Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-01
Work of the Arctic Whaling Fleet.

Editors Of he KeaHe5ee Journal
TGe Hh0fl ar icls | seat yea few da 8
sso-"Ths F.igij North. "-hzv.og proved
t-r4s.iug 10 3ar mssy readers, s'lo~ NJ
10 1--WE on a faw 5olnis s5dlt!Jlslin n Kasa
10 tie tola Is Of the Arctic sl8lGg h5et
toe pas sea2an
1hs shain4 bstE, Helen MsTr. although
fac from HAVING successful. seas5a nas t1t
honor If catching TIE isrgest ShAls tAks c
5y The northern feet IBIS EeAr- u Fss q
. bawhe.d whale thst yielded over 200 bsr-
ia Of uil and from whose m1nsrous hatd
1850 pounds Of bcLe wss take. The bone
one would sell s9day far nearly $500.
Fscm the tims tsis vhsie sAs sighted ant!l
sse ~ss alongside III .hiP eas 25 m nutes
probably the al kast work On reeOci-
Ia l.g ,he opsr ,,i0n - staIpiug II tha
,A3bor. the cQt-.ng -ptls s,t1cS 4 hard
,ubstsu.s which proved f. b. q Asrpoon
.5Afl5 tn..a fsst in .eal74A Tue I'm ter
sss entirely grown Oyec Il. and with de
z pl0s a Itttls ils' l. va ss good az
ney ., lie head was sBpsi the 1sme
OIL q Motas ans it wa reported that spI1
OF lts5 LRms .fs1s her las. cruise j. rte
n.ftLerg seas 43 years sg9 This NUT %
u..slaks es ! calnOs ind that 4py UGH
s..y - ever Engaged 10 ice Fhai NJ set-
-. C.. and Imagine tie name @gs tbs! II
be- maker Of the harp1os.
! de cI4cdms,sLGa teI1i8ts me ~! Al <
2, rlsaCe ~ my 0wn, | captured large
osNhead n4ar Feixsf fe Island in 'he
. h,niyk ses, and mbeddsd in the blubbsi
f.u.A brrpool b-sd AID PORTO or tie
.hsl k, th- hole beng IS foot il lie gta, and
li thu shark WAS stamped OHlO-the shlg
/ 0Mo'J last cruise 10 Ma: eea @es II yeals
b 'J.e The peculiar part If his cstcum
.t4uce vas, that the Cslt4ia OF the Obl1
during her last sud two previous voy sges
was trst mate VIII as at this time sne
that his boat captured he ~hsls
that q. away from him IL. l6 Oh
| 20 years before as the case migai
b.. his voyage b.iog OF about foul
years each ~hen master Of the Ohio.
The most unsuccessful trip was that Of
thu schooner N,coline. that sailed from
San Francisco, Jaly 2od, 1888 intending to
pr We Capt Herep diun's theory that whales
would he found in sbundrnce at the mouth
Of the Mckenzie river, 500 miles east o.
p, lot Barrow. She returned TO the above
po,, after voysge Of nearly two and 8
| hsif yesrs, including two wi0ters Ia tht
Ar,ie ocean-~ithout single whlle. Thi.
proves that steam whslers only are tit &c
venture so far to the eastward OF Point
Barrow. Had il not been for the steamer
Grsmpu. the Nicotine would have sgAiu
been Obliged TO winter ia the frigid
north and oeirg shor. Of provisions and
necessary clothing, thus was avertei 0
fesrful calamity.
;tTradiug vessels seem to be doing thirty
Jog business an ong the natives OF the Polas
ses, exchsuGi fire arms and fire water foi
whsle bone and fufs | am told that cap
tsus noted for their exemplary behavior IL
civiiz d lsnds bechme perfec. demons s.
sool as they pass Behring Straits. Half
barrel Of alcohol is diluted with one barre
Of water. Ten gallons Of this mixture pur,
chsses $50 pounds Of whslebone worth $500
A nd costing in San Francisco 81 or 80
o,ooures q bear skin worth from Sl00 &c
saC0 Kerosene and weak aicohol are
mixed aud sold by the bottle. The
E,quimauxs fsyo tie way Of testing
nqacr being to burn q portion Of it, this
c9aooction fills tee requirements. Was.
the Ildiaps feelings ave when he discovers
tts trick played on him csn be imsg'aed.
S1ch traffic is Of course unlawful, bat
the q S cruisers seem TO be p0werless to
stop 1t, the traders managing to keep clssr
OF them until their stock Is disposed of. A
writer in the Arctic often shows The mer-
euty iS and 80 degtees below zero, snd
Maize is prsle.sbie by coed many
degrees. J. f BEAN.