. Report of the cruise of the revenue cutter Bear and the overland expedition for the relief of the whalers in the Arctic ocean, from November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898. RETURNING FROM WHALING IN Im I 5 HI-DU CRUISE OF THE U. S. REVENUE CUTTER BEAK. 91 edge of the ice and remain there until a general break np comes inJune. The whales pass up this open lead, and, when caught, arebrought to the inshore ice, where, if small, they are hauled out bodily,or, if large, the head is hauled up high enough to be cut off and thebone taken out. This is the principle article of trade and i
. Report of the cruise of the revenue cutter Bear and the overland expedition for the relief of the whalers in the Arctic ocean, from November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898. RETURNING FROM WHALING IN Im I 5 HI-DU CRUISE OF THE U. S. REVENUE CUTTER BEAK. 91 edge of the ice and remain there until a general break np comes inJune. The whales pass up this open lead, and, when caught, arebrought to the inshore ice, where, if small, they are hauled out bodily,or, if large, the head is hauled up high enough to be cut off and thebone taken out. This is the principle article of trade and is largelysought, while the skin and meat are cut off and sent to the village icehouses for food during the coming summer and winter. The work ishazardous and entails a great amount of exposure and suffering. Asthe natives were denied any portion of the flour and deer meat onhand, it was necessary that this whaling should be successful enoughto supply them food to last from now through the summer. All thehunters were coming in—eventually there were nearly 500 people tobe provided for. Excepting his personal effects, Mr. Brower hadgiven up the whole of his whaling and trading establishment to thevessels an
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