New-York tribune., 1867-03-21

enough but aao like that noble animal they require
now and then 10 have very poSuve reminder as I"
whom the obedience is owing 49,, -. .,rA
Wishing to try my hand, set ont to take turn Tound
the harbOr The wind blowing at my DaCh' ah9
when had gone far enough, and wanted to Wheel IoIu
and return, the dogs were not SO minded IheIe y fn
very fresh, they were evidently ready IOr some sITt
Moreover they may perhaps have Wa3Gd TO sTe se eTy
familiar with him personally, FOR ne hau !et'eu Ih
often enough but they had not before felt the
After much difficulty brought them at last mp 70 tne
course but could keep them there only ny cons .T
Of the lash and since this was three S % Iu coUd not
blown back into my face IL was evident tHdt ~ Ina
NV arm not used to such violent exercise soon zen @ an an
most parayzed and the whipash ied perRg mat some
the snow The dogs not slow 10 discover tao
thing was wrong They looked back over thelr snout
innmjriwcv and discovering that the lash was not com
nv ,bI ycrtnred 70 diycree gently the right Find
ing the effort resisted, they galneu cOuItsc ~
round tuTned their tails wind; and dashed off on
their course as happy as palcSi , U poS ~ id sh
the restraints Of the schooOon ana Wltn ue & Hiu S %
Of a dozen wolves And how they danced along ana
barked and rejoced In their shoIthSea @ DCy 20 rru,v
n the reader has chanccftO diVe par OF ulIuy
horses for q few hours and has had occasion 10 ma rest
for his aching arms ON c6 SIg took s IN ndng find the power
refnrning 10 mine could again the whip, and man
I55octS and snow-drfts which somewhat mpeded their
progress SpTingng suddenly OFF, canghtth upslauel
driven deeply into the and my TtnaWays were an
chored. vigorous application OF my SlneW ash
soon convinced them of the advantages ot opedehGe'
and when turned up the sledge and gave them the sig
to start they rotted off in the eekesi manner @ oS o
further trouble. think they will remember the essoh
and so shall J..
Among the many perils on land and sea- winch
gave keen zest TO the explorations of the party and
made the experience of almost every day perpetual
struggle for existence they near the crack OF
djG9R' iii
TERRIBLE wALRUs FIGHT.
Jn,v 81 have had walrus hunt and most exciting
day sport Much ice has broken udTlll ana core uMm
the sound during the past few days; ana; Wth T c S
-. l,riC nd hnf H.
TO sleep and bak in the warmth on the pack BcE upon
rn T pI ',S caught the hoaIse believing
walrls and upon looking over the sea oDSerIcud @ o
bay and that it alive with the beasts, which were
nhng tb4 ain with such uncouth noises lhtlr ntSS
appeared to be even beyond Io ,Tl @
a. far the eve could reach, almost every efe VI u
being covered. There must have been, indeed many
hundreds or thousands. ,
UUirync from the hill called for volunteers, and
quickly had boats crew ready for some Sl3i imuhiS
three rifles hdlpOoh aHu q Iihe M 80, inter ito
boats We dragged il over the Ice 10 the open ""'I '
We had about two miles TO pun before tne 'nuStn @ S
~ the pack reached ~ uc 'dh' W ,'o ~, "
Goge animals; and these selected for the attack
They covered the raft almost completely Fins nu"1lGH
my ", ,t X thlr uuwirdv bodies To the warmth.
S"lne r'Sm a III .o hos thoy were evidently
enjoying Themselves aud were without apWt ~
approaching danger. We nealed them SLOWLY Win
A. the distance bctwceu and the game steadily mar
rowed we began o realize that we were kcy 10 luro,
with rather formidable antagonists. Iheir ASPECT N"s
forbddine in the extreme ana our sensations were li.
hapS not unlike those Whlch the !,uis it n,
who hears tho FIRST time the order to charge t SleH
Ne shoud all very possibly. have been quite Nlhne 10
retreat bad We dared own H. Iher touEh, hcil "It
hides. which about an inch thick had slhtnst'y
f. while thIr huge tuSks which they baudished with
an appearance Of strength that their aWkNalOuess qua
offeuse II applied To e boats planIlng 0r to the huH"u
ribs II one should happen TO find himself i"huiInT n
the sea among the thiCR-skuued buCS To complete thc
bidr".,s of facial expression which the tusks rcud
cred formidable enough N appearance @ Na.uie d hadd
g1tflt nIl /.
an over with stiff WhSkcrs looking uucI hhe po'UWe
qulls, ana rNchomS HP 10 ne is ts' W .rr & - fhai
of the tusk,; though is probable th" the latter may y"
s We'll weapons of offlise and defense for the more
uefn purpose of gubbug up from the bottom Of the sea
We're two old bull, in he herd who appeared to hc diyd
ing their time between -cepng and Iammng their tusks
into each others faces although they appeared TO Ieat
the matter with perfect indifference a. tneN dd not seem
To make any impression each others thick hides. ~
approached these old eliows-nether OF winch could
ahogslead-rascd up their heads, and after taking
cisuIcy survey OF us seemed TO think M unworthy OF
further notice anu Ihe punching earn JIM Hh,n h j"
the face, fell once asleep This was eNmbitins
The least tmdity We should have found excitement
in extra aution Int they seemed to make 50 light OF oui
/ with which We had commenced the ad1 cutme But We
had come quite too far 10 think Of backing out SO We
pulled in and made ready for the fray
Beside the Old bulls, the group contanSy several cows
ng Others but recently born, and Others half on three
quarters grown. without tusks while on
others they Just sprouting; aud above This they
OF all sizes up 10 those Of the big bulls which had
great curved cones ofyory nearly three rect long Al
length within fow boats lengths uI me lct-Iat
and the game had not taken alarm They had probably
never seen boat before. our preparations were made
+ approached The wairus VIII always Sink "heh
dead unless held M 10y haipooulne; ana There were
therefore but two chances Ior us 10 >t'ne our Rant
either 10 SHOOT Tie beast deah oh me laIt' or t1
get baIlOOn well into him after he wounded, ami
hold To him until he was killed A. To killing the ami
mai where he lay, that was not likely 10 happen Tor the
thick skin destroys the force of the ball before u
reach any vital part aud Indeed, al distance actually
nattensi and the skull 80 heavy that II hard 10 pen
citrate with ordinary bullet, unless The ball happens
TO Miller. COO and spirited fellow, who hadbcen after
whales on The nol-wcNt coast was given the harpOon,
and he took his station ~ the bows; while knon Jensen
rT ,iGes in at".s E,h selected h. sni,,I and w.
fired in concert the heads Of the oalncn As
the rifles discharged, ordered the 10 give
way, aud The boat shot right among the startled animals
they rolled Oft pencll into the Jensen had fired
the head 0f OF the bulls and Int him the neck
Kumr Killed a voing one which was pushed or in The
htsty scramble aud sank while planted a mIiehal
somewhere i the head of the ether bun and drew from
him most fiehtful below, louder. venture 10 say
than ever came from Wild hull Ba>an When ne rolled
into the water, which NE did with a splash that
NE spray iyng all over n, he almost touched The bows
of the boat and gave Miller good opportunity 10 get In
his hsrpOou, which hc did iu capital -tyle.
The alarmed herd seemed 10 make straight for the bot
om and the liue spun out over the gnwae at fearful
pace hut, having several coils u The boat, the end
o reached before ir animals bcedh ioIlse ana we took
IN the slack and go ready for what was 10 follow. The
strain OF the line whipped The boat around among
""ae fragments OF lct ana Tue me having Iouied among
H. should have been in great jeopardy had not of
Tended the boat
I'm a few minutes the whole herd appeared at the sur
face, about 90 yards away from the hapooncd ami
Iua being among them Miller held his line, and
the boat started with rush. The coming up Of
herd >euJl for which battles description
They uttered wild concerted Shrek ss il an agOnzcd
call for help and then. the air filled with answering
. shrcks The hlAi huk! huk!" OF the wounded bulls
seemed 10 lind echo every where the cry taken
and passed along nom foe 10 Hoe ike the i'm gle blast
passed from squadron squadron aOn line of bae;aud
down from every piece Of ice plunged the startled beasts.
quickly ~ the sailor drops IrOn iS hammock when
the lOng-rO beats tO quarters. With their ugly heads
iuSt above the water aud with mouths wldC open, belci
ing forth The dismal huk! aux hulk they came tear
ing toward the boat