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The Brig-Schooner "Pilgrim"

           Menarenecessaryaswellforthemanagementoftheboatsfortheattack,asforthecuttingupofthecapturedanimals.But,followingtheexampleofcertainship-owners,JamesW.WeldonfounditmuchmoreeconomicaltoembarkatSanFranciscoonlythenumberofsailorsnecessaryforthemanagementofthevessel.NewZealanddidnotlackharpooners,sailorsofallnationalities,desertersorothers,whosoughttobehiredfortheseason,andwhofollowedskilfullythetradeoffishermen.Thebusyperiodonceover,theywerepaid,theywereputonshore,andtheywaitedtillthewhalersofthefollowingyearshouldcometoclaimtheirservicesagain.Therewasobtainedbythismethodbetterworkfromthedisposablesailors,andamuchlargerprofitderivedbytheirco-operation.

           Theyhadworkedinthiswayonboardthe"Pilgrim."

           TheschoonerhadjustfinishedherseasononthelimitoftheAntarcticCircle.Butshehadnotherfullnumberofbarrelsofoil,ofcoarsewhalebonesnoroffine.Evenatthatperiod,fishingwasbecomingdifficult.Thewhales,pursuedtoexcess,werebecomingrare.The"right"whale,whichbearsthenameof"NorthCaper,"intheNorthernOcean,andthatof"SulphurBottom,"intheSouthSea,waslikelytodisappear.Thewhalershadbeenobligedtofallbackonthefinbackorjubarte,agiganticmammifer,whoseattacksarenotwithoutdanger.

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