Telegram-herald., 1889-06-30

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f-r tie L4sl tnzrty years Joe > wlJao1t ex-
osgton ore OF TIE L. zsSt sharks ever seel
IL t1s ssa,srs of tAe ocean he = over
thrty feet Ia leagth Tnis Was asesrt-.-ned
beyoad dg1et o TIE offers of - Acz-
pl.co On the Trip before the last, wcea
sp4r a-e4sarlAg t2lrly feet lad fallen over
the snip s-de, and cd Joe cane aiong, AID
after smelling of 81 Heated Alongside, meas
url1g e12cIty Is length. As 20 rs age that
- uCt positively known. bGL TIE o4ro4-
c-ss On hls back Indicate that be las been
resl1cuL OF san joss waters for Eum Der
Of years. The D4rnacles 4rs 90 cd and
crasty - 70 repel rlne ball Win the same
res p~cllFe force - Z sheet of steel o. The
sl1e q = u4n-0f-w Captain PItts, of the
AeapulcC, h2sitiIae and = ain sn0t atthis rlon-
sier and without effect, 50 far a. MS b4cZ
) concerned. The balls glance OF the Cld
fellows back without doing him any dam
Age. Yet Old joe carries enough lead II his
carcass 20 sink an ordinary whale, a.
most every orcer whose vessel anchors II
tnOss waters taxes whack AZ him when
he runs bis sides and belly upwards, but
the bullets don't seem 20 10 hin any harm F"
''Well, about ais reasoning eapacItyF
''Ch. yes. Some years ago IA English
msE-Of war, while lying al anchor, under
took 70 destroy the Old brute 6y firing a
| charge OF dy ynamito into him. joe was nit
on tbs eide, and about fifty pcands Of
sharks flesh torn away, but the shot failed
10 Kill him. But now, mark YOU, since that
tiIae he VIII not make his appearance In the
| anchorage near where Il man-ofw Is
anchored. But just as soon as these yes
| sels leave Joe comes 10 tue surface again
| He regularly meets the Acapulco about
| fifteen miles outside and pilots her in.
| Once anchored he Is satisfied and seems 10
delight in feeding from the offal. But no
matter how well you bait hook Joe =
rcdsonlnS qudAticS tclI nun 70 icdsc IL
alone, and he invariably follows that line
| of reasoning. AS 10 his capacity TO stow
away grub, that was proved on one occasion
! when the vessel was taking aboard some
hogs One Of ten hogs, weighing probably Y
about eighty pounds, fell overheard, and
| old Joe. who is ever on the watch, saw the
prize and with one plunge and pair Of ex-
tended jaws, the porker disappeared as
though he had gone into a hole. On another
occasion we had a lot of mules on board for
the government and oneof the number died
and was thrown overheard. Joe made the
acquaintance of the defunct mule, and
after the lapse Of six hours the mule was
safely slowed 'thwart ships in Joes locker.
| Yes, Joe is the largest shark known TO us
seafaring men. We have tried TO kill the
monster by all possible means, but so far
have miserably failed"