Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-04

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sFy NJ Cape Fiassrry.
There is = gsuerIl belief that all the
fur sal pets that ars otst ained On this
c.,ass COME from ths sal Issands OF tue
cas-s OF Alaska. which ara leased BY
the G fv-raaent to ths Allska Couln-f-
cral s'onp4ny. Fhjs - N error Fhers
~ snosh = and by ~ -acIas me nsFst-
-r.ai- azure Of SuSpiy. Salch. NOR
over. II nat nonOooI IZsd ~ s1v ona
e,zlsraav, and walsh affords, cZz1ng
eprs.Tn s-asons of TIE year, nand-
! .n.a proit ~ gate M uoer Of enter
D lang traders aud esn Ifoys y cnra2 para
tlvsiv i7rgs nEroer - nen- f1is IS
TN hsratlng and cap-gre of seals 4 cnr1-
sider,ssss q stance shore IN tae Pa
ne. Il tfeIr FEEDING gnsGud-. and
vtrloIs NJ sfses slGug the CO iSt frJJn
tIt-ks 20 Lower California ph@ most
lmpart4nt OF these FEEDING grounds Is
IN back s5ouf euIrry 1rl-s III cape
Il ,rrsrv. as the sntE sncs # the triits
Of Esra. ga the extreme northwest ct'aSs
If NxsaTevtoc ferriIDrv- Here dur
rag tue season. extending from Apr1I 20
august, the seals coagre1ate II, great
numbers. and from time Irnnenorid
nave bsen annually hanted by tue coast
Iudisns vt Washington Territory and
British Columbia, who visit the setting
zroGats IN large canoes. A realunera-
i've business has been carried on tor y
In a, time oy the traders GA he different
res~rvitIoas on the northwest coast Ia
the purchase Of se.d peIts from the In
4 ans a. lox figures, and some hand
some fortunes have made at &c.
INDIAN SEAL HUNTERS
Along the western coast OF Washing
ton Territory from Cage Fl4ttery, and
separated from the Puget sound coun-
nv by the Olsmplc range OF mountains,
are variaus ANAL srloes Of Indians, vho
navs htsie or no contact With tbs whites,
And VINO are brave and hardy rsae OF
hunters. Their arms ADD eq..i5Ene1ss
are rude, and with the excepl q OF me
nse of tirsArms and blankets, introduced
by q few scattered traders, tnsy retain
the primitive vays Of their forefashers.
Liviax On the b .cn. they raw their
Substance msinly fr0m this ocean, sher ~,
IN the osdsZ canoes. and ARMED with
bone lAnces and hafp0sus they catch
sns hcmpbacksd Oh ale, furnlsning them
vysh the main portion of their food, and
sns fur seal. which, until the sdvoos OF
shs whites, vas the source from which
they dsev their supplies OF clothing.
there sra no hARbofs along shis portion
Of the coast, which ~ iron-bound. and
fronsed BY q constant Succession OF
rucks and reefs, with here and there a
ssrso Of beach, bus the nasrves ass
ausnI che most skiilful surfmen In the
world, iandlug and oenouinx shczr neavy
anoss through breakers that uuuld ap
p,i an ordinary lifssoas's Grew. Enetf
e.noes. vnIeh ara hsVn frSn q Au9le
trunk Of q aigsnte o dar, are Many of
them Of greas SIZE and strength, and
Beautifully modeled. and they ara
b .ndi-d with r-markable eass and skili.
I, coal ishia0 the canoe ussd 10 - small,
gut onr, with very sharp stem. The
Grew vii eoaslst OF three rneu-ths eoak
sssarer. gsnerally the owuer Of the canoe
and oua dc. tina boat pu.lsf and tas
sp-sr,un N or harpoonsr Ths equip
msut . .imple-three days provssaons
| of orsad. wnais oil, smoked oia0ber and
dried eik meat. and their Weapons, con-
siysiaQ of ssal spsars, skinainx knives
and a hardwood club. The spear u-sd
| ID a CURIOUS AFFAIR. Il 6lnslsss Of q loa0,
heavy handle. OF about an inch In diam
es-f and some eight or nine Test N
| lensto, made Of sone three or -four
pieces Of veil % ssoned yew. devastated
| sy9esueR, and vuicn acquires Q hne
pollsa by long years Of use. Sons 500
| fs-s or more from she end 70 10 split and
| forks 90 too polntx, an inch or 20 apars,
Eaon Of these points n spfruuadsd by
q snarp spearhsad 81 bJns or dssrnorn,
| with baros of the same material dashed
on as such angles a. To afford . secure
aoid. These svssrnsads are fastened
| 70 O stout lins made ef snsw or plated
ssAlsgIn, wnieh passss tnroueh beck
es' ou she shAtt, and II made fast N
the aanss. This line is some - fess IN
lsaSsh.
SPARED wHxLD AaxRR.
30 equipped thsy ass&rs oas on shsiI
| p~riloas expedition. Launching their O.
noe shroaga sns sarf and pa hung bold
" ous snirty miles TO sea. The sealG
| sfs eapsured A. sney dsat aslesp on COG
Of shs stse, and tns moss sucoessfu
hanis are made in the oalm aueCeedina
10 ssoem. when they ars exnaosssd By
shsls long boas wisn the waves and sire1
% sDundiy snat tney oan BE- readily ap
pfosoned. Arriving as t1s place vhurs
sasrs ~ . pruspeos ct 1nding q sal, ths
spsarman soandous she psddle. VINO,
hs has bean vigorously piyinz. and tahsl
hB station IN shs boz. where, a sns
canoe rises on sach sosresdlng swell, b
vssenss for the black head Of the sleep
ina seal. Tne instant ooe 10 spicd, Z
motion warns she bSas puiler, VINO soer
esasss hfs Vork. and sns canoe proceed,
propelled only BY the stsefssaaz. uuds
usoss light and sosOlutsly siient stroksI
Of she paddle they glide slowly on u
che victim. rhs ssnses OF the ssai an
% acute that within any reason aba dls
timer tins mere grating Of . paddle oz
the side Of the canoe 70 safaciene g.
iaRoa-e them when ths hunt - ~, % IA
- they .rs eouoerned. Az The eaaos
silently neAr~ tho viotim, tue spsarsmaz
EthfoUtnQ xsids nis bsankst, ss1nds eRscs
n ksd ana mutionless In shs bon, pois
ing t2h ths hsasy sp-ar. A 1oslcl
q his hand the headway Of the oAn0s
b ssoppsd and b. laanohss his veapan
- ssrasiy srsus1xnx sho ssal wfth ons
oe both 1t ths sstn harhA Ths handis
10 ras and doats % the surface. 4
s1sady poll on soe line brings he strug
Gting animal aloaGs,ds. vnsn snsry
bios nth The hsavy ciuo uinds up nm
osfese. Oco ssi00ally there 10 l1voly
tassis. A. tns ssal b armed wish Q fna
80 Of tssth and 10 TAR frosn being OF 4
oouaruty dfspOsssaon When ovrneRsd
and inssances are noe une0Dmon vners
the huntsss have besn ssvsrsiy bittsn
Osaaiiy three days u tbs hmIe of shsf,
ssAy a. ssa. when snsy return 10 tn
osaeh. SKIM thsir catch, and ssll sns
pals 10 the nssesas trader. vho sAits
them dosn 10 snip as the end Of I'm
| nr43yo.
RECENT nxovArroNz
In the lsss fsx ysars snsfv has been q
shAnxs In the mannsr Of e,,ndnssing ths
dsasry, che traders dndinx thai tas
Work sf the Indians from the bsaeh h
10, pfeoaft.us and unreiiasie. and 4
| sargs a0sscsr Of scnooaess arc nov en-
gagged. Iniians are ssilt employed N
| .ne actusl Uork Of kinx she % lis. and
/ shcr mo-hod rem slns uaenangxd. en-
osps snAs IN psddlsnx o0s IN sss trooa
ths ssssn thy are ssken sn board ths