182 Capture of our Twentieth Whale. 



willing to accompany it; and should such a de- 

 sirable event take place, it will be well to know 

 where to get volunteers, as I could pick out at least 

 twenty strong, hard-working hands from this crew 

 that, once set going', would never rest until they 

 had reached the North Pole. 



At half-past eleven this forenoon more whales 

 were seen, and all hands sent in pursuit, and were 

 not long away before "a fall" was called. This 

 makes our twentieth whale and about one hundred 

 and seventy tons of oil. I much fear that my 

 chances of going north will diminish in proportion 

 to the rapidity with which the fish are caught. A 

 hundred tons more and the ship will be full. 



/T\ 



Long-tailed Ducks. 



