The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-06
URsINf GIANTS OF ALASKA.
The hriRdle Bar If ssry Mount
81. Elias.


81 @AAa&k
This rAsaRtry n4s c~rta2riv deae -
gsss IL furnishing n@w - ~
tear. Te the osA Weird "a = -
added the csaaAnea l>~ss. - IT.
haSrk hear. the Toassfs Ssze = {0S
TAP. AM uas'-i teFrsssse os -. sSniS 49,
res shs grizzly shw sassss sex6iszehs<
sEuse tAAs walsv toe sariat~ = sklss8
Tsa1ss. ssecRHt asss0anfs IN ssm the
AsaskAa Ape lGGsez&s Inas 4 4axieat
aAs svs1 broSen lts ean rsSacssl W.
miners. NEc bad sci aE fram Naxo<
TAI IL s,ss'specs sas sssstAllls * NJ. 81.
k4ass, acre crossing = x4liev .ieasetv !
sssstsa Slsh yvstsx sssi4s. ar asA {
hsstsoe& Sa tie sssSalAxAssegfs -i.s~
81 the mountain. ard aad ses ssown
81 rrss sng = few Minutes On an
immense sos, ShsR they hsArsl
ssashi lHsssss al ts4c far end of Is, fal
loses3 ny a kssad saaff tslanssax il, that
sslEss-tSoa, tbsy saw an animal tr-esssh-
hss k~c2r IA sac and either RESPECTS.
save that tae Aeasi seeEaszi rather
arspaIer. and llss essi0T. az q ii.taas,e
ct tCzen yafssS. Nas that q a silver.
gray tex or a erlndsezl Wei Ihree
slagS. delivered tn gusek Succession
from = Winchester ID the aaatis .: oae
Of the miners. lAssi the animal isShesS
IN the thick soft Eaoss te>ls1e the hssr
beg. Ia al generic particulars Ihe
creature Szs then toGaa - - tear.
but Is E~eiASe = a. made 80 81 a ihics
nnfeycoAt ii Ear II ssste gray cusoF.
g l. - :
tGEgeF. csl4FsrF hair. huta black ard
Haass, giving the beast Is pecssiAr
bright gray and t.iRsslstl EsnlS. The
SKIN seemed to he ~ hne that the
nasa look u ofF. as4sa on their
EssSs i - YakgtaS Ii provsss
- X considerable prlze, for q trader
ogferesi them So Tor Il. In an al ioin-
ing indiAn village ihey sax as0ther
similar skin, Tor whsea the natives hal
refused sioa. which Nas used as
hunter sAissmSn. A ehSsf had Killed
TIE animal. The trader scld tAs E10
miners that tisies IS this hear were
Only occasionally hFaaeht in Nv
tItr native hunters, and that
he had nvvcr beard 81 thrm else
y where. >eyeraiotheT fnrriers confirm 4
~ the statement that shss species ot
tie genus arSS II peculiar IA The sost-
bills and valleys ~ the ~. Eiias range.
lt Il distinguished at lAkalAt hv the
hunters Slid iEzPpegs Of that region
from The black anu grizzly by The I
na8Ie Of the ~. h-lias bear.
rHE POLAR axAE.
[ rsgs AmeTlcanus. or white roiar
bear, Is also a food sEprster OF the
Mates. Tie extent of bruins travels
in the arcsie regions are far AMI n ide.
The IrsgS AWeficauas fsxsis upon
seal aud walfus AMI desd drift whales.
although 0i>daining 81 aexaur the
hluhber. the flesh i ggeesiily con-
sumeG. 4 carcass unua which A
bear has passed his gastrunufnic
Judgment reveals the sam snd it,
fatty lining torn aSsunssrr. wrlie tae
flesh Is torn 40 into sirius and shFeds
By the powerful class and teeth One
single hloH ut n bear 5 ciaas Slighting
on seal : head sultsUeS 10 Kill hins.
and dragged open the ice. meal Is
soon despatched.
THg sE4I~sSARKkS.
Hinged seals are very numerous in
the waters OF North xeSteru Alaska.
and are caught ~ the natives in vari-
Gus WAYS. During TIE winter these
phocee. rising 10 tn. surface. strike
against The thin young ice and make
= hole. Through these holes they
crawl uEson the smooth saFfsce and
lie Sleeping AZ the brink. In the early
spring the nrsi glimpse Of the san tB-
daees them TO f0r>ake their gAiery'
homes. and "a azSk In the warm rays
~e@EaS 10 afford great pleasure t.
these amphitn0us creatures. When
lying in these positions The nanteF
craxls BFson ali fours ia a. sseaighy a
manner a. possible
When, after a gale. the ice i broken
mp into small leads, net made of
stout seal hide j. stretched across the
chasg1s, and the seals rising 20 hlow
ssecome entangled in the neShes.
Within The last decade hresscll-loadimg
firearms have been Used by the snutsS
IN hunting, uut previous tn their in
reduction SE~sgs made wsth COPPER
or iron heads were aSed, the frame for
carry ing the sp~ar being carved from
" airus ivory To the erd OF
the spear 8 long coil Of seal line
i attached. 10 ~hteh. az inter
walls biAGsisrs ~ the seal are fastened
Ia these ways the hardy natives hunt
the animal which affords them NOT
only food. hni also oil for thrir
lamps and hiees for their clothing.
In the summer. when the ocean j.
again free from the grasp q the ice
ters, seals dssport them selves a. the
mouth Of every stream aud rivules. ia
order 90 catch fiSh or sea sises. Then
the syack j. called into reouisition.
In this fsail construction OF skin aud
soSa the hunter. launched upon the
waves paddles quietly and gently uf0n
the seal within range Naturally
a very fnquisSflve animal, an iu8itA-
ton OF the grooming noise peculiar to
sae phoess j. sufficient 70 make seal
sEim on The top 81 the water with bis
head pFofTudlnE. thereby iusgrigg
xosza object 90 aim st Whisfsing il
also re-oFted 10 IN attracting the seal 20
the surface The variety Of seal
known a. the smooth biackhair" j.
highly priced rs the natives through
out the territory af Alaska. north of
AieEiian islands. Et@ large hide form.
the covering for soAt- and canoes and
aa~o serves a. hscus ssses entirsss im-
peryious % sAfer
seal meat. a. cuoked ~ the natives.
- - a dirty. hgiek red tint. oz ing 81
the fact that = hen killed The seal IL
siEsply sksnped. the hood remaining
~ the carcass acting IS coioring
matter to the mrAt. To unsccas-
toned stomAchs seal meat l. n1p&l-
Aiah ". Is taste resembling f.h more
Than flesh. While the osiv s<ior j., es
course. prevalent Bot Il, when negiy
caught, q ssh - Died ard The fseSh Al
lowed to soak for fes hours the
meat. eitbcr fired or baked, becomes
pgiatAssis. hen frozen there j.
scarcely any favor pereepsit,se 10 the
meat.
THK eiNxAT MAEGCs
There Il, perhaps, no animal IA ma
ture that appear. 40 clumsy ard 80 Ill
adapted 70 loepgnoiion s. the smosga-
Gus w.,Fss. pon land they are at
t@riy helpless Whea striving -
effect a landing UPON an sce aos ar
recks they nss their fore nlpfSzs 70
hossf on hy and wsis For tie assistance 1
"a "a L S&ye - Asssst thsan up 20 The
desired sput
-onse ilsa Of the weight Of ths wAl-
rus may ~ gained ~ The statement