1853-58—Five ships     ”         ”           750     ”        5·75   ”

1860—First two ships to winter in Hudson bay. Value of catch $60,000.

1863—Fourteen ships in Hudson bay and Cumberland gulf.

1864—Fifteen ships in Hudson bay.

1865—Two ships in Repulse bay. Killed 8 whales.

1866—Four ships wintered in Repulse bay. Little success.

HUDSON BAY.

1889—One ship.
1890—
1891—One ship,4whales,4,400lbs. bone.
1892—One ship,2”1,600”
1893—Two ships,8”18,500”
1894—One ship,8”4,500”
1895—Three ships,6”10,300”
1896—Two ships,4”4,100”
1897—Three ships,19”20,175”
1898—
1899—One ship,6whales,6,000lbs. bone.
1900—One ship,8”7,500”
1901—One ship.Burnt.
1902—
1903—Two ships,2whales,1,800lbs. bone.
1904—One ship,1”500”

The information to 1866 has been taken from the narrative of C. F. Hall’s second Arctic expedition. That from 1889 to 1904 has been furnished by Captain George Comer, American whaler Era.

Eight American whaling ships have, to the knowledge of Captain Comer, been lost in Hudson Bay.