CONTENTS 
Introductory Chapter 
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CHAPTER I. 
Old Whaling Captains—Onr Schooner—Sealers—Ice Dangers— 
Our Crew—Ralph the Rover—The Shetlands—Scalloway 
Castle—Lerwick—Hard Times—Hialtlandia—Over-Greedi¬ 
ness—Fin Whales—Right Whales—Whales’ Food—Adven¬ 
tures with Whales . ..53 
CHAPTER II 
Troubles in the Ice—Sea Birds—Wanderings on Shore—Objects 
of the Sea-shore—Extinct Craters—Fox Hunting—Aspect of 
the Icy Sea—First Experiences—In the Ice—Seal Shooting— 
Shoals of Seals—Seals and their Habits—Collecting Seal Oil 
—A Long Jump—Fog Gathering—Dodges to get within 
Range—Disappointment—Seal Battue—Danger Averted . 87 
CHAPTER III. 
Peterhead Steamers—Fleet of Sealers—Narwhal—We “Lie on 
Bran”—A Fall! A Fall!—Monodon Monoceros—Arctic Black 
Hole of Calcutta—Drifting Ice—Pursuit of Narwhal—A Sad 
Picture—Seals out of Water . . . . . , .127 
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