. A voyage to the arctic in the whaler Aurora. aOMMlfaiMBii Copyright by Valentine, Dundee. Pounding away at the Floe IN THE WHALER AURORA 139 The fog was so thick that nothing could be seenahead. We saw nothing further of the Thetis asshe remained at Cape York to pick up the partylanded by the Bear, I turned in for a time during the night, as theship was beset by heavy ice. We had now com-pleted the passage of Melville Bay without acci-dent and nearly every one on board felt that thegreatest danger of the voyage was over, so wewould work our way to the west and look forwhales. In the race fro
. A voyage to the arctic in the whaler Aurora. aOMMlfaiMBii Copyright by Valentine, Dundee. Pounding away at the Floe IN THE WHALER AURORA 139 The fog was so thick that nothing could be seenahead. We saw nothing further of the Thetis asshe remained at Cape York to pick up the partylanded by the Bear, I turned in for a time during the night, as theship was beset by heavy ice. We had now com-pleted the passage of Melville Bay without acci-dent and nearly every one on board felt that thegreatest danger of the voyage was over, so wewould work our way to the west and look forwhales. In the race from St. Johns to Cape Yorkwe had been beaten by the Bear only, and that byjust a few minutes. The Arctic, Thetis and Wolfwere all close, but in the last lap the Aurora and\Bear were neck and neck almost to the winningpost. 140 A VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC CHAPTER XII CAPE YORK TO CAREY ISLANDS And now there came both mist and snowAnd it grew wondrous cold,And ice, mast-high, came floating byAs green as emerald. I noticed a rather curious phenomenon w
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