The first edition of this book is dated 1880. The edition used is dated 1890. The publisher was James Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 21 Berners St., London. The number of pages is 380.
Contents
Chapter I.
Sleeping in Snow.
Chapter II.
The Winter Packet.
Chapter III.
Deeper Desolation.
Chapter IV.
The Winter Journey.
Chapter V.
The Wounded Man.
Chapter VI.
An Express and its Results.
Chapter VII.
A Tremendous Storm and Other Experiences.
Chapter VIII.
Deep in the Wilderness we find our Home which is Shared with the Wild Beast, the Wild Bird, and the Savage.
Chapter IX.
A Bright Apparition—Followed by Rumours of War.
Chapter X.
Salamander Gives and Receives a Surprise, and War is Averted by Wise Diplomacy.
Chapter XI.
Lumley on Duty—Fort Wichikagan begins to Grow.
Chapter XII.
A Narrow Escape—A Strange Meeting, and a Half-Revealed Mystery.
Chapter XIII.
Fishing and its Results—Engineering and its Consequences.
Chapter XIV.
Arrival of Strange Indians.
Chapter XV.
A Catastrophe, a Letter, and a Surprise.
Chapter XVI.
The Joys of Camping Out—Important Additions to the Establishment—Serious Matters and Winter Amusements.
Chapter XVII.
Describes a Tremendous Visitation—A Feast—A Surprise—And an Attempt at Murder.
Chapter XVIII.
The Mysterious Packet—Friends depart, and Lumley is caught singing.
Chapter XIX.
Opening of the Mysterious Packet.
Chapter XX.
I come out in a New Light, and have a very Narrow Escape.
Chapter XXI.
A Buffalo Hunt Followed by a Palaver, an Arrival, and a Traitor-Chase.
Chapter XXII.
The Chase, the Capture, and the Revelation.
Chapter XXIII.
Attacked by Bandits—A Sad Death and a Sudden Rescue.
Chapter XXIV.
The Power of Sleep—Plans discussed and a Far Journey resolved on.
Chapter XXV.
Tells of a Wonderful Meeting and a Frustrated Foe.
Chapter XXVI.
One of the Difficulties of Correspondence enlarged on—Coming Events, etcetera.
Chapter XXVII.
A Peculiar Wedding and a Wonderful Walk.
Chapter XXVIII.
The Wilderness again—New Plans mooted—Treacherous Ice, and a Brave Rescue.
Chapter XXIX.
The Last.
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