Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-04-16
SHINING SEALS.
Eo Crs Manner in wL,-h tic
Operation Is Pc-omed
nrs-Tpetse ef . secne Which IL DuSli.
eatrS ~a-y Ties II . iear-esDs-
tAia= Ter kEaI-B~=rtei YounS
Lz1es TO Pes5e- OTeE.

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tsc tr- seal kratco rho Y-or6e IL
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- EzSc - ~caTslcp :hc fair fo-cs eai
is> trS6e- heats q A2cEza wiycl
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Il Wells ts-s describes II Incl.
c--- -Aica he Witnessed last spEa,.
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h-k lsleod 70 Ska, Ak y .
Esa=2S s-hoao--
I've q drifting slowly eastward
c. g-ra April s-crzr=, H. E-l.
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cSs1E scarcely ripple O. the s-t.Cc
CO to OCEAN FE= sc:is vc-c ls:os
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=-1-=.- I'D ILL., : dali PUNK catered
ils BID, z: ;A= sleeping seal.
1-ec ~es = aid L-sA-s Of 10
--
were =: . SEAL exclaimed ST.
ho-E- 80 :-=-s KS -l5I =. the H:s-
30: tc=LDg 2s:eE q tie s.hooaS-.
L.= sci G-s: b: r-.Led Quietly b.
io-c - sank Several -. S-u5cd ;rto
L. Eo@l nlc3 the o--E -aa padded
trtF--tc.y -"sy &C. iZc sell. ---:ch
81! i1y co-odr-iag O. :Ac w=:eT, 70.
= Kindred .--&s i-y= TO- Tc.sc!s b5-.
I5-T -c-c1ed J; u ;iuc and 81
Alert, b. 6sz:z.--1 I:=iraL-:ioa toz
q lag czpercaes, 52a?cd tAs siiprc5
I!@z! into tie tcG-
- Few 0cnsrts 2:s- re c,l Rth-
e-fd Tc--d lie g-sf.2y creature - IL
E- uPoo ILe ooek, while oac G. the
l1ot=-<- n czpcTieaced lid :, tI!-
EioE tc-is, bz.ed lis locs, shzP EaEe
I'D F--F1.cd 20 TcEoTc :Ac yelt
".=iaScc EeTe:G CTS 1ocut tie Zip
Is-rr -Aca ] i~ote=.!cd TIC &C.! va.
treating hca-HlT. j.. clesi risi-1 .1d
fz!-i== apl.Ecaica!!y. XII tia, hckt,'
J c-c--E-@d- .tcto:c yo1 skin IT,
lie cbryea, o. attempted %, By cut
'i-=1 lo.S Ssh sc-osI ia creatures
ia-c:t
"Bl7oi cow=d !orh II torrents nra
coTercl tic ccck- Tic st.uzyIinz
csLSd AID ! thprELt H.; death lid en-
sad Tie hunter proceeded With lis
s!:ia1irz~ operations snd the pclt --s
aooct ODc;hid removed when ! was
heT-i1cd By 1nc;a:r load gasp from tho
Sal and renewal Of tic hearings Of
the chest Evidently {. wcs 20. dead
and was undergoing tc1urc!
XII il" crrd, and the nan with
ooe loaz, slashins eui ripped the cnl-
a2l oocn and partially d3ScmLowicd IL
Ten, wita dexterous movements Of
SIX knife. he rapidly continued 70 re-
nOTc The Peit and had almost separated
II iro-a the body when aao;hcr noise
eG9c fT2Ea the seal lis mouth ope1ed
AID Il b.cathea hcarE!y oacc more.
u could scarcely believe ny cyes!
There lag a creature alirc, get sliinacd,
ciscEaborcled a5d is blood lying In
Pools Oh ;hc deck.
"'C1! is heart oD.! ejacaia.cd, IN.
able logger 70 bcsr tic sight Of the so-
paEcat suTcring.
The hunter re1cbed his hand inside
OF the carcoss AID pluckcd forth tho
heart j. waS uarm and throbbcd
regularly. Cut looH from The body and
held out In the hand !. continued 10
pu!s.tc, the valves opening end closing
for fully three minutes with uafaiiiny
regularity. Il 1aS q grewsorae sight
But tho seal was noyy deed lie 10
longer bTcaihcd nor moved a feeling
cf relief s'yept o7cr me.
do they usually die that bard7' I
demanded
"'oh. ycs,' replied the hunter, cooily
They always act chat way when ws
tIin them
Thousands Of seals arc taken every
year " schooncrs Ia the northern
Pacific and DchTiag sea trd arc tkinDcd
alive by their Eearile,s captors, who
VIII not take The trouble 70 kill them.
The creature dies harder than alnobt
any other animal, and, as :: IL warm.
O!oodcd and sensitive. no doubt under
goes q torture equal to aoT that could
possibly be inlictcd There IL no sem.
Ilancc to unconscious muscular activity
la its catc, os in the turtle.
"Thc pclt Of that fur teal whose eal
turc ] witnessed las by this tino been
dyed, and probably now ndorna tho
shoul2cra Of Hinc fair girl or tnatron
who '.ooid shrink from ia0ie,ing pain
even upon c nlgu5a."