, 1870-07-24
dANTUCkET.
Chioagoans Among the Sharks.
Catching Leviathan with d Hook.
Result Of a Days Sport.

ISLAND or SAS1Et EEr. July to.
II ~ NOT often that We have III opportn1sit!
to Change places with school Of rapacious
sharks and despatch them Instead Of having |
them make short work Of uB. On Iulr2, 1871.
uaetv consisting Of 31eHsrs. Ad.ms I,ru,1
and rnyself of this citv and car,1nr,,r
Tro,n rcstn- taft H. 49, -. .''',s-.
Aats.' III tue stsunch boat owned and saiIed |
Ly Captain Winslow. a retired sea captaia-
for the purpose OF making \ raid on .ucl, NM |
fortnnate sharks "a ,,icbt ha ;,dncod ~ ~.
,,;a,, .,or. 49, I,.d i's ~ ..s..~, = .,''s ~ -
n'ru sp'.s" *'oAe us" oeeH eaP'"ieo 'Aa7 aaf
dnrsus 'he season, aud NC we're al anxious to
inaugu1atc the work. We called leisurely along |
will, light breeze. A slight for ;pferfer..1
s,meu,,.t with onr ,,rcoa .,,, t,;,,.,sa- ~
,,ax. 1,,, tho e.,,1,;..,.aI 49, s,S SrasH Ss.;.a
""o: 'os NV eapetNheeo ese ana anfcA per
cepf'on ot Cnptaln "tnslo" kept us on the
right course. When about twelve miles from
the i.lapl. and it. tie ncighhorhoo.l of the
,l+o,,,at1 Tuckernrcl s>o,1s .ra -.r.
c,o- Thc c.nt.;n co-f1 1s ~. W. ,,;.na ' ~ .n
ehof' ine esp'a'n coala not uiseo ct the
huoy that marked to him his favo1ite sharking
gtu,ut. but with that intuition that scemB
co,,,con 10 al, ready .s;ltrs a .,oc;1e1 lie ,1,s
-, .,,o,., I'm r;c1,t nf,ca ~ ~ .a,..o,,, ~
III a'"'''' ~. t'snt P'sce' 20 "s aH1'ten1s III
tat eis.s' tue lre9aenf sight VI zha1k throw"
ing l:is huge CARCASS into the aic and dropping
into the water wi,l, a beay7 ,p] aai, VA in
ta,.xe;, .,rit;nr ,n, yre ,.,,,r .,,o~ta3 ,h,t
H.. =. n, ,,.r,f s,'o,, ,~,. ~ 49,, 49,.
"a; u "l'asua' oPot' "as al nana. .t'tef easc.
ttsI:s arranging ou ueck 3ot aetioi' We sa'
tiawss to tepass. which. though t4keE aitllont
knseE aud forks. was, nevertheless a most
enjoyable one. The bsacinG sea breeze bad
rl'arr:nel OF: apretitcs to sucl, au extent that
the viar1s di~appeared NJ b 1 talittity aud
iu q quantity that would Lave stuck ter
roE to Tie heart Of = boarding-hause
keerer. The shark stores with Which
our SKIPPER enlistnel tho dluncr hour
pa1e u sone"!,at ~ impatient. We lonsed 10
@SetlGe tle tlea!!E ateacka uIfon nlAnka q. 50
often ma.!e by thia reinorseless fish. with st1ch
-iaik,it1n. Captain "lusin", not requiring
rai!ors !htuitIuIi . IietSelSe our nnrsstralled
| e-et tness, proceeded to tait the hooks. Ono
would hItulS *l:p!oee tbat s1!ask ten feet
long. ana me'Eaine oetaeen 2oo an ao1
pounds, could 4e drawn up with hook aud
line. 1t Is not however, ~ ord'nafy BOOK
and line. The hook III about ten INCHES lon:,
& s G.rG gf1and ~ sasg as ks a1s
entfus a e e. Sased ap viii t1esb blue h 1ea Or
sword hsh blue nh IL bcat, bat sonet'mes
the breeze is MT st'f enough to enable one to
ca'cl r91nc'eAt supply aus!ne Tue cruise 10
the shaking ground. ahd i IL besl 70 caFT5
| generous piece ol s"ofu hsh Ill case OF naea.
lhr hook Ii thrown overheard, aud its weight,
with the bait attached carries It to the lot
tom: the experienced baud detects when 1t
strikes. Drawing i little from The bottom,
suu await patiently tue fiat bite. II there
arc any sharks within mile or two Of where
TIC characteristic u!bble. They emell the bait
fos long distance and follow it II dog
would hare. III they l0se tho scent they cir
.1e round until they lind It again. 1t Ii not
the most es>y ttuus IN the world to hook a
SHARK. They DO not mean busluess when
they Irss euals At the hook as bluo tish does
iGl feel gentle nlttte. 80 gentle that you
thiuk some wandering crab. or petchauce
small specimen Of the Gnnr tribe ID endeasor-
ing to regale himself. III q lew seconds 1t IL
if ron are at all skilled as shatklst: you are
OIL the alert, Tor the nest tWltch a. tue Aue II
| pa n,bbie. hut = rcrlsablc bite With !ong,
tlarr, powerful jerk you set tue lnaHsive lo2k
Ill The sharks la"s, anu he Il secured. II
there If aus filing calculated to toaeh one pa
tte:.rc, il ~ the process ot lloohlAE siiafh.
The first t"o or thFec Jerks At thc Ane aie
caused ly the sharks playing with
the ba1f, aud the Last IL rue
act oi s"alIo"lns y. II you attenI!t
20 set 1ne uook u sse9aa patoIa u. plopelt
time. you VIII be Hheis 70 uake n5u5e u
, E.AltcH bs fanhline oacE"afa INTO she poa! !;
ioa must Ioe1ees yourself 70 pattet!ee. u1tlI
about Tue ionf1n JERK Mn1cA - 1i"ats lat
ionEer anu sharper than eltne1 o. Ihe o1aesE.
naNie seeue!y aoohea .na mon=ee., .ne nea. s'
|
ture lnh- ne In Eot ANXIOUS 20 70 ~ tnc u.
reetion you deslse' but tue persuasive PoWes
; OF 1'au OF strong alms inooees ni'n Is!ue.
: tahtlE 10 lea'e nls usahE'61ouo. AZ W.
tith ~ about forty 1eet q wases, soa has.
some little distance to iead Inn. But tlla iAoo'
8 | is uot I'roalglous untu he Comes 10 near tht
!. surface that your eyos meet. Then oeGs1us
struggle that usually ends IN the doafh u th'
e sl:ark. lcu mutt astchd stflct!y TO business
r row; Tor II u Ae gets sta7s - tho n;trpins q
tIH
roiir being able to stop him, and woe to yot
IL the s"ltt passing li!ie catches an arm or LET
: YOU would tollow tho shafk AMI probably
never indulge again IL the sport. "i.h you
feet htmls placed. you hans On to tho llEe ant
t | draw in the slack that may be Inade by th
a Liz nose 30 that II y ~eil out o. WAFER an.
against the guiWale Of tue boat IWoot thecte'
= stand by your SIDE with clnts about Ike Al
o1dinafS base Dali elt'G, atld hss' one anu shel
TIC other deal heaFE blows acfoSs ,he nose
Which, u tue 4achi!its neei u tne shatH. anu u
c IL soon inschslelc, a1ia yoq nola nls huge car
p cart suspended hy the side Of tue boat. !
;, unkts 20 difference during the hnal ssEussl
3 | il the club s!ances from Tue smooth nose ao'
i tue force Of tue blow il spent upon your leg
>. stn mist hold OH Just the same. !he!e ~ III
= time for remonstrance, and II the SHARK IS IN
< Hsuatly large aud active, two or three DO"
= | arc thus most unlikely expended TO your III
j. ttnse misery Tor the moment. In nis las
/
) nf the sunwaie of tue boat, throws an! turn
it l.is hugo tody and l.shes his long slender fa'
x alslt ~ eeA IL foam aud spray, ahd II i
;, really ,iidcult to see Just where to strike. v
II tltn proceed. the struggles Aay1ng ceased, !
u .i1Aw 1le monster Oh L0arl. Two Of Us tax
II hold uf The line and pull him to the bow OF th
tnat. Two otAtrs, striking hooks through IL
NJ tough kin Assist, and uIltedly We pull hin Q
$ suald. Even tlsen it is necosssr: to kec
=, ~ f1pler distance from MS jaws
fNr .@in frpyr
j. with couvulsive movement. We arc no
=. really Tor auotler turn. The hook is Wrenchc
= from lis jaws aud baited anew. Tho othc
- lis,cs. Which had been drawn M TO ,preseE
le | tanElinE WHEN the first fieh was hooked. Al
# lowered again. tt'on anpther iibble is fel
+" il,akss the t,snal struggle, but is obliged I
j. yie'd to = manifest destiny" A singular coli
10 cideuea now occurred. 1t was eight yeAl
~ sil.c Ind hooked shark. sud perceive
,e hoel tlat had lost 1Le knack. a the eaol
l. say. Captain Wlu-low, who ueyer falls to r,
cure aus :llat ventures near lis hook, took IL
y slack end Of the line. mud placed it in Il
rs hand to illustrate the ptocess. Having carse
vs s., ,r.tirn effected by tie tirss two " ts.
u. Of -w l1wrE the sharp Jerk lie gave tl,, lii
dis -cu tllE tact that, simultaneously = I'LL
int Il II. q sllars hal htcu going th-oag
20 tie resisa!tc process At the other end Of Il
IL e. "lhen was oh tte oo@toH'. ue 1eM1ke'
=! WIN she eaituneFS usuat ~ L.. eA1erisnet
BIZ ur.
Itrccee.led to null. apa erre enough goi
r.. sized t.lue dog. 3 veritable n,a:,-e.ter a
- m 5rtJ 4; the surface. VINO was k,lle,1 and /
is | r., ~, 1,s.S !, a. ,,s,.I ,,sr..nr n. ,o
r. t,ncj mr. i,hn7. ,,nf;i wn hal Viz rnot,-tcrs
lnc" Gns lapois nus y. aI "a '.Ia
Fil ! H. -,,I1,.g ~ srchor h,istod .sa;la ,nl an
Oh = pleasa,,t sa,I reached the hatlor again, u
Cr. | -, a., ,-t,s.f
| utei them. The longest vas nearly ten fc
IN, ionr wifi. = law lin, would have enabled hi
n to man of ,,1,. Of our le:.n vih extreme e,.
~, hs3 f,,orstfa nnnnr+,fn,,< nr,s,.nted ita,I