The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-30
KICKS ON WHALERS
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF CAN
: ADA TELLS ON THE YANKEES

They are at Their Old Tricks of Catching
Whales and Generally Depopulating
Certain Grounds IN Hudson Bay--He
Desires Protection to the Great Fish
and Deplores the Use of the Bomb
Lance--At the Same Time He Points
Out the Advantages Enjoyed by the
Western WhaIer in Arctic seas.
Ottawa, Ont, May 29.-In his report
to the government, Lieutenant Cover
Dor Shulze. referring 10 the encroach-
ment OF American whalers in Hudson
Bay. says:
After cessation OF their efforts for
number Of years, American whalers
have again assumed their former prac-
tice OF wintering their ships at Marble
Island. from which part OF Canada. it
will be rendered. the almost complete
6enudation OF sea animal life in our
great Canadian sea was effected. and
our custom regulations and some other
laws Especially relating 10 individu-
als) were completely ignored. The two
whaling ships which wintered in our
harbor on that island last winter Chat
Of 1S93-9D no doubt pursued the same
methods as those of past years.
1T is a gratifying evidence that dur
ing these years of rest from pursuit and
attack. the whale, walrus and seal have
Increased in the northwestern waters
of the bay; yet / have again TO repeat
the warning given so many times since
/ first brought the matter up seven
teen years ago. that without some con-
troll is exercised over the present method
Of killing those animals which will al
low them fair chance of escape, and
restocking these once valuable waters,
the merciless bomb-lance and gun and
other appliances which give these crea-
lures no chance OF life at all, Will
speedily destroy the last hope OF re-
stocking the Canadian waters
FINE ARCTIC HARBOR.
while abiding to this viola ton OF
our laws by foreign whalers / have had
occasion from time to time to call your
attention 10 the large and lucrative
catch of sea animals by The foreign
whaling fleet, which, having its head
quarters at San Francisco, annually
enters the Arctic sea through Bering
straits in pursuit of whaiebone. ivory.
etc. So long as the feet was limited TO
the short season when Point Barrow
could be safely passed and repassed
and many belated ships were crushed
on the dangerous Alaskan coast. there
was little danger of the denudation OF
those seas. But the loss of life was so
great and the crushed ships so many
that the government of the United
States decided 10 maintain perman-
ent relief station on Point Barrow and
the United States ship Thetis. being de-
tailed to escort three ships and men 10
build the station. sailed east after do
ing so, to be near the feet should her
service be required by disabled ships
While thus engaged she found, sounded
and mapped the valuable harhnr on the
Canadian island lying near - Arctic
coast, and about 100 miles west of one
of the mouths of the Mckenzie river,
known as the Herschel island. No
more perfect Arctic harbor could be
found as it was on the southern side,
near enough TO the Arctic coast to
maintain daily communication with the
Esquimaux. and far enough to allow
late fall entry and early spring de-
parture. an excellent entrance and deep
water, with good holding ground with
in.
Foreign whalers have been quick 10
see this advantage as giving them near
ly double the length Of their fishing
period