OUR HEAVIEST BEAR. 



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ftouth by seals, and drifted on the ice up to the latitudes 

 where they were found. 



Throughout the summer much of the time the men were 

 hunting, and thus we had seal at least once a week for din- 

 ner sometimes eatable, often not, but best when roasted 

 and eaten cold. Both bear and seal, in the absence of other 

 fresh meat, will pass, but are not very desirable. None of 

 the bears taken by us came up to the weights I have seen 

 mentioned by other Arctic voyagers. The heaviest one ob- 

 tained by us weighed as shot 943| pounds, and was a fat 

 one. In measurements they were about the same. 



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