The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-19
arels Of oil. The South sea whale only Yields

barrels Of oil. The South sea whale only yields
GRO to 100 pounds OF baleen 70 the bunurcd
barrels. rho yield Ia spoken of that way In 40
cordance win wb lens usige. Inc "sulpnur-
bottom" and " humpOat ked whelcs are COM
paratlvely valuoless.
On the small yes els sailing out Of Province
town, IN which masters AMI m ties are often
part owners, the crews frequently are paid sttDu-
lated salaries but he regul = system Is e. make
their compensation dcuend upon the success of
tho vOy When this plan IA followed, " Is
intended that the W. yes OF officer. and crew
shall ~ l,o together about Onc-tnird II the tOLd
value Ot tho CItCh. ibey are accorded shares,
or lavs,' pi OpOrtioned To their value. A cap
tin gets from atwellth tO sixteenth "lay."
which means one barrel out OF each twelve or
sixteen, or the money value. a common seq
nnn gets from HON 10 a 10Th !" a. "" ana
~, on hand 4 ON 2OOth TO % 2s5th law" ID
would seem iiightful ID IN fIHc, ions 10 hIuro
OFT the lroporunns Of the several members Of
the crew. out u II an mod that there used 10 bs
n man in Nantucket who "couId figure up a
whole whaling voyage on his thimn nail. aud
settle every IN Ms share to tho fraction OF
cent As iulo. u h exp cted that n sucross-
t.l VOYAGE OF Tort mOnths uught 10 VEL IN
tl,OVO; n ~ te, <l.5lO: but. Of course, a vetv
good voyage milnt 1--WE three times as muoh,
aud II hhs Oeen known thai SHIPS returned FROM
OFT to " grease n PAIR OF shoes" A captain ex-
poets to got from $4,000 to $!OOOO rs bis share
of the pruhts ON y successful cruise, according
To Tue maghii ule Oi the -" lay winch. ~ the
owners iu1gn emit his talents are worth. When
oil is worth 10 cents Der g'llOn. and wnaleDoio,
rs II now Is. worm 50 per pound, II will ieaaIly
be seen that iuchy vessel may reaOllv att an
very large returns. It IL p"ssibe, ~ a very EASY
computation VIII show, for sin 10 whale to
yield $1,000 In oil aud baleen. But monsters
sucn as that are rare.
a gre many kanakae, or Sandwich Island
era. are employee ~ wnaling not that many Of
them go from eastern ports, but wnalers arc C.
uuired 10 give their men twO DAYS libsr.y ON
suOrc every SIX mont lis and, when such liberty
Is given AZ tbs Ddw ch Islands, IN Is often
necessary. dtsertions are frequent. Then the
makes no difference In wh ling wnat mans
race or color may be- kanaka. negro. Portu-
guesc, American, all stand upon The same footing
ana are resptc ted anu rated IN value ~ Just aud
exact proportion u their merit as wn ,lonen.
Ihe taking OF the w.ilrus IA an imphrtant
branch Of the business Of tho right wi al RS
IN the Arctic Gee n. IN tho seasons when they
are not at their legitimaie work. these animals
are mot with riuus. lhcy are often found IN
such countless u, rus that men shooting them
with bieecn-luadne guns frequently get their
Weapons 50 not tnoy have to plunge them INTO
the water tn cool them. Each walrus yields on
an average ~ Hons Of OIL ana three or four
much ~ whale oil. IL Is found ~ a surround.
ing Guy slOpe OF UiIhUer like tuat of tne whale.
me IVORY Is worth about % cents per pound.
lhe E.quimauX anu Aliak u Indians view with
great disiavUr toe destfuctiOn Of t1o wairus.
which Is their main deusndence for meat out
~ does not appear from rcpuris ec-iNed this
season That the slaugntcr OF cOuOtless thou
sands II these animals IN years past has In any
y .roeptible degree diminished their numbers.
The sperm whale n.hery Is. In its main fca-
tlro'. similar TO that hfe ,dy ribsd, except
where "A cOmbative whale Is found-an old
hshter' rs the meD term INN. An "oid
ngnter" has great cleaning teeth, with which
he can quite eHsily mUncn up snip's boat with
ITS ere aud Ocoe Ion. Nv tnit Is wnat happens
wneu tue men are slow IN getting out OF us way.
He also knows bow to use his tail and iukes IN
an ofsusive way. ana Is generally creature to
be gwen wide Oertn. La addition to tue Dlub
Der oil. av riLng forty Or MY DIrrels. ytelJed
by the sp RIM whale. two or shree barrels u pure
OIL. when does not need to DE tTisd," can be
Ualcd from his head. His teeth arc worth ABOUT
! fOrtY cents per pound. Uut tneir ivory. though
line grained. turns yellow IN time ana IS not
mucn IN demand for manufacturing purpOsor.
Generally they are tn requisite VI tue clew,
WAC seldom save them eNcfgt - scriW-h " on
| -scrthsring, 9 II understood. signifyinsa sort
OF engraving Or etching. sometimes YER, hand
s1mcly done 10y sailors upon these smooth sur
faces. Sperm whale oil u ureq lalled as a luhri-
Gator, and Is worth $40 u 81 80 per gallon.
Duilng tne past wear, three Of tue largest sDerD
va les on authentic record were taken by y tw
Bedford whalers. One yielded $50, second 1911
aud third l2 barrels OF oil. Inc business Is
very remuneraiive to enteTprisiDx aud iuck,
men. One little schooner, tue Henry Clay OF
turned about four weeks aeo, and, after paving
OF her crew, yielded clear profit VI SOW -
| her owner. Sue had been cruising In the Allan.
| TIC, OF the Southern coast ana down near the
| Dcrmud. 8.
| Tue average value Of whaling vessels lifted out
Is about $4,000, and IL IL estimated that the
total cauitdl invested In New Bedford IN tbs
vessels, the handling Of their oil and bone, sc
is not far from t5,vlO.0OO. probably rather ovsI
than under that ng Dire.
Shipments home made from Fsysl by ves-
sells Ia the North Atlantic squadron from ST
Helena by those In the South AtlIntic, irom
Panama by the OF SHORES" and South Pacsut
feet and ftOu. Honolnlu anu San Francisco
ey tna vessels cruising Ia the North Paclnc and