, 1874-06-01

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der, Col, would be goud point for factories
for tloro is found tho finest climate for drying
wool aud tho best water-power to be Ind any
where in tile West. JAMES s. DHIsDla.
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A WHALE ON An OYSTER DED.
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IRON &"e 4'e0 ORR a""' aiag ~.
The fishing season has opened earlier than
uBlnl this ycnr at South Alnboy, aud tho piAcato-
~ inhabitants aro courrauIating themselves on
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~ Aupl'c'ouS connoneel'.oa. no 'n' eapN*.o ~
IN enormous whnle. Inst tfiday morning JoAh
Spain saw, short distance from tho shore,
wlat appearod To him to DO q sloop bottom
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ap"a.e. no WIZ. ""a '."s 49,. 49,,
flVo 1eot deep, anu tho supposeo poa5 A"o
grounded on an oyator-hod. While Spain was
ypeculatiug aH to the probable fato Of tho crew,
rni az ~ rofor wora ihrnw1, info tlio air. Tho
aato,,,shca nhsorvor baI naycr reon lcyintla,,.
hnt he hah rand nl1out them iu connection with
Jouah md snon nirt,1rcy If them tosuiur lnrRo
hoata fnrtv faer ;nfo tIo air with Elaa Of slair
to;in n,d Ia ho,.auoa t1,a crantnrc htfnra him to
ha yerv ii,.o whnlo'
Joi, rrnhed to tho houso Of Caut, Roberta and
,urnrsed % tSat ~ mnrinnr hovond 1osaul1ra by ab-
Sa snna t.1ot,ao ""a 10 ~ 1ol. ni;.sinr
n,"us rs;ng four fcat ouI of e wntor nss,roa
The a;xnerianced Csntain tint lie creature woy
;micoa io~iatl,om nf ,arrc dimomH;ons. bnrd
n eansopahie annttv WI. ~ nowo md haIi
ho i,,mna., into a halt nn} stnrtal uuon ono of
tIa ,nnlt rcn,nr-ahlo faI,inc orc,,ra;nnA within
the ro1,ra If h;s evnorianc". Arrival within Il
fey yarle Of lilo ,nonstor ho tool, a steady aim
.nd anted s ipII nntlnr It, fin. Tho buliet sank
hrncotl, ] tho a,,,n and Int of h1oo snnrtol out.
~ ~ III II thn ofrn"t ,arnIuc,d mann tEc winIn
% the ontorprisipE M Captan mght as ell have fred
into int liz trunk Sr = sreo. However, ho tried
t;co nuon Tia creaturo un.il ltB sides looked llo
a tnrrot after Ocrman shooting festival. He
thinks he would fually have SHIN 1t had his am
1nuuiton aud ds Wight held out but ia tho alenco
Of INV more lead ho seized ha trusly hatciet mud
rreparcd to renew tho contest Mt close quarters.
Arai1l and again. that 1nurdorous blado sank
6ocp into the aido OF the 1nongter, and every
atroke WIS followed BY responsive gpasul. It
wes warm work, and though tho Captain huH
fow equals with oyatcr-tonGs after he Lad cut =
hole il tho creatures slo out;fouYLeen ii.chcs
lung by elght wide and foot deep ho wns glad
to reat, The whale was apparently ~ fresh as
ever, alsd showed no sgns Ut going into iis tiual
fIurry. though ho oyiucel au overwhelming Do
yire to ret Cd tho oy6tor-bed.
nieanThi.e Dloojcood, having heard OF the
event. hnd uot beon idle llu lad gono tn San,-
uel Noy, tho village blacks,alth and made him
wear ton feet in le,1gt. With this formidable
Weapon hot from the forge, ho was now seon ap-
pr,,aclng the shore accompanied by Ney. Capt.
Koi,cr:B Jaw them coming. and removed hia onsot
Inches. but failing to Kill the creature The
blachsiul:h evincod IN amount Of COO! discern
,nnl,t it, tie face OF da,gcr not unworthy Of his
Tremch M mcsnka Of martial renown. Ho
directed Bhoodgood to spcar the whalo in tho
Eole u1adu by tho Captains hatchet. The hint
w.s .ctal ,,1sou, and fcot Of iron sank uto the
%1e anht affair that. viii !o skill Of M AFeto
yoyngcru, tle three men l,opt ous Of reach Of
tha monster in his dying ''ilurry," and in ten
boats in South raboy could have towad him or
the oyster-bcd. biz l. stealntug fastened ahuEnor
to him and tlrat 'ged him ashore, where the
united efforts Of III . inhabitants haulcd him out
Of the water.
IIpro wero divers conflicting tleorioB rs to
the cauHe OF his inla:,d excursion. Many old
t1shcrmu1. who by yirtua OF their caIln., wero
supposed to know all about whales, Enough
no,ie Of Them llad over seen oue, cherished q
pleasant fictiuu That the creature. being essen
tn,Iy u deuison Of tho briuy ocean. getting acci-
duutaljy into tic river, had become bliulel and
hevilaorel with tie uuwcnted effects Of tho
fresh water, mud moved on blinlly to ita fate
without knowing whero it was going to. Others
The river. saying TINT thoao creatures a!wuyu
went into shallow yntor when they felt tho11l-
selyov diving, and this theory was aomowhat
borne ont bv thu fuct that tho c~oaturo'a snout
was coyorcd with parasites. wh:oh are ea,d To
attach to whales wien tlAy uyo on tho poiat Of
death.
In comfne IN tho river, tho whale must haye
kout in q comparatively narrow challnel, tho
,yator Of tic Kuritau noiug very shallow at some
DISTANCE from tho bauks. Had it bcon high tido,
there is & strong probability Lkat 1t woull haye
passod IN to Now Druupssiok, diBtsuco Ut soy
enIeon n.ileH.
Tho whale was found to measure 4S1I foot in
lougtht . foot through tho body, md 20 fcot in