The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-08

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and h2rss-
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from IKE 20 fwsnfg-fiss sarszs araa tHsn
throw saroase1l X the harp9an sfrfsss
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several Erehs-s sfreaza fhe bsgfnsr and
flesh The narpogn hassose coEfles loose,
axd the EsaTb CT bad sticks IA TIE AMI
rial a line aFtsrfsd - this 64rp ~ 70
fastened fhat the harpp0u head takes &
position a. right angles 10 the cut. Thus
fastened r. ls tfugsozxlbIe for TIE wasruz %
s.snsse unless the lire breaks After inns
tsse game Is 20 wcTry and tire the xaITszs
ussfn exhausted TIE lire. about forty
Gritty yards IN length iE taken - until
fae animal Is near enough for a lance
thrust AT the vital parts behind tae ZIP
per pear the heart and iuags- The rs
.,srno~ say that II a vralrsss j. shot on the
ice. the chances are twenty 10 eue sf VII
not ts kidd a single shot being Insult
s4su1 II badly wounded the Walr3s rolls
or the Ise~pzn into the water and SINKS
beneath the surface. This Is too tedious.
IS II sometimes takes three hours TO tire
one cat and the capfors are IS sszry as
the captured. 10 I tried shooting them.
Going Oh deck one morning while the
vessel xas OF Herbert fsland, found
that the SUI had 1t up na4zy lee-paFs.
upon which walr8s9s could be seen. After
Z hasty breakfast. she boat vas manned
and accompanied ~ Lieut. Pearg. Matthew
Henson ard the native crew. Hs stsAte1
II xaS al exciting moment as Ne ap-
preached an lce-pan upon which four
large wafrt4ses EEre lying. When the
boat had been scEiied within thirty feet
~ the huge nrlstes. Lieut. Peary threw ass
hsrgoon and fastened a big COW At al
fsoGt the same Hs0mer,s CcelFoo. the Is
kifgo. planted his hsrpoou IN another an
iana5. The temptation ~as too great %
resist I had killed nearly every species
Of iafax mammal on the North American
coHtins az astn uay Winchester and could
not give up fhe idea OF trying 10 xiii 81
least one waiFux. / fred. and 10 Kay So
prenne satisfaction saw one Of the cows.
with fine. l0ng. white tusks. drop her
head. Give her another shot said Lieut..
T'eary. They have nIne times a. many
lives as cats. ard wiii wiggie of the ice
hefofe you think Of g. / Immediately
yIaned another bullet In the base Of
the animals neck. But the Bal-us
vas dead and ] had killed IL with
one shot. for ! afterwards took the bull
let out Of its brain. Thus encouraged.
moment later I killed another COW which
was on the Ice-pan. There we're now two
mi
the other two were pulling a. right angles
on tbs harpGon lines. The boat was beng
dragg@d This way and that All hands
we're shouting 70 shoot this one. shoot that
one, Now, nov. be quIek- There there
shoot. we viii be smashed IN the ice' Now
the next time this one comes up. be ready
ard shoofr Well. / was ready. ard when
the Walras which Lieut.. Peaery was hold
ing came up. I shot but unfortunately
shot the harpoon Hne of right near the
animals body. Tbs accident cooled IRE
down somewhat. and pat ne Ia my right
mind The other wslTux took the boat fly
ing through the water. We were fearfu
lest We should be brought uD with a crash
against pieces % floating ice. and have our
boat smashed On This account one Of the
natives kept > knife ready 20 cut the Tire
II was al exciting expeg aent all hands
holding on 20 the line and trying 10 take
up some of 4. that I might have nearer
shot. II took gS an hour and a haf 20
conquer that one old COW. She possessed
the strength % an elephant. Although the
harpoon was hurled in her back. she APP
reared to have fs3il control II herself and
pulled Ike a team Of oxen. After four or
I've shots succeeded In getting one deep
enough into the base Of the skull 20 dis
patch her. she vas fowed 20 tire ice-pan
where the other two were lying Then
after max ng the proper notes ard meas
gremeutE the natives were shown how 10
skin the animal Tor scientific purposes
In the meanwhile an iceberg as large as
the capitol a. Washington City had beer
approaching US We were now obliged 70
qult work and take 70 the boat, pulling
hard an the oars 10 escape. The chance
81 saving the Walruses vas one In a thou
sand. for the huge berg would. IN ali prob
ability strike the small ice-pan. break
inr II Into fragments. ard cause the wal
Fitses 10 sink Ike stones Pat we were in
luck Tor just as the iceberg was within
B raW rods Of the iee-pan. II was caught by
ava uudereurrsnt shifted n another airec-
tlon. and the walrussE left unframed We
we're able 70 return 70 oar work ard oar
captures were gotten safely aboard the
vessel
The largest animal killed measured
shout "a feet from the end % his nose 20
the point 81 his hlpners, and about u feet
| tn circumference. His raw skin weighed
SO pounds
The meat 81 the walrus IL IN great de-
rnand among the natives for food II Is
Goa. - ike big old STAG meat. but wfth
goos appetite one can make quite a meal
ar a. Seal a,ea. is very fine snS 7 ate II
frequently. II IS black as ter almost The
| fskimos eat she skin 90 me whale raw
started tn ~ eating y dipped I'm vinegar
ard got SO l liked u very Rell. Il = Ike
| the cartilage of a niE's ear ard Is very
snstAininF. The skin of the narwhal IS
also eaten. 7 killed orc 90 the latter with
/ q tusk eight feet Ions and have hts skeie-
ton ~ the university. The skin IS brit
| t.e ara cracks easily On the outside IA
an erlfernn}s about one-h8if fnch thick ba,
| lhe skin Itself IS au{te fhin.
VIII Go Again.
4 am wolmg hack 70 GreenIau9 "a sssv
| from Gro 10 I've years and shall take along
| provisions FOR ten years They call Il the
/ 'Eiafu pudding soute' because OF TIE
/ amount OF supplias. hut / believe IL better
| ia leave nine yeara' provisions these than
| ran shore ore year. A w. Greedy took
| provisions for tao wears snf STAYED fhYee
| mar siwavs starveS before freezing
| sat where the food IS nfentv there is no
| Geeger from the cold. or nv next exae-