ANA hauling 10 iu with upIch rapidly Hnt ne .
caught aroul hundred bros When, my d made - beart
meal out the -auo which VIC lad DdtscT il , -,
~, a.. I Mn, K.ltlrah amused himself with tearing
off the hirds skins aud consuming inc LII" '''" VIM
GEiLIANcY TIE ARCTIC sUMNERI, ,,,oo ~,
Tho reaching iis 6rs', I'm iio~e f Summer Sis
Tho 9s: We were uoH in the Iull D.a1e V o'.ngn' III
eventual months had passed over since Ihe Arc,c ILL.,
might slouded US IN gloom S y ow w. "y of wonder.
IrlSi, The temp raturc had gone up higher thau
at ANY Pley,1g aa lg showed 57 more calm and
loVcy ain never soitencd an Arttic landscape a., ILL,
sont al The .arhur. The recent snow had mostly usl
seored aud valley and hillside were specAcu WIZ % NJ
$500 M ,rccu with only here and there pacu OF u
,rtcr snow set uudisSOlyed-an emerald carpet IIIhEu
and ulaid with vcr and sprnbed over WIN ,,
az bona effOr many flowers were now h l"l "'u'i
.rd t,.i. f.uy pCtlgd above thc sou a HtIV "a
reindeer were browsing ON the pam y,.,t l ' W.
some White rabbits had come from tAcit Elo- t,S 20
taed uuo the bursting W1lOW-budS. New Oiltcts OF III
tercst led me from spot 10 spot-3abhnE Drooks ana
rocky hisdcs. and little glaciers, ana SoItchs SHOW
hanks. alternating with patches OF tender green ~.
marvellous change had come over the lace OF Nature
since the shadow of tho night had passed away kcc3
lug the gloom and silence OF the Arctic nght-the Geat
Ike quiet which ltSCd IN the endless uiIAItss ny a."
eence OF every living thing that could relieve the SOhtuoe
al it's terrors-it was possible TO see without surprise
the same landscape covered with an endless baC OF S
the air and sea and earth teeiHIg WIN me, ~ IN
places sparkling with grCcu and Frightening WIN now
ers-the mind uHdlng everywhere some new o.vS' "a
pleasure where before there was but gloom me 'SS
Of the Arctic Winter 10 the Arctic summer is mecca NC
30 me and the winds, and brings D@ch tAe joyous
day rs that sane voice which st.d
"She s. not dead bat s.eepeh -
aud the puSclC~ heart WS maze 10 t-iOD again. anu '"'
bloom returned To the palld cheek.
RUNNING DOWN A POLAR BEAR
While bOuudilC along logging 10 knots an holir' We at
ming in the open water making heIte batile Win lAe
seas, and seemingly dcsig0Us Of boarding us re "aS
evidently much exhausted and, seeing the vessel aIr
doubtless had made at her m search OF SuCl4'
The unhappy beast had probably allowed himself 10 DE
drfted Oft icCrft which had gone TO pieces uhucT
him I'm the heavy Although these polar bears are
fine swimmers much fear that lhe waves WouId III Silc
end prove much for this poor fellow, as there was not
spCt1I Of ice IN sight which he could ma shelter AS
we passed he touched the schoonors side ana JeHseh
who had seized rifle was m the act OF putting an cIu
20 his career when arrested his hand The beast was
making such brave fight for his life That would not see
him shot especially the were running TOO
high to lower boat for his carcass, without ISA "eh
the circumstances did not warrant
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