100 ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHERN SEAS. 



CHAPTER VII. 



Northeast Gale. — Bears' Grease. — Errors in the Charts. — Ge- 

 ology. — Limestone. — Coal. — Creation of subalpine Flats. — 

 Deeva Bay. — " Fast" Ice. — Bear's Mode of catching Seals. 

 — Whale's Bones. — Glen-Turritt. — Large Extent of fixed 

 Ice. — Many Seals shot. — Become my own Harpooner. — 

 Glacier with detached Moraine. 



"We now attempted to beat to the N.E. against 

 both wind and current, with the intention of re- 

 suming our cruising ground near Ryk Yse Islands ; 

 but in the afternoon the wind increased a good deal, 

 and the barometer gave indications of an approach- 

 ing gale, so our people advised that we should re- 

 main among the islands, as they said the gale of 

 N.E. wind, which was evidently coming on, would 

 bring down plenty of ice to where we were. We 

 accordingly changed our course, and ran before the 

 wind to another group of islands about twenty-five 

 miles distant, where we anchored under the lee of 

 the islands, and rode out the gale in tolerable com- 

 fort. It blew very hard during the night. 



19 th. The storm continues with unabated force, 

 and we have some difficulty in keeping the sloop 

 from being dragged from her anchor by the heavy 

 pieces of ice which are driven against her by the 

 wind and current. It is much too stormy for boat 



