WHALING AND FISHINtt 



CHAPTER I. 



WANTED! A Whaling Shipping Office The Maa- 

 .flf-wars-man The Merchant Seamen The Whaleman Talk 

 with the Shipper I Determine on a Whaling Cruise Go to 

 few Bectftrd. 



" LANPSMEN WANTED ! ! ONE THOUSAND 

 STOUT YOUNG MEN, AMERICANS, WANTED 

 fof the fleet of whaleships, now fitting out 

 for the North and South Pacific Fisheries. 



"Extra chances given to Coopers, Car- 

 penters and Blacksmiths. 



" None but industrious young men, with 

 good recommendations, taken. Such will 

 have superior chances for advancement. 



" Outfits, to the amount of SEVENTY-FIVE 

 DOLLARS furnished to each individual, be- 

 fore proceeding to sea. 



