THE WHALE FISHERY. 



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The North Pacific whaling fleet 0/1877. 



' Lost ; catch of whalebone saved. 



The North Pacific whaling fleet of 1878. 



Lost 300 barrels oil and 3,000 pounds bone saved. 



The North Pacific whaling fleet of 1879. 



'Lost 



tLst seen In the Arctic Ocean October 10, 1879. 



