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1880 Cruising For Right Whales 51
Wednesday Nov [NOVEMBER] 10 at 11.50 am saw right whale 2 mils [MILES] to the
South So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 37.44 S Long [LONGITUDE] 167.10 W Barometer 30 00

Thursday 11 Commences with strong breezes from NW
at 30 pm down boats for right whale at 1.30
pm struck & Killd [KILLED] am [ONE] whale at 4 pm took
him along side & commences cutting at 11 pm
Finished cutting lashed boat hove at 9 pm
strong wind & plenty of rain wind SW &
squalls latter part Calm Employ boling [BOILING]
[ILLUSTRATION OF RIGHT WHALE]
& looking sharp For whale
So Ends Lat [LATITUDE] 37.37 S Long [LONGITUDE] 167.20 W Barometer 29 80

Friday 12 Commences with strong gale from NW
[HOVE?] up North under short sail Employed boling[BOILING]
latter part wind South heading up W So Ends
Lat [LATITUDE] 37.17 S Long [LONGITUDE] 167.30 W Barometer 29 80

Satday [SATURDAY] 13 Commences strong gales from South heading
W under short sail Employed boling [BOILING] at 7 pm
hove ship to the SSE wind SW at 9 pm finished
Boling[BOILING] 77 bbl [BARRELS] Employn [EMPLOYED] repairing the [CARLEN?]
boat
and scraping bone So Ends more moderate
Lat [LATITUDE] 37.37 S Long [LONGITUDE] 166.58 W Barometer 30 20