. A voyage to the arctic in the whaler Aurora. The Aurora. The Arctic IN THE WHALER AURORA 39 the vessel free to proceed north. At tMs time sixships represented Dundee. Arctic, Captain GuyNarwhal, Captain PhillipsAurora, Captain Jas. FairweatherPolynia, Captain WalkerEsquimaux, Captaia MilneThetis, Captain Alex. Fairweather The Resolute, Captain Jackman, could hardlybe called a Dundee shiiD, and it so happened thatthe Thetis went on other business this year; butthe above were the usual six. The seals forming our cargo from the New-foundland ice were harps (Phoca Greenlandica),so called on acco
. A voyage to the arctic in the whaler Aurora. The Aurora. The Arctic IN THE WHALER AURORA 39 the vessel free to proceed north. At tMs time sixships represented Dundee. Arctic, Captain GuyNarwhal, Captain PhillipsAurora, Captain Jas. FairweatherPolynia, Captain WalkerEsquimaux, Captaia MilneThetis, Captain Alex. Fairweather The Resolute, Captain Jackman, could hardlybe called a Dundee shiiD, and it so happened thatthe Thetis went on other business this year; butthe above were the usual six. The seals forming our cargo from the New-foundland ice were harps (Phoca Greenlandica),so called on account of a peculiar mark on eachside of the adult, extending from near the shoul-der to near the tail, and hoods (Cystophora Cris-tata), so called on account of a large inflatablesac on the nose of the male. On our trip to Lab-rador w^e secured quite a number of hoods, but onour first trip our cargo was practically one ofharps. Both these species are migratory, comingsouth in winter and w^orking north in summer asthe ice recedes. As the banks of Newfoundla
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