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2 closed then I knew that we were in the strait made haste to get on my overcoat get up into the Pilot house to enjoy the
view of the waves. The view proved to be far wilder exciting than I expected, Indeed I never before saw water in so hearty
a storm of hissing blinding foam. It was all one leaping clashing roaring mass of white mingling with the air by means of
the long hissing streamers dragged from the wave tops, the biting send.? Our little vessel swept onward by the flood pouring
into Behring Sea by her machinery was being buffeted by the head gale the huge white over combing waves that made in margin:
this has been a very grand day snow, waves, wind, mountains, 3 her reel tremble though she stood it bravely obeyed the
helm as if in calm water. After proceeding about 5 or 6 miles into the heart of this grand uproar it seemed to grown yet wilder
began to bid defiance to any farther headway against it. At length when we had nearly lost our boats in danger having our
decks swept, we turned fled for refuge before the gale the giant waves exulting in their strength seemed to be chasing us
threatening to swallow us at a gulp but we finally made our escape were perhaps in no great danger further than the risk of
losing our 4 boats having the deck swept. 01000