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after fish. We have been again amongst them, 

 but though successful in one instance, have on 

 the whole been most unlucky. We passed Fury 

 Point early in the morning, and I obtained excel- 

 lent sights, fully corroborating all my previous 

 work. Cape Garry is really fifteen miles to the 

 northward of the position assigned to it on the 

 chart, and very nearly in the position originally 

 given to it by Parry. The ice is much further to 

 the southward and westward than it was a few days 

 ago. At noon we were abreast of Cape Garry, 

 about twelve miles distant. The land was plainly 

 visible to the southward, trending in a S.S.W. direc- 

 tion, and beyond that, low land was seen, which I 

 take to be the north coast of Boothia Felix, so that 

 we have really seen the continent of America. At 

 1 p.m., as I was busy working out my sights, a 

 great commotion overhead told me that whales 

 were in sight, and on going on deck the captain 

 hailed from the nest to say he saw any amount, and 

 was certain that we could get enough to fill us up. 

 The ship was hove to, and all boats lowered away, 

 I steering Bannerman. We had not left the ship 

 five minutes before a fish rose close to us. I swept 

 round ; we pulled up quickly ; the mate fired, and 

 we were fast. About three minutes afterwards 

 Harky Hunter got fast, and then Jemmy Grey. 

 Three fish in less than ten minutes ! Unfortunately 

 they all took to the ice, and it was a work of great 



