ON TO MELBOURNE
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cruise on the grounds off Tasmania. Whenever the word "whale " was mentioned in the hearing of these men their eyes glistened with excitement.
Captain Slocum working the Spray out of the Yarrow River, part of Melbourne harbor.
We spent three days in the quiet cove, listening to the wind outside. Meanwhile Captain Young and I explored the shores, visited abandoned miners' pits, and prospected for gold ourselves.
Our vessels, parting company the morning they sailed, stood away like sea-birds each on its own course. The wind for a few days was moderate,
