Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-24
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Colonel IN !, Nlchola, Pits n.y. ~
while ! was stationed :, y !
which answered vsry s... =
Is generally known a.
The keeper Of the lIoh,ss's "
miles below the port 1 ana
some distance out at .ss ~ "
that a huge fish. some ni. ~
had appeared there, ana
to come down Immediate. he
the first bat. but, ny.
wl'en we reached ths ds .ds
we're unable to land on ,s,,''
roughness Of the sea. and ~
to stand on and on uni, 's H.
When we finally landed Il.
had disappeared. talked y,
fit y persons who were eo,,ss
worthy who had seen Il
agreed MS to its enormous ~
usuaLappearance. Nv onI.I.'
1t WIS a sea-scrpent, end A., M
in shore TO spawn.
'The island Of Maurium
miles long and twenty via.
sists OF one huge volcanic A.
contains many cavsrns VIZ
into the sea. In these Ib,,'
fish and animals which ve,. 4,
for form and color. soma H. {!
tiful and others hilcous NJ
serpent was said to inh,bt y
the caverns. for which | m,a, 4
gent search. OIL fishermen y.
go near its supposed haunla
tleman owning a sugar estab \
declare d that he had seen h 4
other that he hal fed II NM .
fish and that it was the most i,
brute ho had ever seen. j,
for him in II whaleboat with
lance and other tackle, bat
came across him. Al or ! i
island my friend. Hon. William
who was a grcatshark huntsr, i
rig and went in search Of The m
H. states that he saw his head
Was rs big as a wine pine /,
covered with barnacles; that /
harpoon into it, which wa, twl
as If 1t had been a pipes,em.
tended TO blow it up. but could
the charge In the right spot
ally abandoned the search
There were so many beaut
interesting things In nalur
station, however" said the
"that it was not worth while
any time searching after mons
There was n fish seventy I,
which seemed TO be compo led
OF cartilage. When 1t was
would all go to pieces. h
| bones at all. Then there
t was called the angel fish, VIII
hung up. seemed to have bro
wings like an angel. Then
. tho wonderful cells which
5 nine feet Once l caught a
/ of this fish, and getting h
A bank. he fought so despera
D didn't know what to do
e The native who was In
called out 'Massa. l fix
: leaning down grasped the
n fish with both hands. bit I
n vertcb %. and the fish succ
: mediately. This specimen
+ tho museum at Cam bridge.
e fish, also found in the Ind
\ is not very pleasant to !
e times. l saw n man VIII, h
= 50 badly lacerated by one
n 70 be amputated, 1t has
e. large as an ordinary d
is able, with tcntacles cx en-
Of space equal to an ordinar
" and SO strong that they {
in IN. n and drag him out
0. Victor II lgo speaks of thi
t. 'Toilers of the SEA- Barn
he one on exhibi ion hero at &
D. Then. again. there Is t
which has been called the
j. ocean. H. is not longer t
Of ing-st.ck. but terribly
III walking over the reefs
n qrently encountered him.
ne you approach he will wa
ty dart at you like n flash.
OF any portion of your body
., will tear n piece out OF II
he been cut with n razor
to day off the mouth OF tn
n hooked two Of these fish
time with two different /
trying to got them into Il
fought me with such desp
X. was obliged to call two
help m. and they decla
ut vert two of the worst HI
'r' killed, being worse
is logs. A fish called the
al. a de. IDLY poison. A row
N, con cealcd in his back
nd excited. he erects. These
II, filled with a milky-lookin
which. when injected int
flesh. causes the most in
y AID if remedies are
ny prom pity. results fatally
NC generally corceals itself
s ,r' weed where it is apt to |
-hf by the bathcr. l saw a
W who had been unfortuna
aIe step on one of these fish.
"i' could be heard for hal
Ses foot swelled greatly, but
BPS was successful in count
>e> effects of the poison and
IAN covere |. o. shore at Nj
} were no daigers, but the
mo put your foot into the wa
'ui surroun led by dangero
cen reptiles. Brook 'yn Ed
ted