. The log of the "Laura" in polar seas; a hunting cruise from Tromsö, Norway to Spitsbergen, the polar ice off east Greenland and the island of Jan Mayen in the summer of 1906, kept by Bettie Fleischmann Holmes . Mr. Learmonth shot a small seal in thewater, and Carl killed a young hooded onefrom the forecastle-head, — his first seal. Saturday, August 4 Observations taken at noon showed ourposition to be almost identical with that ofJuly 24. Conditions were different how-ever, for the ice, which then was closelypacked, has been broken up and we en-countered only an occasional floe of no verygre
. The log of the "Laura" in polar seas; a hunting cruise from Tromsö, Norway to Spitsbergen, the polar ice off east Greenland and the island of Jan Mayen in the summer of 1906, kept by Bettie Fleischmann Holmes . Mr. Learmonth shot a small seal in thewater, and Carl killed a young hooded onefrom the forecastle-head, — his first seal. Saturday, August 4 Observations taken at noon showed ourposition to be almost identical with that ofJuly 24. Conditions were different how-ever, for the ice, which then was closelypacked, has been broken up and we en-countered only an occasional floe of no verygreat size, although large masses could beseen to westward. We were under sail allday in very open water, a strong southwestwind making the sea quite choppy. Wekept well to our course and were makingfor Shannon Island off the northeast coastof Greenland. For two days past the water lias been of alight-green shade. This change of color isconfined to a stratum of from one to two feetin depth from the surface, and repeated testsshow it to be about a degree and a halfwarmer than the darker water below, whichindicates that it is due to unusually widelydiffused currents from the Gulf Stream. The sun shone contin
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