Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-12-26
MI : & L. l. l. A n Y.
from Kasf'' ArIic Explorations.
A WALRUS.HUNT

WIS 10 NH tuhfu 70 u cAfUN w tlie NflEil'Hil'
loui the other twn dragged at quick r,h
toward the open water, about ten miles oil
to the southwest. They hal but nine dog'
u thr.c two .lrdscs. one man only riding,
tho Others running hy turns. Ashley near
cl the ice. and whcrr the black wastes VI
mingled cloud and water b,t,krncl the open
81, they would lrom time to time remove
hclr hood' aud listen in,cn,ly lcr tho ami.
mails voice
Anrr q while Myouk became conyinccl
hy sign, M sounds. or both. for they wcrr
iuarsr,si,hlr hy Morton. that tho walrus
vurc waiting fur him in a small space or
recently open water that va. glazed over
with lsw days growth of i-c and. NOV
ip-c cutl, ON, they -rou heard the character
i.'Dc h.ll,w Ut q bull avuk The walru',
like some ol tho higher order n beings o.
whom be- Ils been c1mnrel. j, fond OF hi.
own music. ani will o., Tor spmc hpar,
ii',,nir. o. hinrlf llI, ,rcalintipn Be-
something between the mooius OF q COW aul
tie dcar-st hlyin-, ct o mastiI very round
AND full. with u. hars, or detached note,
rrr'at-l rathrs quickly, sgvu 90 nine time,
ju succession.
The party now formed in .ios'' Go, ~.
lowing in each others ,,cT' aul guide! 'y
900 aInluhl, sn,rlrisr Vt rrc.toru-uphy,
wound hr'iinI hummack, and ridges IN %
eucu'.na approach toward q group uf pond.
lI,r d.rplpr,inu., r,rr''y frnru .-r,r'',,
rut slrrlurl hy rrmrr an1 older irr.
when within hlll milo of these, the
line nr,sc and each man crlvl,i toward.
separate pool, Morton on hi. hand. AMI
snrr, ml',uir. Nynak. In o rcu minute.
,hc valru. were iu -slt. Tacy vcre Gr
in number, rising 10 intervals through the
i-r in = body, and breaking % ur wish an
explosive rur chat might have brru heard
fr miles. Two hr.' grtm looking males
v,r. c1nsTiruausa, 'ho lc,irrs1l thr group.
NV Mrihe marvel ~ thc rr,1. when
Oh, vnlrus &, above va'.r. ''r huu,.r +, Nlt
aud ma'ilnl s.. as ls 'c.iu. G, sink, alert
1ud rudy mr. .pr.n. The animal, head
O.. Rriy below .hr water ,,ns before u,.rg
mln l.iuar rapid run, anl again, q, if hy
instinct. h.irrr thr hrlstrsturus, ullare m1-
iiuul-s hhul Protecting Lup'' of irs.
They .e.m Q, know beforehand not only ,hr
,.ue o., will h,nr..nt. hHt the very sTl' at
which be- wIlIrr.nTYrlr. IN thisvay, h'l.n,
and a!vlnciu: hy turns, Mynuk, with Nor.
tom "a, hi' hrr,.. hl. reached r'l'r Of Thin
,-r, hardly strong enough 9, b.ar them, of
thr very brink or a." waterproof that ,ao
v4lrDs arr cargot,ins in
Mypuk, COL, u1v rHla-matir, srem' G.,
vnAru with cyritmrnt lIi.c,lol vn'rus.
niI., vgll rimm-l lin, or many rrhnm.'
lnstH. d, lyin:a, Do, side II, fy, one
end of i,ln an iron barb, anil h.,.rs iht,
l,r..ly hy d .,.srtur'n a.ntol uniurns
horn. t'c other cri i,alrrlIy l,rrrl. or.
.a,n sailor v,ull .1y. &c d,uh,rn % blight"
+ Il &, the work ola moment ll' has grasp.
II tie hirrron; thr water b, in motion.
Putting with rntup r,.r.rltion, the wal.
rus o. within o. couple of hthnms, 81 rs' De-.
I'm, him. Mvuuk ri... slowly. hi- right
arm thrown buck, the ~ ilnt at his sil'.
On, v,lrl, look, about him, shaking tae
water lr.m his cre: My1uk throws up
hi.l.t arm, and iln animal, rising breast
high. fix, on, look before hc plauSs. That,
loIs h, ca.t him all that curiosity can
c1,,; ,h' harr,,n {, barird under his lci'
llrrar.
Though avuL i, down in a moment.
Myonk !, running with desperate speed
from the scene Of li, victory, paying oa li'
coil freely, but clu,rmus the end by ~ loop.
II...i,rs. rs Doe runs, q small stick II touc,
rud.ly pointed with iron, and by q sudden
movement, drive, It int, the ice ro,his be
secures hi. line, pressing it down cio'' to The
ic,-suriarc with hi, feet
Now c,mo. the struggle. Tho hole i
dashed in mad commotiJn with the struggles
or u, wounded beast the line i, drawn
,irh, at one moment, tie next relaxed; the
hunter has not lcit his station. There Is a
crack Of the lev, and roaring up through it
are two walrus.s, not many yards from
where hestands. Onc Of tham, tho male. i
excited, and seemingly terrified the other,
tine l,malc, collected and ,cnseul. Down
They :, again, after ono grim survey Of the
field auI on the instant Myouk has chang.
cl his position, carrying his coil with him.
aud fixing it anew.
lie is hardly fscl before the pair have
again risen, breaking up an area Of ten irct
, diameter about the very spo, be lelt. As
, they ,ink once more, he again changes his
place, and - toe conflict gus on L'twccn
! address and force, till the victim, half eH.
; haus,cd. receives second wound, and Is
, playcI like trout hy the anglers reel.
j The instinct of attack which character.
izcs the walrus is interesting 10 the natural
, i,t. "a. il l. characteristic also Of the land
= animals, the paehydHms. with which it Is
q cl,s,cd. when wounded, he rises high on;
D Of the water, plunsins heavily against ,hc
: zee. and strive, 20 raisc himself with his fore
. a.ppcrs upon its sarhcc. A. 1t breaks un'
. der his weight, his countenancc assumes
still more ,indictiye expression, his bark
$ changes to a roar, and the ioaufpours out
FROM hi. jaws till it froths hi' beard
Even when not excited, he manages h''
tu.k, brayely. They are 80 strong that be
uses them to rrarplc the rocks with, and