The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-01-01
Arctic Whaling.
Operation. or the Fleet the past Season.

Operations OF the Fleet the past Season.
Tls f5sEia- Interesting ie.tsr fro2 Capt Barnes.
81 5g bark Sea Ereer- ot New Bedford, vas reserved
g. Cz1s 4 " Ssa5ary. tar01Eh Sa5ss kindness
ss szEzel g az ls.1re readers Capt Barnes
ives r- p1-clars % t-s ssasoa's oasrztioas IA the
A--- acs4E. Ez,- ui be AppeelAtsl 1y oar readers.
--s .r- - la-s1 Nov. :, and the SEA B-eeEe
r.rsz s. Sau Erzu-l.-1 ths following day.
oar Ea11 5s-E i 80 las; 10 the open Paci6e, a-d
w- far uia3 is fLsE nearing port. Aud free from
tie 4aEle.izs wh--a attend uAviEatiag narrow, icy
s-as a 1zrz Eu5 stgruy weather, ! recall The inter
e. r-1 tasr 1 aur z5veus1-s, sui yoar Wisa 20 be
ss-- l-rr-1eI cf rla-zrs- zy seen E5rth noticing
81 sz- a1-t-s-u cruise El5 e15savgr % give ygu
5-er .a-l1ary 1f oar ezPsri-ass the past sslsHa-
r1= --l F4s TIE c-s- vesss- 90 TIE srsa.a, a.
rr5-- a1az- tie middle - A Pr.l- Can't OHsu re-
r--. s--5 weather Ag-il. thuush extremely cold.
EE-.r l1 Nav he aa4 ElrLsi lp I-t1 tle ice- and
EL1 sec1 H1a.ss. Hte1 long northeast gale drove
h1- ut- re les pack. far % -1~ slu-hsest ana ns
e-zL at zftzrEa-l re-Ail the sane p1siti5u.
W i1 tls >Es Breeze early be Eay made TIE ice 10
La- ss7 u-r-h zli i1st s0ne tize tracng il 70 the
vestua-i n vain ErtsngI 70 e, Eroaud il and into
c.eE- uz-sr a. Care Olt0rssy. Returning 70 the
cE..ua-s Ne catered tie ice, ard By My 2Tth had
ua-reI uB l5J u5 IS. sad Hi.hin 50 miles of Cape
NaFa-l-- Here nearly halt the 5eel we're IN sight
s--s ss passed r Tie Ice uita al sEi, 10, others
vita ere-y-t--- ssIr cr-si.us forward as the ice
u-1lz -rs- Ezs Gle HI15 tLvlr. Here srst
uzae es Al5 .11E 11s. S1grJly atterEard We reached
Tzaa -e5E zd1.t near CEpe Aararin- A isW days
ls-s- uu saw . Izr-r raussr &c W1aies going very
c-l-z q. -Es uar-hezst zcrsss the Bay Of AuadIr.
FraE1r llsm- t18k one near Rl0Eer Bay, On
-Gre grl. 41s nsxy day ve c0ur- -auleated Elth the
rstrss 81; tzs Bay and learned tdGE 10 vessels bad
passed f--z tae restuzri. hat that sJuae trading
rsss-s E1a h1rks Renter sud Fi1re-ce had cone up
hy uaF % ST. LkWrs1se Isiand Ani gone pas, q tie
----z some tEo weeks Before some DAYS altsr tais
say r-s=s tarss 10 t1s Arctic, eac1 with Two
w-zl-s- CE9ls- Williams ard H11Eu rercrt that as
r--r e tteF tli passed L1cau Point they began %
SEE Eass -14t1n sl-e Gays great ruu-csrs bad gore
hg tle1. 5-t taat Wasz whales were m7sr pleuty
ttd-s EIli f1r he boats By TIE -o.l OF Juus
t1s wales s-1s past, and A. The ice prevented
a. rz-szit ths "a p. tssy araiEsd, eugsgei 10
tie pzrszi. C Hl-rls Ths part " cur business
r-t s-s-sss- TIE weather vas unusually bad, suG no
large ussr = WEirus Ee-s f1Gud, a. least UnIii Il
- ri-s b. isgz Tor whales. Afterwards We learned
tsE. a. tzls tine Erss uuubsrs of wairuE were
c. re i-s s1uth q s. LE~rsacs Ishat-
e. JAY Goth macy ships had lstt-s0us 70 meet
tie Syrsu a. S. LaErsucs Bay. tie othsrs for the
sast SIRE .Hs P1int Barrow o. t1s lst 0f August
szs 80 al we're At anchor AZ Sea Horse Islands
nu5 a. fast the ice oPsasd wo1d push 10 the
ncrtAeast- At this time 1cc1rrsd t1e on y ssTiqas
sas.s-s q tie ssEser- TIE HhEaiiau brig Wu. n
A &c ras crushed between tee ground ice and the
rack. rear Refuge Inlet, zBd a fsE days later the
hara Fl1rsacs Was stove, near Point Barrow, while
bskE5rK e uu-sr AL sal- The toss Of he Florence
ELs gzsh Regretted BY the EhG.susn, uauy OF them
EEE l4l- e ne LleT rece Fe1
ttey rsEs1s- her Two years ago, dlsds4rtsns1 aud
weary stser their igurusy ever the ice from taeir
aharisrsi 81 gs-
Oa TIE lgta q August We started eastward from
P51zt Barrow. 4 uu1bsr q vessels had sailed thar
urr soue cavs befcre- Rznuirg between the ice ana
me lad. oa the l2rh rescued Return Reef Ehe
wt fs-ui tie ice packet in upon the island thai
t5rn the reef As vet there had bssu whales sse1
BAT q early Il tie season, zna We fslt eneour-
aps 70 hops fr szeeessfEI seasou-gus ike that oi
- Ia % -. -
Il rhiy vicinity. Bzt the Eiud yssrst 70 north
east All trssasuing every day bringing the Ice
i- u15u TIE and. ard the ships were compelled 20
make t.eIr Uzy back 70 Point BarroE. TIE NJ.
WuilHstsa sac. ! believe, Toe saip fArthesr east
CEpt we had basys1 C1t a caAnus. sous niles os
you5 he position of bis ship, between the main land
Al tie rses. E6ich Be hopsi, Etsa tie EInd cane
far. E-uld permit I1 T. sAIi Iuto Camden Bay. By
August 3s1h the entire feet was AZ Point Barrow
O. the 4Tth ths Zee sE1nE 4 gppu TIE tau1 south VI
tie pciur aa5 s1sossi greater part II tie ships
hol55ug then pri-gners far wees. snd daring ths
tine asnE s1ns Of t1eu quits rouguiy-
As sl1u they were released Nest q the ship,
sre-ei 4 The sozthEest and ssgu atsr crossed 0vs
@ EsrAi Island No whales have been taksu n d
year O. TIE eastern shore sEi zst dozen have bzet
ssz- ia thar vicinity. Herald Is and reached bJ
tns zit6is of Sep-r=ber- fs- whales zere se~z
thsrs. and Tie Jsnn HoEiaEi l0eS one Al that tine
Tas Pa-iE. took ] the zs,h of the month, an6 ous
or EEo uors nay have bssa takSa IN ptsn Der; b.
nanr gays in tie 20ath we're stormy ana anEI f5l
wsAiA.. and ths feE Ehaiss sssu Esrs moving eaiez
y q tie EsstEari-
Il tie cary part of October there we're severn
Eood Eaaliug days. saa Ez=osr Ct saiPs fs.l II
Witl EhAss s0zs sixty niss east Ct Herald Isla1t
H-s taek irs7 t~o l. f51r each. a0sty slAl4 zp
psrsr-y yogng Ehaiss- A. the sane tine the Hsel
Mar saE bldg u large whales sixty 1Iss Uth o
th- islaui aui toes tEp. nie II sIZat Of her u
Abz. Barser teok lhres sz4ller onss And pieSed VI
5saG Wha.s- 4 liltis later Ihs P4ei6e gEite
uuubsr % susii ~hsiss eioss N q Herald Island
Co ne sth e Oezoesr tae weather e6sassd fer II
wc-se, and cu tae ere Ct th1t day kePs q to th
southuErG- 0nly 1us or tive =hAss ueEe taken 4ftel
tk.r Sars- East Cape H4s made On the liza, an,
zsdfzE s. LE~rsnes Bay faH Of ice We kept ou Al.
ne1t dAy aaehores e Power Bay, having thre
whales q bssri l. 4. OEt- We rt1GInsd tie Ba.
f1zr Gays- and sailed On the l6tar leaving six yes
sef there We have tEkea Eiz whAles-65e barrel
C cil-ari pertEFs slQa H. of uhAlsboue E.d TIL
vita 80 barrss q Ezrus Gil aze little ivory al
czr zerl5s-z ezteh. he Average eafsa Ct all ID
shzrs viii nat be greater thAE ours. and / fsar tn
Psst se4s1a hAs proved l0sinE ozs-
L 6tes rcE seen that o1r III success ear &c sttrib
uts5 10 a sG4Ilsr Hazbsr q zhass, for sse1s svi
5eut taat f3r The Isst fsz years the ships are 10
1EtehElE whales al fast rs they IA ura y East 10
hssr ErzssaIlE warn, with prsEsleaes Of east AZ
s1ztheazr uizds- his would tsod 70 keep 0PSa II
szzzar tss5iaE gruan5s Of tie whales, thus permit
tznr then 20 remain nEch iater thza usual. An
Etez thsE did appear they did rot 'hring to- i
buss zear Herald Island, Es9al for then C 90
tut ksps G. wsssssr5 farthsr than Il S1a safe fsr
rH5p at that 70 foiiow. There seems 10 be Z
a.rrer cf the errinerisu Of whales here a. in Il
o-E0-zk Seas 1z6 thoagh L soald be unsafe 70 tzs
EssA rsk tie rsszE of sizge ssasoas Jet Il dee
appesr that Ea1p vel appointed for lsog Es3ags
may Hui se e1pectEd 70 make rs1EaerEtiFe ozE.-
.SsE Bs5fsr5 EsFrbliez- Standard.