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She is a three-masted schooner of
graceful lines, one hundred thirty
five long over all and one hundred
fifty five tons register. Her equip-
ment includes a seventy-five horse
power Wolverine gasoline-kerosene
engine as auxiliary. [H.C.P.F. p. 4]
The Museum sent the writer on
the vessel as its representative for
a skipper,
the voyage and provided Captain
George Corner whose long experience
has
as master of whaling ships in-
cluded twelve winters in the ice
of the northern part of Hudson Bay
delayed by adverse winds and
other circumstances, the 'George B. Clu-
ett' did not reach Sydney, N.S.,
until Friday, 16 July. There some
supplies forwarded by the Museum
and procured at Sydney to
be landed at Etah in order to en-