The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-11-10
@haI!n. liz iiie - atefs of the
Orkney Islands.

Tie Orkney Islands are Separated from TIE
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v5-- ..-1-s che German and A----c tr-f>-
Many lE t.s Islands a-- indebted BY -5nE. %.aE
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>vr-- --.tI. A. lie rs ana -a- 10 wafer =
from Is Z. - -=t. the iav- - -lw u1a I--e1;
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->-s-= tbs. however. are a. te A-st -
I=1- ---se. rl5-e -- ---c- bats usually
adopted t- f-lr OARS. --. v~- ~ IN-lE guam
tits %: Silks, vlTy.a- IT, sze Between -e".'5s
and >-=.t~-
F-----a,lv. schools II h5:--=r5<eI whales.
which are iron - = - Tee. in length. make
;-=- 81 vea-aocs ia tie h-y-- and taea al : eN-
element al5a. tho >i.-- The T@rcy VINO -
them ~, kiuEiS g G--- ~ rather produces :
Ea-@ smoke on the mars; L~--l--l. - : signal
2 others q pursue IT, Children upon such
occasions. fed tie FIRE with dried se4we-i. which
makeS smoke noc unlike ,aac which Issues from :
= amer when she burns s5.J coal Il t---e are
~; men enough ~ home - man q boat. the
women take taeIr places. and b-nl = the oars
with a vii. Bats Of the lighter kind issue
from creeks and follow their leaders. until all
pull outside the whales, then they usually form
a line across TLe by. and one % more u tie
u1>c EXPERT whaleU-a eudEvor 10 turn the
course u the whales toward tie shore l. Il !
-EN NA.-E. I-r t-AeL-rtl ->-1--A iL-N - ~A@- --
tide rises. thar they NAV have 3 better Chance q
driving The whales among the slui--a--- The
fr>t Z the rhb tide = considered the most favor
able lr- securing their Trey.
When the boats succeed IN turning the whales
toward tie shore. ;Lev form a >emi-circular line
outside and drive them among the sand-harS.
where they take the bottom. Then the work Of
death commences: two OF more men jump OuJ q
each boat. armed with lances. swords. or other
dsadly weapons. and mingle with the whales.
- - - = E-aAa - -
compact line u prevent escape. The whole beach
= soon covered with bloody water the hardy
whalemen are often thrown over by The dying
whales. - they .ash the So and sand wiki ,helr
hCkes. 4 more exciting scene cannot vel be
imagined. Two OF three hundred whales. crowd
81 with a Srace of - than q mile. spouting
blood and struggling 70 free themselves from
their de>trJy=-s. while the beach i lined with
spectators who have been drawn there ~ the
well known signals, and th5<e shouting. and Of
tn uingiing in the fray. present q picture OF
more than ordinary animation
When the work oF death has been accomplish
q. the whales are dragged by oxen and horses
above high water mark. where they are sold az
auction, and the proceeds divided aIn,pg the
huarmen according 10 certain established rules.
The first boat las the greatest snare. and - on
the Others = they arrive outside Of the whales.
The hluAber i soon cut IF and boiled out. and
the cdrcGs>@ are used for manure hy the farmers.
One Of these whale hunts sometimes produces
two o. three hundred barrels of oil. which are
shipped n the South and command good prices.
The PEOPLE themselves use fsh oil entirely for
their lamps.
Whaling of This kind i Of frequent occurrence
in the waters of the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
and al>p among tie Hebrides hut. like other
whaling. II J. uut always successful. Occasion
ally The whales refuse to BE driven like a aock e
sheep. and take q notion 70 break through the
line and make the best Of their way >eawari.
leaving their rursurers to reflect upon the muta-
billy Of everything under the sun.