p of burned clay."
Page 41, line 6 from foot, _for_ "beginning of May"
_read_ "middle of June."
Page 41, under wood-cut, _for_ "May," _read_ "June."
Page 44, line 19 _for_ "mountain," _read_ "Arctic."
Page 54, last line _for_ "contracteta" _read_ "contracta."
Page 63, last line _for_ "Natural size," _read_ "Half the natural size."
Page 98, lines 9 and 12 from foot, _for_ "moccassin" _read_ "moccasin."
Page 100, line 2 from foot, _for_ "moccassin" _read_ "moccasin."
Page 227, line 11 from foot, _for_ "American," _read_ "Asiatic."

THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA ROUND ASIA AND EUROPE, VOL II

CHAPTER XI.

Hope of release at the new year--Bove's excursion to the
open water--Mild weather and renewed severe cold--Mercury
frozen--Popular lectures--Brusewitz's excursion to Najtskaj
--Another despatch of letters home--The natives' accounts
of the state of the ice on the coast of Chukch Land--
The Chukches carry on traffic between Arctic America and
Siberia--Excursions in the neighbourhood of winter quarters
--The weather during spring--The melting of the snow--
The aurora--The arrival of the migratory birds--The animal
world of Chukch Land--Noah Elisej's relief expedition--
A remarkable fish--The country clear of snow--Release--
The North-East Passage achieved.

The new year came in with a faint hope of release. For since the
north and north-west winds that had prevailed almost constantly
towards the close of December had given place to winds from the east
and south, considerable "clearings" were again formed out at sea,
and the Chukches again began to say that the ice would drift away,
so that the vessel would be able to continue her voyage; a
prediction which they always ended with a declaration, expressed
both by words and gestures, that they would then bitterly lament,
which they would also have had sufficient reason to do, considering
the very friendly way in which they were treated by all on board the
_Vega_, both officers and men.

On New Year's Day, in order to see the state of the ice farther out
to sea, Lieut Bove, accompanied by the hunter Johnsen, again made an
excursion to the open water. Of this he gave the following
account:--

"I left the vessel on the forenoon of 1st January and
reached the open water after four hours' steady walking.
The deep loose snow made walking very fatiguing, and three
rows of _torosses_ also co