it as a delicacy. All ships hunting in these seas carry several 
persons among the crew who are experienced in skinning and 
preparing the catch. 
The blubber, and the skins, which latter are salted, are then 
stowed away in the hold in casks provided for this purpose. 
Seal growing scarce, (though Learmonth got one six feet, 
six inches long), we set the course for Greenland. 
A stop was made on Cloven Cliff Island for birds, the 
steep cliffs fairly swarming with these. A hard climb on 
the rocks brought us within range, the birds flying from their 
nests upon our approach. Nevertheless, three of us made 
a good bag. 
We had still to take our last game-bag in Spitzbergen— 
a hundred and five auk, fourteen puffins, two little auk, and 
a teist, together with four burgomeisters, and six ivory gulls. 
With these aboard, almost regretfully we bade the “Peaked 
Mountain” adieu. 
