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Inlet last year, herself fell a victim to the ice in Coutts' Inlet* 

 having at the time on board the products of three large whales, 

 estimated to produce 55 tons of oil and 2§ tons of bone, besides 

 105 Seals, 40 White Whales, 56 Walrus, and a number of Bears 

 and Narwhals, the whole valued at between eight and nine 

 thousand pounds ; happily the crew were rescued and the produce 

 was insured. In addition to the seven Eight Whales, 1309 White 

 Whales and Narwhals, 67 Walrus and one Bottle-nose were killed. 

 The captain of the ' Aurora' reports that, after spending a fort- 

 night at the south-west fishing-grounds without success, the 

 ice being too far to the eastward, his only capture being one 

 Bottle-nose, he proceeded to the northern fishing-grounds, where 

 three whales were seen, but could not be approached in conse- 

 quence of the large quantities of ice ; he therefore proceeded to 

 the head of the Cumberland Gulf, where he secured 340 White 

 Whales. He then once more tried the northern fishing, and 

 again several whales were seen, but the sea and weather were so 

 bad that it was not till the 23rd October he had any success. On 

 that day both he and the captain of the * Terra Nova' succeeded 

 in capturing a whale each ; on the 30th he again met with whales 

 and his second fish was secured. On the 4th November he bore 

 up for home, arriving at Dundee on the 22nd. 



The voyage of the 'Nova Zembla' was an interesting one, if 

 not so successful as that of the 'Aurora.' She left Dundee on 

 the 19th March, and after a very stormy passage made the ice 

 about forty miles south of Resolution Island on the 14th April. 

 Thick foggy weather prevailed, and as there was no prospect of 

 success in the south Capt. Cunningham left for the north, reaching 

 Prince Regent's Inlet on the 19th June, and the floe being in 

 good condition, although the weather was very unsettled, he 

 remained there till the 16th July. The first whale was seen on 

 the 27th June, and for the next fortnight the boats were in 

 pursuit almost daily, but the foggy weather rendered success 

 impossible. On the 16th he proceeded to Admiralty Inlet, where 

 whales were again seen, but the weather was so heavy that it 

 was impossible to lower the boats. Returning to Lancaster 

 Sound, a strong easterly gale drove the vessel up Barrow Strait 

 to within twenty miles of Beechy Island. On the 12th August 

 Elwin Bay was reached, and notwithstanding the heavy ice 100 

 White Whales were taken, and on the following day 200 more 





