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doned igloos, and near them a whale-boat bearing the 

 inscription "Dundee Whaler Morning, 1905." All 

 about were scattered the bones of large whales. It 

 was dark when we left the igloos, and a quarter after 

 two in the morning before the vessel was reached. 



Shortly after six the following morning sails were 

 hoisted and we continued southward, close to the coast, 

 keeping always a sharp lookout for bear. I offered 

 a reward of five dollars for each bear sighted, and as 

 a result every sailor was on the alert. The sea was 

 smooth and fine. Late in the afternoon Agnes 

 Monument, near the north entrance to Clyde River, 

 was passed, and the vessel was turned into the river's 

 mouth and anchored in a picturesque harbor at a 

 point where a small river empties into the Clyde. 

 This stream had every appearance of holding trout 

 or salmon, but an effort yielded no results, and I 

 returned to the ship to find every one asleep. 



With daylight we pushed the Jeanie up the river 

 for five hours. Reconnoitering for deer and fish 

 brought no success, and finally, hoisting anchor, we 

 retreated some eight miles down stream, where a creek 

 ran out through a valley, and the country promised 

 so well for deer we again anchored. 



Four of us went ashore and for five and a half 

 hours followed the valley into the interior. I never 

 saw a finer deer country in my life, but not one was 

 seen. We came upon some hares, two of which I 

 killed, and also saw a fox, but nothing else. 



We were a long way from the ship when twilight 

 set in, and in a little while it became very dark, ac- 



