HUNTING THE WALRUS. 61 



CHAP. V. 



Hunting the Walrus. Windfall. Maternal Affection of 

 Walrus. Seal s Dinner. Mollusc. Whale s Pood. 

 Herd of Walruses. Four killed. Escape of a fine 

 Bull. Cutting up the Blubber. Walrus Hide and 

 Blubber. Accommodations of &quot;Anna Louisa.&quot; &quot;Whit 

 tling &quot; a great Eesource. Vast Herds of Sea-horses. 

 &quot;Jaging&quot; them. Exciting Sport. Man killed by a 

 Walrus. Spitzbergen Gazette of June 16th. Walrus 

 Yeal or Foal. 



THE fog was as thick as ever again on the 

 morning of the 12th, and we were tantalised 

 by hearing the snorting and bellowing of a 

 great many walruses in the immediate 

 vicinity, although we could not find them 

 for the fog; but it fortunately cleared up 

 for a little in the forenoon and enabled us 

 to see a great herd of walruses reposing on 

 several large flat slabs of ice. We instantly 

 went after them in both boats, and although 

 they were very shy we each succeeded in 

 killing a cow and a calf. The cow killed 

 from my boat had a good harpoon and line 



