. An account of the Arctic regions [microform] : with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. I>u^ tf '^1 I. ? Xfi,;'!: :•! 'Nf%^,^ "iMI 274 ACCOUNT OF THE ARCTIC body from the western coast of Spitzbcrgen, but in general, that barrier of ice which encloses the fishing site in the spring, which costs the fisher immense labour and anxiety to penetrate, by re- tarding his advance towards the north, and his pro- gress in the fishery, for the space of several weeks,— spontaneously divides in the midst about the month of June,
. An account of the Arctic regions [microform] : with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. I>u^ tf '^1 I. ? Xfi,;'!: :•! 'Nf%^,^ "iMI 274 ACCOUNT OF THE ARCTIC body from the western coast of Spitzbcrgen, but in general, that barrier of ice which encloses the fishing site in the spring, which costs the fisher immense labour and anxiety to penetrate, by re- tarding his advance towards the north, and his pro- gress in the fishery, for the space of several weeks,— spontaneously divides in the midst about the month of June, and on the return of the ships is not at all to be seen ! Then is the sea rendered freely na- vigable from the very haunts of the whales, to the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. This quality of the ice, is of the first import- ance to the navigator. It is this known property which gives him confidence in his advance, and en- ables him to persevere without restraint, calculating on an easy return. As one-half of the fishing sea- son is often spent in the ingress were the regress as arduous, there would be no time left for fishing: besides, the return would be rendered doubly ha- zardous by the prevalence of the summer fogs, which are thick in the extreme, and sometimes con- tinue for days together, without intermission. Were the barrier of ice not passable, the haunts of the whales could not be attained; and were the regress not favoured by natural facilities, every attempt to prosecute the whale-fishery with effect, would be attended with imminent danger; I may say, with almost certain destruction. i!. 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 Scoresby, William, 1789-1857. Edinburgh; [London] : Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. , Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson and Co. .. London
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