266 AND SAIL FOR THE WEST COAST. 



merfest. "We were also assured of getting 

 plenty of reindeer, and maybe white whales, 

 in Ice Piord ; but as that part of the coast is 

 clear of ice in the autumn, we must bid good- 

 bye to the sea-horses for this season. 



After some deliberation, we decided on adopt- 

 ing the last-mentioned plan, and it seemed to 

 give general satisfaction to all concerned, in- 

 cluding the masters of the two schooners, who 

 were resolved to remain to the last, and there- 

 fore appeared to think that our terrible rifles 

 would be well out of their way. 



In an hour after making up our minds, we 

 had got all our things out of the sloop, 

 " liquored-up " the crew of the latter, written 

 a letter to our agents in Hammerfest, got the 

 boats stowed, the anchors up, and made sail, 

 we for South Cape, and the "Anna Louisa" 

 for Hammerfest. We still kept Johann and 

 Christian in the yacht to act as pilots and 

 harpooners. 



The " Anna Louisa " carried with her a man 

 belonging to Hammerfest, who had been a 

 harpooner in Ericson's brig. Ericson had left 

 him on board the " Anna Louisa " at Hvalfiske 

 Point, with a letter for me, in which he ex- 

 .pressed a hope that I would give him a passage 



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