The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14

Doat to approach we pass NAL was
the line to them. and the dea lie 1T
soon towed to the nearest SUI 1-af,, NJ
Ice, where every one got out ts W. 81
was pulled up till its head " A7 '"' -
water
Then, with the deftness. Of eng eo-
perience, my Eskimo friends CUT oilG ie "
tWo hoies In the surface OF .b tHe tSirlS bide
OF the walrus. and rove an irApromptu
tackle and fall. - ~
Then with all hands pulling upon me
me, and laughing and sno9tl H .ee,
fur-clad brownies, they gradua warped PEG
tne hfeless mass OF the deao 3easI . ous
upon the surface of the ice. neh lhSy
bounced upon the body, each "a hnltS
N hand, and in very vs. n1tes nao
cut up and ready for sto" ing In the
The job was fnish1 ID jus in time Alb
sorbed in watching he work OF the ma
tives, had forgotteA our dangerous sur
huge iceberg which was being rapidly
driven into the sount by the flood tide,
while our ice raft Wis rapidly drifting
tower directly above j when 1 gave the
alarm.
My Eskimo comradeA ntsr fell over
themselves in their efforts 70 get the
meat thrown into the bat iarcely had
we pushed off and gain4i hundred feet
from our blood-stained I've rai When, the
great berg, like an ocein liner rushing
fxttered it at blow.
After short pull we saw. three more
before we were within hrpoon range.
After this we pulled far, and al given
up hope of seeing any more Of he crea,
lures, when another herd wa sighted
They were restless, and compelled US
Sispu who had begged haHt 70 oe given
a chance at them, and mSkelf-lo throw
| at long range. My harpon str elk one
of the animals in the side Is he plunged
| into the water, but the point turn aside
| and glanced harmlessly frsm the tough
| hide Sispus harpoon enteted this water
! just short of the animal, and l thought
| that he, too, had missed.
But the rush of the line told me that
| his harpoon was fast All was excitement
/ again, but this animal semad amazingly
weak and gave us little trouble. In mo-
! ment or two bullet from the three-barrel
| plummet from the line, while volley
from the Winchesters dispersed his COM
Tades.
When we pulled the carcass in we dis
| covered that Sispus harpoon had pierced
| the web of the Animals hind fiipper with
in two inches of its edge. This ha1 been
same time deprive him of one Of has most
powerful propellers. That explained why
his struggle had been so feeble.
| After some more searching we found
! four walrus together upon a cakeof ice
| that was completely hidden from theil
! great bodies. They were in the mtist OF
a nest of bergs near Herbert Island and
there was much trash ice about which
bothered us in approaching them. We sue
ceeded, however in getting within range
| and Kardasu-Who had taken SisDu's
/ place-and myself both drove harpoon5 a
/ the darkest, a tuskless monster that came
straight at the boat as he plunged from
the ice.
Kardasu's harpoon failed, and for a mo
| ment / was uncertain as to my own, which
! followed the animal into a whirlpool o
| foam. The next instant the kissing lin
| told me that my haIpoon was fast. Thi
| animal was a powerful one, but the guam
| uty OF ice close about US gave 1t y
| chance to tow us any distance. kardRsI
| fearing that its struggles might breaK tn
! line, seized his harpoon and line, ieape
/ nimbly on to the ice, and ran tothe plac
! where his unerring instinct told him tn
| animal would appear.
| As its head came above water, Karda
| Su's harDoon pierced its neck, and with
quick turn of his line about a PROTECTING
| piece of ice the native securely fastene
| the great brute. He then dispatched
| with the lance.
/ This proved to be an extremely old an
| large walruS-the Oldest one, the native
| said, that they had ever seen, and bot
! its tusks were broken off close up to tn
! jaw. No time was lost in hauling tn
| carcass out and cutting il up as our posi
| ton was anything but agreeable, owin
| to the rapid motions and continuous dis
indignation of the bergs by which we wer
| surrounded.
BY this time the wind was blowing fresh
er than ever out of the sound; the move
ments and crackings of the bergs grey
| more ominous; the tumbling of masse
/ NAiS ~ PAAA'AeNNASs AAe'N SSOAiAC
| and more frequent. So we FASTENED t
! get out of the dangerous neighborhood
! and pulled away across the sound to GU
| camp. Our boat was loaded to the gun
vale with the rich, dark meat and oil.
! blubber which was to support my dog
| through the winter.
The next morning we headed the boat
| for Karnah and reached the village afte
| hours of arduous rowing. The momen
we were within earshot of the place, on
of my crew shouted "Angesok awiksu
shadago!' CThe big fellow has kille
| many walrus.)
At the call all the women and children
| and old men of the village rushed dow
| to the beach to meet me and extend tn
! right hand of fellowship to one who wa
! now their peer-to one who had killed thei
! most formidable game, the walrus, in tru
| Innuit fashion with harpoon and line.