. A voyage to the arctic in the whaler Aurora. Ice Pans. Greely Relief Ships Thetis and Bear IN THE :WHALER AURORA 87 who had command of her, was a naturalist andsportsman and it was a pleasure meeting proceeded north before morning. May 5th. Spent some time on board the was ready for sea and looked clean and nicewith her spacious decks and cabins — very imlikea whaler. Her lines were graceful, and she hadpowerful engines, but she could not have stood asmuch in ice as the Aurora. Captain Guy toldme about killing a whale with an old Eskimoharpoon buried in its blubber. He gav
. A voyage to the arctic in the whaler Aurora. Ice Pans. Greely Relief Ships Thetis and Bear IN THE :WHALER AURORA 87 who had command of her, was a naturalist andsportsman and it was a pleasure meeting proceeded north before morning. May 5th. Spent some time on board the was ready for sea and looked clean and nicewith her spacious decks and cabins — very imlikea whaler. Her lines were graceful, and she hadpowerful engines, but she could not have stood asmuch in ice as the Aurora. Captain Guy toldme about killing a whale with an old Eskimoharpoon buried in its blubber. He gave me thisinteresting souvenir of my voyage and told meabout Captain McKay of Dmidee killing a whalein which he found a harpoon with which the fishhad been struck forty-two years before. This ironis now in the Dundee Museum. May 6th and 7th. Took my last look at and made my cabin comfortable. I hadnow been in it for three months, so knew exactlywhat was required. There does not seem to be any connection be-tween a whaler and Florida water; bu
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