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ordered the best trout supper he could provide, not to mention sey- 
eral bottles of claret of rare and fine vintage. The town was somewhat 
of 4 walering place, a peaceful and lovely spot, thirty miles from any 
railway, A ae and vlean in the extreme. After an hour spent in 
“doing” the place and exciting the curiosity of the populace to an 
unexampled height, they returned to the hotel to find the jolly and 
smiling host prepared to welcome them to his best. A better supper 
rarely falls ta the lot of men. and as the crisp, sweet trout disap- 
peared and the old claret bepan to do its work, the tongues and hearts 
of our travelers were loosened as well as their belts, 
P. was found making eyes at the pretty granddaughter, who 
seemed nothing loath, ©. sat down and hanged on the piano, to the 
évident horror of the elderly maiden boarders, as he presented an 
odd gight in hisdirty stay shirt and kmickerbockers, with a gray skull 
cap on the back of hiz head, G. and ©. were found wrestling with 
tlie French language, making themselves agreeable to grandma 
Fanchere, and altozether the party seemed quite demoralized. Should 
they stay there ail night or push on? Sober counsels at last prevailed, 
and as the moon was full it w s decided to paddle for an hour or so 
and £0 into camp late. The river was like a mirror, broad and quiet, 
and onr canoeists floated lazily along in the dusky twilight, smging 
and laughing as happy as @ parcel ot boys. It was well toward mid- 
night before they could bring themselves to abandon the lovely 
moonlit stream and take to their beds. At last they camped pear a 
farm house; preparing for breskfast by porchasing a shad of the 
farmer, whom they found drawing his net at that late hour, 
The camp breakfast seemed a poor affair oext morning after the 
feast at Fanchere’s, and thers seemed to be more or less headache 
and bad temper about—the legacy of the claret All were too lazy 
to cook the shad except G.and F. F. was making an attemp*, but 
while squatting by his wretched little fire that somehow or other 
would not buro, he lost his balance and sat down violently on a 
chestnut burr In his contortions he managed to sit on another, 
which caused him to set up a yell of anguish, to the great amuse 
ment of his unfecling companions. The additiun of insult to injury 
so disgusted him that he flung the fish away in anger and vowed he 
would not eat at all, This restored the general good humor for a 
wonder, and -1l hands turned to, packed up, and were quickly afloat, 
It was a lovely morning. The ri er was full of beautiful islands 
densely wooded, and tle hills on either bank sloping gradually to the 
water's edge, with wavy fields of gram alternating with lovely groves 
Made an ideal country. They paddled onward, quietly enjoying 
every moment until hearly uoau, and then put ashore for a shortrest 
and to try to find olit about where they were; butno town was in 
Sight, so they pushed on, hoping to reach a place called Dingman’s 
Ferry for dinner. Meanwhile a -trone head wind sprang up, and as 
no sign of the place appeared and paddling was heavy work, a halt 
was decided on forlunch and anap. This was their first atcempt at 
a camp oinner, and the meal was, bo say the least, “thin.” - 
For two bours atterward all dozed. waiting with the serene indif 
ference of every well seasoned canoeist foracalm. It came by 8 
and they started again. with the intention of reaching Bushkil! for 
supprr. They paddled on and on, past Dingman’s Ferry, past poiat 
after point. butno B shidil appeared The long stretches of slow 
Water hegan to grow monotonous and seemed interminable, and the 
lovely scenery failed to charm the tired cruisers. Ab last about sun 
down, by direction of a party met crossing the river, they landed at 
alow wooded point, although Bushkill was still invisible, for it was a 
mile inland and hidden by the trées, and on the north bank of Bush- 
kill Creek, Alas, they had landed south of the creek unwittingly. 
Making the boats secure an shouldering thei paddles, they started 
to tramp to the village. After ploughing their way over a, freshly 
sowed field. they were brought toa halt by the creek, the village 
close in sight bemg onthe opposite bank. They wandered up and 
down, hof, cross and tired, seeking im vain for a bridge. 
FHinally f. decided to go one way and the others another to find a 
crossing. The main body finally reached a lane leading over a bridge 
to the town; but meanwhile PF, had disappeared in an opposite direc- 
tion. They whistl-d, shouted and halloed, but to no purpose, and 
O., with the promised land in sight, decided to go back and look up 
the stray sheep, Hefound him still tramping about the field. pro- 
fane and eross, and mutually tired and diepbsted they hastened on 
to join ibe party, Meanwhile it was fast becoming dark, and the 
per. of supper was yet unsolved. Their troubles were soon over, 
owever, for the first dwelling on entering the little village proved to 
bea boarding house, and soon the wearied and hungry trevelers sat 
down to a most plentiful and excellent supper, and the vexatious and 
tiresome day came to a cheerful and heppy end. 
The boats wers regained about dark, aon if was then that, rendered 
yahant by the good supper aud tempted by the loveliness of the 
night, they committed the folly of running two rapids in the dark, to 
the great disgust of F,, who rebelled at the recklessness of the under- 
taking, It was royal sport, however, and fortunately accomplished 
without accident, but the ominous roar ahead of another and appar 
ently more difficult rift brought the party to ahalt. Hastily haulin 
up the boats on-a rocky shallow shore, the crews tumbled into be 
and were soon sound asleep, the newly risen full moon looking down 
and reproaching them for not waiting for her to guide them on their 
reckless tryp. 
Ashbort paddle next day brought them to the railroad bridge at the 
Water Gap. Passing throngh, they found themselyes in quite a 
rapid, and had no smali work to get out of it in order to reach the 
landing near the station, The (ap is too well-known to require much 
description. The river forces its way between two great mountains 
making one of the most picturesque scenes onthe river. To the left 
Mount fammany exhibits vast masses of naked rock, almost detying 
ascent. To the rithtis Mount Mimsi., densely wooded with a thicket 
of evergreen. Successive ledges mark its face, aid on one of these, 
nearly two hundred feet above the sea, stands the Kitatinny House. 
The stream that issues beneath it falls in a cascade into the river, 
Hurther up, on the cresh of the monntain, is the great Delaware 
Gap Hotel, and to this our canoeists decided to climb. A steep moun- 
tain path throngh the woods led toit. The heat was intense, and by 
the time the plateau was g ined, all were but too thankful to sit down 
inthe great cool hall and drink—what? Appolinaris water)! For 
again they had found that abomimation—a temperance hotel. The 
wonderful view was a consolation, however, not. to mention a most 
Salisfactury dinnerin tie great half empty baru-like dinmg-room, 
The season was eatly and the house had just been opened, but there 
Were guile enough guests to stare and smile superciliously at the 
group of dirty-looking tramps who sat smoking their after dinner 
pipes on the broad piagzis. Gradually our hero.s began to feel un- 
comfortable and out of place m So much civilization, and voted to be 
off to their beloved floating ‘homes. They scrambled down in short 
intire, and were soon happily afloat, taking their oftum cum dig, 
free from the impertinent speculations of the civilized animal. 
Drawing up under the shadow of a great rock, O. went ashore and 
took some excelent pictures while the o.bers smoked and dozed in 
the balmy June air, According to all accounts there were to have 
been no rapids bebween Port Jervis and Belvidere; but the low stage 
of the warer had puta different face on the matter. The canoes had 
run more than ten very fair rapids before reaching the Gap, and be- 
fore they had drifted down a mile that afternoon they entered a long 
heayy rift at the point where the river finally leaves the mountains 
for the plains helow. The current was very swift, the channel 
erooked 4s a ram's horn and full of rocks, With much dodging, some 
bumping and a litile water aboard they got through; but O,, who 
Managed to get quite wet, was decidedly cross and out of humor. His 
temper wes by no means Improved by an experience lalér on in the 
day.tor he nearly canie to grief altogther in a rapid below the rail- 
road bridge near Dalaware. 
He had both masts up and colors flying, supposing that all the 
rapids were passed. Being farm the lead he found himself almost 
without warning rushing down the deep channel of a rift close in 
shore and overhung with drooping branches. As the canoe shot 
under the trees close to the bank her mainsail caughtin a bough, and 
for a second brought everything up standing, nearly pitching the 
erew ont, then careening she was about to upset when by good 
fortune the mast slipped by and the Marion went on her way rejoic- 
Tag, to the inimense relief of her crew. 
The couree of the river from this point was through a broad, lovely 
valley, beautifully wooded and caréfully cultivated, the perfection of 
quiet, pastoral stenery; but somehow or other camping places with 
2 low beach to draw up on Were searce, and they paddled on from one 
shore to another seeking rest and finding none. Finally they reached 
a mud bank at the foot of a very steep shore, overhung with trees, 
but close to a promusing looking farmhouse; so they hauled up, and 
placing the boats in a row on the narrow strip, prepared for the 
night. O, made an expedition to the farmhouse and returned. laden 
with bread, butter, milk and ray onions, which latter he and F. con- 
sumed for supper with good relish, but to the manifest disapproba- 
tion of their comrades, 4 
Belvidere was but a few miles away, and this was to be the last 
cam). AT atlempt was made to be jolly, but a drizzling rain which 
had bezun to fall put a damper on their spirits and extinguished the 
fires. Too tired and lazy to batile with the elements, they crawled 
int) bed after a yery frugal supper of bread and milk, The first 
rany nightin camp om the whole cruise proved rather a pleasure 
than othe: wise, for they were lulied to sleep by the drip, drip on the 
roofs of their little tents, which kept them dry and comfortable till 
mthere | slight drizzle and some f ly 
_ There was a slig izzle and some fog early next day, but by th 
time the boats were packed, old *iSol" Bppeared aneeawa as 5 
bniliant run to Belvidere, The dear old Delaware provided them 
wilh a farewell rapid above the town, which was quite long and dif- 
ficult, but they escaped from its clutches in safety, and pulled upsafe 
a na sound at anold sawmill near the tawn by 10 o'clock. In an hour 
or iwo the canoes weré packed away on a car and our cruisers ready 
for the train which was to take them to Humburgh for the Wallkill 
trip. They went out on the platform to take a last look at the charm- 
ing river they had learned to love so wellinits many moods, The 
cars came lumbering up, and in a few moments the Delaware cruise 
was but a delightful memory. 
NOVEL ACCIDENT TO A FOLDING BOAT.—OCrested Butte, Oct. 
16.—Aditor Forest. and Siream: Some three weeks ago I telegraphed 
to N.. A. Osgood, Battle Creek, Mich., to send me by express, C. O. D,, 
one of his 12ft. patent folding boats, and in due time the boat arrived, 
IT took it up to a lake near my house, put it together, and was very 
much pleased with its action. I thoroughly understood the boat, 
having used one in the Adirondack lales, Next day I ran the boat 
down Slate River, a yery rapid and shallow stream, and it really be- 
haved quite well. Yesterday. hemgz a most charming day, I invited 
Mrs. to take a row on the lane, or rather a paddle, as I did not 
use the gunwale or oars. Iput the boat together yery carefully, only 
using the bottom board. Be it here remarked that Mrs. is not 
af all a heayy weight, in fact, only 119 pounds, and your humble 
seribe weighs 128; so the boat was certainly not overloaded. I pad- 
dled the cirvuit of the lake, Mrs, being seated in the bow and 
myself in the stern. I noticed the lake was full of trout, and, as they 
were jumping, prepared to catch seme, I had just prepared my rod 
and lighted my pipe, and both of us were sitting perfectly quiet 
when. without 4 moment's notice, the rod connecting the bottom board 
together snapped in two, and in less time than it takes to tell we were 
up to our necks in ice-cold water, and the boat haying **folded’'—one 
of ita great virtues (?)—of course pave us no support. It was cer- 
tainly very fortunate that the water was no deeper, or I might have 
had to relate a more serious accident. Some miners happening by 
brought out an old scow to our relief, and we were towed to land, 
shivering and deplorable-looking wrecks, I also lost a $25 revolver 
by the accident. Now, Mr. Bditor,I feel it my duty to make this 
known io the public. I have bad to do with boats since my boyhood, 
and have made cruises in the crankiest of canoes and have had no 
accident to amount to anything ere this.—C. H, Dougnas. 
OBITUARY—SOB.—He was nota very pretty dog, nor specially re- 
markable fom others of his numerous breed, the ‘‘yaller pup,’ but. 
the vews of his death will be read sadly by friends all over the 
country who remember him in camp last summer; his jolly little face 
looking out of the small tent appropriated to him; a cold nose that 
woke up the late sleepers, a sharp bark when the last man came in at 
night, and all, next year, will miss this little playfellow, The repu- 
tation of the Mohican C, C. as inventors and experimenters is known 
throughout all canoedom, and it was in an efiort to sustain ib, that 
poor little Sob ventured to test the edible qualities of a mixture of 
grease and emery, prepared orisinally for polishing purposes, with 
the fatal result above chronicled. 
A. OG, A.—To Members of the A, C, 4.; As Tam going South for 
the winter, my address will be, until June 1, 1885,“'Dr. Chas, A, Neidé, 
Secretary and Treasurer A. C. A,, New Orleans, La," 
Hachting. 
CRUISE OF THE KARA. 
ee Aretic yacht Kara (45 tons register and about 78 tons Thames 
measurement), belonging te Sir Henry Gore-Booth, Bart., arnved 
at Wivenhoe on Sunday fast, Sept. 14, after haying been away for 
five months ona sporting and whaling expedition, for which she 
underwent an extensive outfit at Wilkins’s yard during the early 
spring. Since she was built in 1881-82 she has sailed more than 18.000 
miles, and never once had her trysail set, which says something for 
the hard- weather qualities of the boat. 
Sir Henry Gore-Booth undertook an Arctic cruise in her in 1882 to 
assist in the search for Mr, Leigh Smith (for which purpose Sir Henry 
really had her built), and was fortunate in being in the Matochkin 
Straits when Myr. Leigh Smith landed there with the Hira crew. After- 
wards, when Mr. Leigh Smith had leftin the Hope, the Kara sailed 
north and reached Berg Island, on the coast of Novaya Zemlya, 
where she was driven ashore by the ice, lost one of her boats, one 
auchor, and 75 fathoms of cable, besides kedge and warp. and part of 
her starboard bulwarks stove in at the same time. She was got off 
by taking all stores oul of her, viz., twelve months’ provisions for 
twelve hands, ete., leayme only her ballast in, a matter of 18 tons. 
and floated off with empty paraffin barrels. She had avery rough 
time of it, but owing to her rigid construction, specially designed by 
Mr. Wilkins to withstand theice pressure, sulfered nothing beyond 
the damage related. 
We have looked through the owner's log book, and made the fol- 
lowing extracts: \ 
April 7.—Left Wivenhoe 10 A, M,; 9 to 26, detained by foul winds at 
Harwich; 26, left Harwich at 9A. M. with alight breeze; 27, sighted 
Dudgeon light at noon; 28, hove to until evening; 30, made Shetland 
5:30 P. M., anchored at Lerwicki145 P.M. | 
May 9.—Left Shetland; moderate, fair winds first three days, 
12th, good breeze; ran 200 miles in the twenty-four hours, which brin 
us about 100 miles E.N.E.of Langanzs, 1éth,strong,squally, wind W. 
N.W., with snow showers, and freezing hard; so thick, afraid to go on 
for fear of ice. Hoye to with double-reefed mainsail, whole forésail, 
and spitfire jib. 14th, Saw two bottlenoses, being first fish sighted, 
Lat. 67° 20’; long. 10° 2630". 14th to 20th, nasty thick weather, hinge 
sea; freezing hard most of theiime. 20th, spoke Hsrl of Marr and 
Kelly, lat. 68° 48’ 17° N:; long. 12° 7 2" W. Gave him his letters; told 
mé other ships were W.N.W. of us, and the ice not far off. Stood in 
N.N.W. and sighted three or four vessels same night. ist, curled 
whale lines and got all whaling gear ready; Polar Star steamed up 
and spoke us; gave him his letters. In afternoon sailed northward in 
company with Polar Star; some dsh rose between us; he lowered two 
boals- Unfortunately our boats were not yet in the davits, so we 
could only look on while he fastened the fish. 22nd, saw very light 
stream of ice. Spoke Catherine brig about 1o’clock. Gave him his 
Jetiers. 24th, spoke Star, Lyn. Alert, and Perseverance. Gave them 
their letters. 27th, lat. 69° 18’ 20" N.; long. 11° 19°15" W. Struck first 
fish at 3 A. M. Bang! burra! pourra! A fall! a fall! The 
report of a gun awoke me, the noise of the line runuine 
out fetched me out of my berth, and the watch yelling out, *‘A fall} 
a@ fall!’ caught me with one lee only in niy trousers, It appears fish 
had been seen some distance off, and suddenly rose at the ship's bow. 
not giving the watch time to callme. They both run forward, when 
one got a quick shot from the starboard gun, and fastened a fish in 
the back. [was soon on deck. We lowered mainsail and jib. rot out 
port boat. while fish slackened after running out two lines (240 fath- 
oms), burning 4 deep score in the bollard head asitran out. Part of 
the crew began to hawl in the line, and the fish rose at last about 
a quarter of a mile off. She could be detected from the other fish by 
the harpoon and olood, Ths boat got up to her, put in a hand har- 
poon, and then lanced her, the boat’s crew giving three cheers, which 
were answered from the ship. They brought the fish alongside, made 
him fast, with rail forward of the main chains and his head aft, then 
rigged a span from mizzen to mainmast, to which we attached the 
spec tackles, and flinched the fish, Owing to the tremendous weight 
and sirain on mizzen, I felt afraid of it; iv whipped very much, but 
stood allright. The flinching is acurious process. A chajn is passed 
round one of the fins near the head and hooked on to the after spec 
tackle; the harpooner makes a cub acress the neek and then down 
the body, taking care to take as little of the flesh. or ‘*krang,”’ as the 
body is called in whaling language, as possible. Two or three 
hands, heaving on the winch all the while as directed, heave the fib 
up until sufficient blubber is cleared off the *krang’’ to cut a hole in 
it to pass a strop through, when the cham is unhooked and the after 
spec tackle taken to the strop. The two harpcooners in the boats 
loosen tke blubber with their spades until enough is loosened to carry 
a tackle and strop to thefore end, the hands still heaving on the winch, 
while the harpooners gradually cut the “krang”’ out until the blubber 
comes off like a blanket. Inis then hoisted on board, the tail rope let 
Fo: and after spec tackle hooked on to a strop through thehead. The 
ead is severed trom the body and hoisted on board whole, while the 
krang sinks to the bottom, and we giyethree good cheers for our first 
fish. We filled several bottles with almost pure dil from the head. 
May 28, Very col, Vessel looked like one of those glass models of 
ships that one sees sometimes, All her rigging was coated with ice. 
Insome places more than an inch thick, 29th. Cold weather und 
freezing. Some fish seen, but rather wild. We struck one and 
knocked a piece out of her. Wind increasing, blowing a shift breeze. 
At 7:45 P, M. took in beat, stowed mizzen and foresail, and hove to 
with double-reefed mamsail and third jib. 20th, 104A, M. A tempest 
bowling through the rigging, and the sea lashed into feathery foam is 
probably what the description of a nervous newspaper correspondent 
would be. T call ita strong, hard wind, almost a gale. At4P. M. 
hegan to pipe up, when we had some heavy squalls, but as the glass 
was rising a little, I did not care to reef, particularly as the vessel 
behayed so well. Abouo 7:40 P, M., as the weather did not moderate 
at all, and was looking very threatening, clouble-reefed foresail, 
handed third jib, set spilfire, took a third reef in mainsail, Blew very 
hard between 9 A. M. and 12 o’clock. dist, 2A, M. Better weather; 
but a Norwegian schooner on our weather bow is hove to wider ara 
of a staysail poly while wé are very comfortable under the same sail 
as yesterday. teezing hard; icicles hanging onthe spitfire. Ship 
looks like Father Christmas, bowsprif and bowsprit shrouds and bob- 
atay festooned with icicles, 
June 1.—Moderate to a stiff breeee, 12:00 noon made sail; wind fall- 
ing. Spoke steamer Active at 3 o'clock; the master and docror came 
on board; gave them their letters; they repor.ed having 95 tons of 
oil. In the evening our cook cut his elbow to the bone through falling into 
a plate; steward sewed it up apompuy under my directions, A lot of 
bottlenoses about from 10 P. M. to 5 A.M. Had two chances at fish 
during the night, but failed to fasten. 84.—Icicles disappearing. 5th, 
Lots of fish abont; oné fastened, but harpooh drew when half a line 
had run ont, Got up the portable forge and straightened our har- 
oons. Hive shipsin sight. 7:15 P. M., got a chance from port gun 
and fastened a fish; the gun shackle breaking, the gun recoiled into 
mny stomach, but 1 was too excited to know whether it hurt me or not 
—at any ratel feelall right. The fish rolled over on his side as if 
he was killed, bun soon began to recover and take line slowly, event- 
nally running ont three lines or 360 fathoms; lancing boat put a band 
harpoon into him and lanced him. It took us abont an hour and 
three-quarters to killhim. 6th—Spoke Norwegian schooner Uller, 
He told us that the Chieftain schooner had lo.t four of her boats in a 
fog at the end of last month; one boat had been picked up by another 
Norwegian schooner, %th—Spoke the Alert; fine in morning, thick 
later on. Somebody remarked, ‘How warm it is to-day ;? but referr- 
ing to the thermometer, it was found to be below freezing point. 
Plenty of fish apout, but too far off. 8th—Lat. 69.81.42 N., long. 11.0.0 
W,. <AboutSor9 o'clock several fish about. A shot fired from the 
bow gun, but missed, Lowered bolb boats and went in pursuit, but 
couldn't get a shot, Snow showers during the day. We have de- 
termined to turn night into day, as the fish always come in the night, 
so the dog watches are from4A M, to6 A. M. and from GA. M to& 
A.M, 9§th— Lunch at 12:00 midnizht Great jokes among the crew. 
9:50 A. M., got a shot and fastened afish. In a little over three min- 
utes. three lines were out, and we only had time to bend on before 
the fourth was run o«t. Weather thick as mustard. Lowered a 
lancing boat, but could not find fish in the fog, so returned to 
the ship, and found flye lines and a quarter out, and one line up and 
down. ‘Took lines to wineh, and by 12 noon, we hove him up dead 
from the bottom. Fish about 28ft. long. Piped ta snapper at noon. 
Came on deck ati A.M. Several fish round us. Fastened one. The 
usual *'A fall! a tall!” followed, and then all hands were busy enough 
as she took the lines like a lunatic, not stopping 'ill she had 644 lines 
out, or 780 fathoms (well on fora mile). So very thick that we had 
to heave in again on the winch until only one line was out, when we 
saw the fish and foliowed her up,the harpooner putting in a hand, 
and lanced her. She sent my oar flying with her tail. She was along- 
side by 4 o’cleck. and found to be 36ft Ione, but the biubber was not 
on board till 10 P. M., owing to the splice of our span drawing, 10th. 
Came on dirty at night. Got the blabber below justin time, as wind 
freshened toa light gale, and we were only justin time to save the 
lee boat, ith, Strong wind. plenty of fish, but too mueh wind to 
fasten. 14th. Blowing fresh; Perseverancein sight, 2ist. We thought 
we saw Jan Mayen; at any rate, we saw the clouds about the isljand. 
24th, Bore up tor Shetland, as our gun shackles were broken; and J 
found the guns were +o badly placed that we could not properly fasten 
fish trom them, and the weather had been so thick that I did not like 
our boats to venture away from the ship after hearing the reported 
fate of the Chieftain’s boats. 25th, Before 12 noon, setsquaresail and 
jib-headed topsail; 7 P. M., weather yery threatening, tok in topsail, 
double reefed mainsail, coiled eight lines down in line room, which 
look us 314 hours: ship running hard, heavy sea, strong wind, 26th. 
Gybed her ab8 A. M.: heavy sea, very sirong wind; 12 noon, vessel 
has run 210 miles since noon yesterday; 1 P.M, handed squaresail, 
and tried to run her 8.8.W., but fuund sea was too heavy to risk it 
with our boats, and all the deck lumber that we carry (N.B., two very 
heavy whale boats ¥1ft. loug), so r-luctantly had to heave-to under 
three-re-fed mainsail, one reef in the foresailand spitfireset. Steward 
scalded both feet badly vijh hot coffee; wrapped them up in bottle- 
Nee oil, and they were cured in notime. 27th. Gale broke this morn- 
UY, 
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July 2.—Light winds last few days; vainly trying to get south. 
3d, Cnrrious to say, with a hundred miles of Sietland we got an- 
other fish. only one line being on Jeck atthe time; the rest had to 
run out from the line room through the cabin skylight. The hand 
who ran the line amused me immensely by telling me he kept Jook- 
ing round tosee if the cabin stoye or some other cabin sear was 
comibg out with the line. At the time of fastening only the watch 
was on deck; the rest of us turned out in a hurry, ail with a decidedly 
small amount of clothing, as when ‘A fall!’ is called, nu one must 
Wait to put his clathes on. Got our boat out, and I lanced him, a 
female fish about twenty-one feet long. It f90k us all greatly by sur- 
Prise, as no one expected a fish so far south, dth, Little wind, thick, 
no sights; sounded at eight o’clock; 120 fathoms. 6th. Hove to at4 
A. M,; thick as mustard; sounded abont nime o*clock; 70 fathoms, 
Put vessel about E.N.E. Very thick; crept along with foresail to 
windward; cleared up a little about eleven. Tuoughtl saw land; 
cleared a bit, stayed her; and the fog clearing, mavie Kona Mountain, 
Shetland, at 11:30 A. M.; distance, seventeen miles, Made Yell Sound 
at six 'o’cl ck; hoisted signal for pilot, but could not get one. Calm; 
decided to ge through without one; as I hayea goou chart, although 
new groundtome. Witd sprung up about 9:15 P.M. Seat through 
sound. 6th. About center of sound the tide turned with us, and we 
had rattling tide in our favor, running in like a-river. Passed Whal 
sey Sound at 11 A. M., and anchored in Lerwick. Thanks to 
the kindness of Captain Izat, of H. M. 8. Firm, I got a good 
rate for miy chronometers. My friend, Mr. Grant, left mehere. idth, 
Got under way at 9:30. A. M., having had all harpoons put in order, 
new gunshackles, etc. Sighted Jan Mayen on Aug. 1, after a long 
and tiresome passage of fine winds and calms. The Kara passed some 
streams of ice on the 2d, and at 3 oclock on the latter day made the 
“pack.” The ice made a deep bay into the N.W., aud then went away 
to thea N.N.E. Itseemed quite closely packed. Sir Henry ran a little 
to the W. of 8. all night and morning of the 4th, finally rounding the 
“streams” at about 7 o'clock. The Kara then bore away due W. 
across a bay, and picks up the ice (heavy pack) just before 12 
o’clock. Ran along the edge of the pack for fourteen miles, A heavy 
swéll get up from 8. E. during morning, and was increased ey 
minute, and Toe Comte on. They had left so much ice on the N. i. 
that Sir Henry had reluctantly to order them to gybe and run off the 
pack in case of a. change of wind, The nearest poinb to land was 
between thirty and forty miles of Cape Gladstone, on the Liverpool 
coast. As it was getting late in the year, and it was necessiry thab 
Sir Henry should be home early, the Kara’s head was turned south. 
They called at the Tise Fjiord, Iceland, on Aug. 10, where they re- 
mained until Aug. 2]. Found a strong current running north round 
the west coasb of Iceland. On approaching the north coast of Ice- 
land they picked up a lotof lava fioating un the water. Some good 
char fishing was done at Hesnyerefjiord) the largest caught weighing 
two anda half pounds. 
After making along passage through head winds and light weather, 
Sir Henry made the Butt of Lewis at $:15 A. M. on Sept. 5. Off Cape 
Wrath at6P.M. Good breeze all day, ncreasing to a strong, hard 
wind from the N. and W., with wild hailshowerstiying abont. Shaped 
a course jor Pent and Firth, but at 10:20, as the weather was looking 
very bad and it was spring tides, Sir Henry thought it advisable to 
abandon the idea of gving= pee the Hirth, and shaped a course 
through the Roost outside the Orkneys. The wind, baving shifted 
from about W.N.W.to N.N.W,, created a regular pot boil of a sea; 
however, the little craft, wich a double-reefed mainsail, whole fore- 
sail and second jib, and her heavy boats on deck, made grand weather 
of it to the pleasing astonishment of the old whaling men, who were 
accustomed to big ships. At 12 noon, Saturday, Sept, 6, rounded 
North Ronaldsha Light, and anchored at Wivenhoe on Saturday even- 
ing, Sept, 14—London. eld. 
THE PENGUIN 
Editor Forest and Streani: 
I beg to dispute the statement of “Subscriber” in your issue of to- 
day, that the sloop Penguin in the last Seawanhaka race in the beat in 
from the lighiship. put both the Athlon and the Oriva ‘‘under her 
lee, had the race well in hand, in fact could beat both easily.’ The 
Penguin neyer held such 6 position at any time during the race. All 
three boats came in from the lightship in the order name by “Sub- 
scriber,” on the starboard tack, The Oriya from the start began to 
eat out to windward and made the beach considerubly to the weather 
of the other two boats, The Athlon tacked first and crossed the 
Oriva’s bows with but a few feet to spare. The Oriva stood on a 
minute longer, and ou going about very easily passed to windward of 
the Athlon, and was from that moment the leader of the three boats. 
I will grant to ““Subseriber” that the Penguin made the distance from 
the lightship to the beach in quicker time than either the Athlon or 
the Oriva, but she was only able to accomplish this at the expense of 
going to leeward. By working the beach much closer than the 
Oriya dared to do, thus getting into smooth water, the Penguin at 
one time drew cousiderably closer, but as the lumpy water and m- 
creasing breeze was met off Buy 5. the Oriva at once began to 
increase her lead again, and kept on increasing w till the Spit was 
turned, where the Penguin and Athlon gave up the fight. 
ONE OF THE ORTVA’s OREW. 
New Yors, Oct. 30, 
IN THE FALL RACES. 
Editor Porest aud Stream: 
The statement of “Subseriber,”* published in your last issue, that 
Penguin had put both Oriva and Athlon under her lee duriug the beat 
in irom the lightship on Oct, 18 is most decidedly disputed. Itis both 
untrue and absurd. Penguin sailed very well on the long stretch. 
Why did she suddenly stop going when short tacks under the beach 
were required? ORrvA, 
New YorgE, Oct, 31, 
