The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-04
TIE SlNBAD OF AMERICA.
UHAr NE saw ~ THE ARCTTC SEAS
AND ~ me P4CIFIC OCEAN.

si,,t of the ship-A Vessel sunk by n
tp.rm hull co. TIC hnnukss of Pleasant
1T nd -hnnnka Bell = aud LAYERS.
In April, 1858, boy, II years old ran away
frou our uficc, shipped on board whsler, and did
not aaau out in appearance in this city until the
1cA day Of May, 1879. All those intervening years
he spent on the waters and the islands OF the Arctic
ard Pacific oceans Before he returned 10 the Pacific,
Wild, be did last week. lie told us lis story Of strange
adventure. We jotcd down many Things, and now
prc.clt them to tho readers Of Tue sun. The sub
iecl naturally divides itsefi Into
WHALES AND PEOPLE,
and so whales and people it all he. And first, as
" tie Jonah.swallower,
THAT sea beast
Ieviatiian which God OF ali nls WORKS
created hugest that SWIM the stream"
Tic whale family, like the human family, seems
70 be divided into Ave general classes, to w.t., Sui.
rhur bottoms, bowhcads, California grays. right
whales, aud spcrmaceu whales.
TIE sulphur bottoms aud bowheais are thus called
Oh account Of their physical appearance, the hrst
having a sulphur c1lorei belly, ani the second
boNshapcd head.
TBE SULPHUR DoTroN
the Finest musclcd OF all the Ieva,han tribe. lie Is
Tie fast horse Of the seas, and with prodgious
velocity. II IL dnicut to catch him, but when he Is
caught he pays for the trouble sometimes yielding
E0, aud occasionally 900 barrels OF oil. His native
baunts are In the Arctic osean and the Sea OF
Okotsch.
The BowUEAD
b also polar whale; that is to say, like the sulphur
bottom, lie mas his summer residence In the Arctic
Ocean, and also visits tue fashionable whale water
hs places in the Sea of okotseh. lie is sometimes
called the "steeple top" because his blow.hole
sticks up RON the top OF his head like a small 70.
h.tv - Ia. az, nah,
,s he yields eopocs OIL and his whalebone is larger
and finer than that OF the right whale He is also
less dangerous than other varieties, aud more
readily falls victim t. the seiuctons oil the harpoon.
TuE CALIFORNIA GRAY,
which is a third variety OF arctic whale Is some.
times called the muscle-digger and sometimes the
devilhsh. lie seems to be combination OF the
whale and the shark. When far up north. IA the
Arctic Ocean, he is comparatively unbelliyerent, and
takes harpooD with something like the resignation
whereNhh tho early Christians took martyrdom;
but toward tie close OF the season, when he has
worked his way down about Marguerite Bay OF
the coast Of California. he becomes pugnacious
s Scotch Covcnanter, aud fights for his rights
like Pilgrim Father lie win pursue q whaleooat
into the la.oons where the water is so shallow that
his vast clrcase stirs up the mud. Them are
blarstcl California grays II chase fellow up 4
have had experience with them.
A DANGEROUS BUSINESS.
Thousands upon thousands Of sulphur bottoms,
bowhcids. and California cr1ys pass through Bchr.
ln:s Straits in the autumn their way south.
The whllcr~ begin 10 20 up into the Arctic Ocean
tner them about the 2lth OF Jule, ami return In
September. Sometimes ambitious and venture
some captain will stay later, bu. It is dangerous to
DO 30 On account OF the rdpidity with which the
cold cones ON when II once sets in. Sometimes, In
It'll day. ice will form in hour all over the sur
ace OF the water, thick that boat cauno, he pro-
PEELED through It, and yet too thin to bear per-
ioa's WEIGHT In such case, IL there be a deal
calm. cycn the boats are but a short distance from
H. hip. the .untrinss Of the freezing men ter
riJ.c sad uuAlle ;iiJlc. and sometimes
END ~ DEATH.
Our returned runaway. whom We will call by his
cui-'an name. Elisha, told Us Of a ease where boat
va t5u. frozen in withiu sight OF the ship, whea
nore ~ not breath Of air stirring. Afer time
tte icr ec-ue Trick enough tor the gh,est OF the
uen 90 crawl over 10 10 the ship; others followed,
Ill.u o.l-r-. until I'll but the mate an devoted
conrad, "a thus csclycl. The mate WIS q gigantic
mn, wcitlirg ~ pounds. and when he and his
somsadc dHil'y ATTEMPTED TO make their way over
nc ic., it broke Uuier them. Thcy succeeded in
r''in! back iu:) the boa, NJ thcre Ia their wet
eo.4c,
TucY frosy 20 rr.-H,
IN p!In view OF cher cpa.Iic. On the shin, AMI
without there bc.as any means under heaven
whereby they could be savcl rom suca
. fate. When a breeze finally sprang up
The ship worked down through the ice to
lie boat and recovered the bodies. and cousi snel
them in fitting manner 20 Tie deco, their plume over
The vessels side hrolainr an entrance TOR them
through the crystal I'D Of their ocean grave.
THE BLACK on RIGHT WHALES
,e n late years most r'enu vi 10 the japan an |
creatures, and cXccc dinghy p'ucSy and cunning. TAe
n-hi whale has an instructive perception OF danger.
and boat often cha g. him an mlnnuyres around
him tor hours without getting near him aul finally
BE- will stand on his head IN the water, and
and around for half hour ut time IN such man.
per that the most expert whA!emen cannot &c,
you never taw anything Ike it," said Elisha. a-
b. Was describing these mlEpayres TO Us.
back whale will
WIPE his NOSE WITH HI' FLCEIs,
AZ swing en- around In every direction, jlst "a
oiII-liouol sta-e driver could SWIM lii Naipla-I
They nc mean lchbcrs, to-; will breach boat II
IL -'ucrsman lint Irc.nl.'
"M ..t Is Ire lch.lg a Oo.tf' wo asked
Why they'll jump right alton u THROW them
SOL u-ut cross il, AMI crush il Just ike egg
t',l Sometimes. when you tuiuk they clit reach
: ~ lGa feet tseyr give you, eoal wipe vi win
fIsr- Hic just like india rubber, Nnl YOU never know
Wien you mas catch en- slap. i"ey II sometimes
ATTACK \ boat,
iea' rr too and then it sometimes scems NJ though
e. l 4 got their csc some plriicullr man that
heb Nan'cj 10 smash, | fguomhcr once, when
W. 20 lcnYe the iron 0lNtr what Elisha usually
etIcd throwing harpOOrl At a black whale. he liked
b." e. uu me. and came down It US Ike a lccumO
tive. lreyrr CEuc,tcd to see ilul asain, but Whcr
h' c1Wc within reach gave him the iron hard aud
on ',lt'IceruI saved H.. lie whirel the boat OEI
t... just as the whale lifted himself to breach u
tnt Ha4 knocked overheard, and the captain, who
" rHCiug rom the snip, thou fit was gone
Wien got aboard, he shook hands with me, a,
to. y III como q long way and said lie never ex
peci'd to roc me again, When
WHALE FUELS Tue IRON
tck.ul slrinl:s. and Ac-gle- inst moment; twas
tiat -l.d ur boat -ic,rcrs nerve that saved Us"
10" tt 90 you lave to throw a harpoOni" we
Lslcl.
"lhror f4tuoms IS fccN il all that is required. A
mn NHp BE- ~ure ~ tHrrc u'tums, il an right II
tiNcs ;fr' nerve tp 10 a -Opl mrpouncr so ns Ia
h!t tie m''k every tIe d Hd sue. Young men
HANDLE TIE lgOS
ocs, Old Wlaers lose their nerve bcc1use ,bev re
come less reckless You .oe tcy clYe more for bt,
than Young men 10 and then they gel married and
have wives anu chi dTcn at home, al ucr..lps owl
hhtle property, aud 80 have u lot Of things to liy
f.r, ant -umotliHg to lose. That units tDtm 10
tnft.luu the iron yuur youug ipIInty ,,h, ,