. Nimrod of the sea, or The American whaleman . Whaling. THE AMERICAN WHALEMAN. 379 the sperm-whale, and manifested no intention to fight. In cutting-in, we were also struck with the great depth of the blubber, and its softness and oiliness, as compared with that of the spei'm-whale, and the greater viscidity, or stickiness, of the oih The upper jaw was a curiosity to us. The bone *-^^.. GOINO ON EIGHT "WHALE. was about nine feet long—very much less than is often tak- en ; but I suppose a fair average size. How much oil this whale made was undetermined, as we piled fresh blubber in the ro
. Nimrod of the sea, or The American whaleman . Whaling. THE AMERICAN WHALEMAN. 379 the sperm-whale, and manifested no intention to fight. In cutting-in, we were also struck with the great depth of the blubber, and its softness and oiliness, as compared with that of the spei'm-whale, and the greater viscidity, or stickiness, of the oih The upper jaw was a curiosity to us. The bone *-^^.. GOINO ON EIGHT "WHALE. was about nine feet long—very much less than is often tak- en ; but I suppose a fair average size. How much oil this whale made was undetermined, as we piled fresh blubber in the room before it was tried out. Long after this event, Captain Isaiah "West, of New Bedford, informed me that he. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, William M. (William Morris), 1815-1891. New York : Harper & Brothers
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