Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-17
NAVIGATING SHARKS.
Esshermsn Have an Unpleasant Advent
ure with . school Of Thorn.

Esshsrmsn Have an UNPLEASANT Advent
ure with . School Of Thorn.
shall never forget the time when
was hand in small fishing vessel that
tended the London market. The wealth
or ives warm and fish scarce; some OF
the old hands thought some kind OF
destructive fish was playing havoc, for
set our trawls where we would they
we're skinned as clean As though the
Job was done by hand.
One evening two men that went In
dory No. s brought the news that sharks
were plenty and we had better ship to
snne othcr berth. The anchor was cat
heaAe1, aails hoisted and . course laid
cut that would bring US TO JefYeries bank,
which liss about thirty or forty miles
% Portland. The next morning at day
lixht We were in our dories and proceed
ed 70 set our fishing gear. My partner
and took the outside on the western
cad aud ell went we'll; We were hauling
In flsh for half an hour with every PROM
~ Of good catch,
was hauling the trawi at the time,
and felt sudden tug and yank that
very nesriy took mo out Of the bow OF
sAs dory.
lkneu IL was sharks Ia minute. and
stopped hauling to SEQ II they would
chow up. Suddenly there WAS witch
end . pull harder than ever and
hauled away a. lively ~ possible, know
ing he would bite the line II he could TO
clear himself.
Ipailed and hs tuGged. but kept tho
tine coming all the time. First, he
would tow us In one direction and then
In another, 10 surmised we had him by
tho tail. and told my partner to have q
sharp knife ready to cut away.
After long and hard pull I got him
10 tia top OF the water, and found that
he had taken two coed bitches around
his tall and was working hard to get
clear. Tho next thing 70 do was to get
bis tail on the rail Of the dory and cut
clear. A strong pull by both OF US placed
aim ut our mercy. then looked over
and II any thing would make fisher
man feel blue It would be look from
that angry mAn-eating shark that We
had fast to. He would curl up in bow,
look 81 US with those cold eyes and STAR
his body about In very dangerous man
DER, but the line WAS strong and We had
him secure.
The only thing we could do was Il
cut on his tail and let him go clear o
tho trswl. and my partner held onto on
stdc Of his tail while used the knife
In minute he was clear. and, will
hack and belly Ans 10 propel with, dow
fur the bottom. leaving = trail OF bioo'
after him, that knew would caus
trouble. He came up with rush
jumping full length out OF the water
end dropped 10 close to our dor
that tho splash nigh swamped IA
We hauled away clear Of him, and afts
we got our gear we started To row Il
the vessel After rowing short di
tAnce we were In tho midst OF a scho'
of man-eattng sharks that had scents
the blood OF their MANNED relative. N
partner was rowing new pair OF oar
and they attracted the sharks. Tit
made snap after snap at the blades, al
- our dory was deep loaded with III
they appeared 10 think We would be
easy prey.
so hard did they press us that the n
oA-s had 10 be taken In and the fl
thrown overheard TO distract their 1
tention.
We were within quarter Of mile
the vessel, and had succeeded In shakii
OF all but one OF them. lilo was SIMS
cass, and would purr up alongside d
dory like . eat, and never left us an
we reached our vessel and we're W
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