62 TIIM CKIfMAN AKd'riC I'A I'MPrrioN. 



l\V(Mil v-lwo Urilisli, wliicli wovo in coitipMiiy in \V(>sl. 

 (Jivciil;iii(l, oMiiiiuMl 'J;'>7,0{)(). On I Ik^ '^ Jnii Miiyciiiiu^" 

 l>(»Mi(l(\s IIkM Jr(M«iil:iii<l M(>:iI i\\ryo in iiiiollicr kind lonnd, 

 (ijiII(mI tli(MT(>Ml(Ml ,S(>;il {( 'i/slojiliord rn'shilii, N ilss.), seldom 

 Mio bi'iirdcd seal {I'liocii Ixtr/xtht, Midi.) only. 



'V\\o <»x|)<H'l(<d nicelin;;" willi Mk^ i(H> lUMK^ssidiicd a 

 TXH'uliiir |)i*ovision on llu^ sliip, |Ih> " crow's-ncsl ," so ns 

 do li.'i.vo !i, eh"!!!' and coninKiiidni!;" |tros|)('('l. o\(M' llio 

 i.-dtyrinlli oT llnkcs nnd llo(>s, ;ind lo (>n:ibl(< ns lo sIccm* 

 lilir()il}4;li nil, nnd wIkmi possibli^ lind {]\o bcsl. Viy.n\, 

 lis \\\o rjiiiif^'o oi' si^ld. ovtM- llu^ \vm((M" ['vi)\\\ i\\o dcndv wjis 

 no lonnfor snlVuMcMd. 'V\\o (ronuniindiM-, lli(>r(«ror(\ luis to 

 look (or llu^ liij^ln'sl. possiMo slcndy shmd-poinl , :ind I his 

 is (Misily lonnd in i\\c "lop" of (li(> ni;isls, lo wliicli l!u> 

 slirtinds «;iv(' easy !IC(M»ss. A Ion;;' sojourn in this niry 

 region is nol. V(M'y ngivoablo at any I inu^ ; oni> nnist bo 

 rari^lul lo protocT lli(> body sonunvliai against ili(> wind, 

 ami Miis objtH*!. is a.MaincMJ by a. suitably lornuMJ bari*(>l. 

 A good tc^K^scopo is Ining oousianily u|) \\o\\\ and a, lilll(> 

 sli'aw is plariMl at tlu^ bolloiu. This ni^oossary " (M'ow's- 

 iuvst," already \\(>ll known iVoni S»'oi"osby's and Iholaio 

 Swedish ox|)(Mlil ions, was on \\\o I'Jlh, wilh much nuMTi- 

 ini>u(. and many good and ba.d jokes en^lliHl forth i)y ils 

 piruliar appellation, hoisltnl u[> iho mainmast, and 

 fastiMied by tht> eavjUMdcM* to the orosstrees, between (lie 

 lop and t ii(^ toj)-sIirouds. 



The view atlained by this mc\ins ai a heijdd oi' tliirty- 

 eight feet, ga\(> us th(> sui'V(W o\c\' a eiri'K^ I he I'adius 

 ol' whi(d» was s(nen and a (juartiM* nautieal miles. 



Abtmt (^leveu at niglit in (he thick fog nn umisnally 

 >Yliili> spot was setMi, and this we discovennl io ho \\\o 

 first pieee of iet*. A( llu^ so long looketl-lor aunounee- 



