The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-25
Sea Liam Fishing.

Few persons who visit d travelling cir
Gus and menagerie which is fortunate
enough to possess 'sea lion depart
ment" fail to look loug and wonderingly
upon the huge and noisy water animal
known as the Sen Lion. 1t Is compara-
lively but few years since the "first and
only sea lions on exhibition" were an
nounced by the great BarLam. But du-
ring later years other exhibitors have
secured the attraction, and now u sea
lion, although always quite curiosity, 10
not 60 much of special attraction. al
though that particular tank Of amphibi.
ous monsters is still given o prominent
place on the large bills and cuts.
At the Union Pacific depot in Council
Bluff last evening, NonpareH reporter
wac gratified by running across Captain
]. r. Mullett, Of San Francisco, the only
man on the globe who IDEALS" in sea
lions, and during the past few years he
has made O fortune out of it. He yeadi-
ly answered the questions Of the reporter
regarding his trade" or "profession, 2,
giving some interesting facts concerning
the bpSiness, Captain, Mullett, who is
just home from Europe, cams to Council
Bluffs for tho purpose of looking after
the twelve sea lions that arrived ih this
city on Thursday evening, and of which
due mention was made. The animals re-.
mained at the Union Pacific depot until
last hight when ten of them were
New York: 'fTha aan" remarked The
! Captain, ego. to Sells- -Bros.' circus at TO-
ipeko, and the other two have sold to
Cooper, Bailey a. Co., and they 20 to
New York" In answer to the question
as 10 where and how EtB conducted his
capturing operations, the captain re-
piled i was the first man TO believe that
4he ssee lsoue could be taken aliybs and
am still the only niah In tie world en-.
gagged in the business They are caught
ON the coast of Upper Mexico. / have
several Hhips devoted TO the purpose,
which cruise In the waters In that viciu-
ity continually. The lions are Iassoed,' ;
and the crew sometimes work an entira
day or longer before they can get one,
tho lions being very timid and easily
frightened. Unless they can be cor.
rueYed IN Bonae good place, they will dive
far oatsof aight on the approach OF d YES.
sel. When one Is iassoed it 10 drawn on
board aud piaced in tahir and finally
taken 10 San Franeisco, where have
comfortable places for, the reception of
al that arc caught. ] have nov caught
240, and received an order while in Eu-
rope for sixty, which win be shipped Of
once and brought this wsy--thirty, Of
them arriving ipyour city in d couple Of
aweekH.'s e
.sThe lions are IN great demand by
showmen, and they mover pass out Of my
hands, continued the great dealer, ef1r
less than 81 GOO aniece. Shnwmen ra-
gard shsna fully az big q card as q Hippo
potMinns, and tho MARKET price for one of
those nnsaeinlY animals Ia $40 0Cn.
have made d fortune in the business, aud
ifsonie fellow desires Co step lii and fur
nish sea lions at lower figures than do,
= ana yeady to retire TO the shRdes OF pri-
Syais iIiEs(f
The talkativE and Intelligent gentle
man also Uniformed the reporter he hnd
secured plans for q number Of cars adap-
ss s55s 80 .is s.i ,S ,.S;; E.5T arc
nov shipped Ia huge baskets, and have
ITO be transferred at the enG Of each road,
The hngo animals live entirely on fresh
flsh, and cne with q respectable appatite
devonfs from twenty TO twenty-tiye
potnda per day. When fresh. fab can
not be secured The liens viii live FOR sixty
slr seventy deys without eaiibE thing,
and at times they hecomo stubborn anu
Ebsolptely refuse 20 cat, one having re-
.snaiaea Sc tiia bottom OF e tank ia tho
Geological Glardeus in Cipcinnati recent
% for sixty dAys without eating - E5sl,s-
eli lLelEy;llts 9;1aofcik