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CHAPTER II. 



Recruited for the Arctic. —Departure. — Coast of Kamtschatka. — 

 Copper Island. — Going into the Ice with Captain Crosby. — Gale 

 of Wind. — Dangerous sailing in the Ice. — Cape Thaddeus. — Bay 

 of the Holy Cross. — Plover Bay. — Dead Whale. — St. Lawrence 

 Bay. — Whales working north. — Loose, floating Ice. — Ice cov* 

 ered with Walrus. — Fine Weather. — Striking an Iceberg. — Ship 

 leaking. — Return to St. Lawrence Bay. — Damage repaired.— 4 

 Arrival in the Arctic. 



At the port of Hilo the ship was recruited for 

 the Arctic. We remained in port fifteen days, 

 sailed for Honolulu, and left letters for owners 

 and for home. We touched at another port be- 

 fore proceeding to the north, and there we took 

 in an additional supply of provisions, and then 

 directed our course towards the straits. 



In Ion. 180° W. we hauled to the north towards 

 the coast of Kamtschatka. Passed Copper Isl- 

 and. We saw many ships on our passage thus 

 far, but we took no whales until June. 



About this time we captured two whales off 

 shore, and found great quantities of ice. Spoke 

 with Captain Crowell, of the ship Columbus, 

 and Captain Crosby, of the ship Cornelius How- 

 land. 



