The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08
ovonork's seal Hunt.

INV colonel W. II. PiIei'
Who, 0wanork was thirteen years olu
81. r4s AS much OF o. man ~ H'..''. ~. ~
o. .l- Dart of the world usud"| "io "'
Was sedate lad and took u. R2rs
-.. d, hunting and n5.ln-' VIII
.-..rE his people are 30 -nss-
.,+ -hau he dId iu playing 'a- "'
-.I4 he WAS thirteen years 'I.'
t. NAV have been more Or lcs9 'l",, ne.
+.- .r E1uuiW1us age ~ Vli,.f 20 me
..lr'r 80 record Is Kept ol "
. ~ fine People date from eyeH.'
I f eavs months ana years. ~ ~
t,.r.. fn.v might say thls ch4lt W l, ne
. ft- year the Zee bil'~V fsand ala
- I.,.f and SOUTHAMPTON I7lallu -
..-- .N'' "a neople could cross over II
'r- mai one came INTO tur N..-.''
r.-rr The winter that ihe Ih"' l5tl, -
..-..' down 70 the salt water Ita' IsrneTz
... .r.fhrr Was born inc Jay ~
Dad walrus ON '"' -''7"
..t..I-r,.s mother probably Kept tr@ zen
O. bis axe for four 81 I'VE 49, ~ her
I'D, knots in the dra"lh--a'' us VS.
Transfers then perhaps, the S1it.i on1
, eri rerlactl by another an
-r1 o,a with its record, was A''i -" 10
...4v and lost His oldest prone -
"a great hunter and one OF lllr M ,yss
,rfu men / ever saw, p"s ,lr ,ears and
r.f strong even for his tenaci 4Vq.'' ar
..y a. his companions not Il Dlt 80
..r heavier and less inte.lisent peint@ll,sSti
f.r ONau0gk was Il ie IA n,'l' MN he
i.v. could run faster ana l".'5i bmntine
ana were more suCcesslu l li 9''I ~, tis
~ tt..,. c.tifd hold wounded sea- ~ 'i.C
.. atfacn.d TO the hdrp'on utul I'D
f-..grles ended lie was tAt'ellilH'5 "hte
ttr.n.rb beyond its limit because Hv NV a.
.IT r,1e-siaud why De cOul1 MOI W
s...f h. saw other boys ana Hth o.h.. g,
Whenever word came INTO camp 'ncI -
HnrU D
reindeer Or seal Or "dtI "9 We a. po I'm
Dsarork was among the liiat 10 5 ~ ~
,-II, and very often he cdlhe Da' Jan "a
-..t thc ga ne. or TOT " So co,,,,,
lam p, bring the dead amman mo amp
t.,..,.,liE where my tent was pitchrl, !
fI ,, ,irobqtructcd view over ne lrF -,
surface OF the ice for Nh"eS ~ ,irac
direction. il was IN tig ~ i"low The
lorizon at midnight, IL was nov t@t
l1w. and even then II was an "e.aie
cav In is at this season uhat 1'v BE
come out upon me zee ~ Wttle maps
viii. SIN on the lookout TOT tmtH ma
lral encmles-the polar behiS o c',,.
Isquimau hunters appiOaCL 'Sraggine
ti1uslv. By lying down anu VL.F'rt
themselves along slowly during the Siloi
maps. meanwhile Stimulating tnt 80,
flsuts and the noises inauc 10y Wv ~"
themselves. In ms the ,, - succeeC
exceedingly expert ana usu@uy 5iu.,,iDe
in getting near enough 10 sictPI,,.t
seal or walrus 10 shoot, or pfelVI@pii
for the purpose. This IS considered M
safer method because. with stfotb
armed hunter on the other end OF IN,
line. neither the seal nor the WdTu'
has much chance OF escape. His rate j
soon determined. 49,,
Te cautious and timid seal lies 50 neal
the opening In the ice through WilIcn az
cane upon the surface that ne can Si!H
of I'm an instant and disappear IN IN
water II Is necessary TO XIII nm our
right or he Is lost 70 the hunter, thougi
he may die at the bottom or the sed
The bullet must pierce Is brain or pene
trate the upper end Of the spinal column y
where II passes through the neex- Dou