The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-02

Inc F1non8 Swfmn<r IL HunxfEs
Tar Twelve Sea Lions.
Captain PAM Boys1n. TIE famous rabhe,
kzst EssEsEeuy. srriS>d IN sess<se YESTERDAY
% his way 70 the straits OF yaxn de Fzea.
= grass 81 Z sea lions sor the sauzrszr q
iEarala para. Chicago Last Summer one
ct ths commissioner 81 Lneozn PARK
made q trip 20 Alaska. and secured Il ses
loas. which were shipped 20 Chicago dar-
BE ssy bot weather Of August. ard in
consequence arrived &c their destination n
very peer condition.. A special pad
Ma& arranged tor them. auz the
song Trip and strange haAstzrion Of
the hgnx seemed 20 have dis
esnrsa1ed them ans taken axay taelr
Aspefstss. for they refused 90 eat. and e q
consequences Ehsg al died Daring their
sxssssaaee "a the fxtlk- boweyer. they uere
fyezzEze01s attraction 20 the feossle Of
CnseAl;o. sud Is wak cecsste1 70 naks
sn9zksr tfor1 - .-aeeismzte' the ocean
Easlastsrs 70 Chicago water. and % thai ED
EneF awaited themselves os CAPTAIN Boy
tsa.s grezE sqaatke experience Aboas ske
zsl1sts1lss 81 February q carload Of specially
designed ness and gear, including y hale
boat. sseys shipped wesf, ead TIE captain
followed = week later.
Captain Boyron has not clearly s<ee--
tAsned af = has point he may be assE able
20 secure the lsons he desires. He IA seek
Ing Information on the subject, ard he
viii usF< make an etEezst 81 the czpsure OF
tue lions Nssfil ha ends fAs hahstzti0n 81
the isrgess Of sheEa.
Il made rzxzss inquiries about the North
west iefore / left Chicago" said CAPTAIN
Bosfafl last night ard believe have Is,-
czted handsome COLONY Of the SPECIES
1ue whaling captaia informed me that he
has se<a Jumbo iy5ug en- the rocks Ga
the Eesr eoast 81 taaeogye5 island. which
:. SlnrFr 4.
tally designed apparatus fer his capture
Whist are my plans for the capture OF
the ElsVnk- ] will Ese nets. with drugs
llade for the purpose and al extra heavy
N1alefsoaf- take VITA me SIX men and
shall hire schooner and run out from ave
- eight niles distant from the rocxs upon
which ID the sea lions rendezvous The
schooner viii cruise Around while I land
Ia the whsselsoat- Picking out good spot
shall devote Gay and night Ia locating
my game. and then ia my rubber sur
spend night either among them OF as
rear them ~ possible ynu must rensm-
bsF SEA lions become rs much attached 70
spot Al q human being, aud reIy upon
this for successes. Having selected tkose
propose 20 capture. the nets VIII be strong
: fastened IN the rocks above their rest
Ing places This viii be done during the
day VIXEN they are OF feeding, and my
men VIII be concealed awaiting the signal
Then shall swim amongst them IN my
rubber suit. which by this time they viii
be accustomed 20, and when find them
asleep On the rocks win give the signal
and swim out, The nets VIII be dropped
over them and then we have our game.
To convey fhe lions 10 Chicago / have
engaged special cars Myifirst effort after
their capture viii be to break them in on
diet Of dead fish with oatmeal and milk
as au enfree. and then | shall peck them
IL sea.eed on 'ioueie-iecker' cars. and
we will start for Cnicago.
Il have also q commission for some
mountain sheep and mountain lions, and
shah probably put In a week In a hunt for
them in the Rockies. IL ] cannot obtain
them otherwise.
Fl did noEintsnd 10 give any swimming
exhibitions during my preecnf trip con-
ciuded Capt. Boyton. -but | may have
fiEne for few. ] shall go out 10 Lake
Washington sorae time and see what OPP
portnnsfy il afforded there. I viii leave
seattle for the straits 70 morrow