The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
PROFITS FROM Offers.

The most beautiful stretch OF ocean
beach TO be found anywhere on the Pacific
coast OF the United States is the wide
expanse OF spotless and gitttring sand
which lies between Gray's harbor and tho
Qpiniault river. says the morning Oregon
ian. There may be seen an unbroken
area OF twenty miles In length. and at
low tide from three TO five miles'y width.
which would make a moonlight playing
ground for the houris
There are many tower-iike structures
OF regular distances of perhaps milo
each. which excite the curiosity OF the
many coast line steamers plying between
sra srn in fra1cisco ,c and northern , ports TheS
otter hunters. They are built of tall.
slender poles. generally -four in number.
sunk 70 "a gr aat depth and fixed securely
In the sand and surrounded by small
box covered with "a roof 70 protect its oc-
cupants from the burning sun Cieata
securely fastened TO the poles from bot
tom to top afford the hunter means OF In
gress and egress.
The hot sun which blazes hercely on
the months of July and August heats IL
almost To burning point. and the waters
o OF the IN hiincomins tlde. rolling and euriing
warm. This is the playing ground az the
sea otter. tho place where they come 20
spend their holidays.
Iney have their homes I'm the far Off
rocky islands, where there are no sand
beaches, and the green waters are cold
watering place, TO spend the summer
months rolling and tumbling about fn
this warm water in perfect ecstacy
the foaming breakers and polish their
beautiful skins by huGging the sandy bot
rins sGm and and allowing ,hs0 the Scean Te,s 70
Although sea offers have the timidity
which is natural to all wild animals. they
any OF the St other 'lnah animals Which have have
their homes In tho sea The swiftness OF
their movements makes IL possible for
them To easily catch any kind OF small
FISH. and thus they can appease their hum
ger with the daiptiest of food.
No shark can catch them; they could
turning his back, and n the shark were
directly beneath them they could throw
sassdy .hsmselyes f fiys feet in the air IKE ks-
was swapping bis jaws. The hunter Is in
his box. the tide Is coming in. and with
roller. He has been here every day for
a week. and his rifle has lain untouched
by his side Today something may hap
Ali at once ne starts and mutters . little
ejaculation! he sees something. lie Will
coming swiftly and the distance between
himself and the object he has seen VIII
be quickly lessened. Yes, there II Is again:
more than 600 yards away. The hunter
lays down his glass and there is $500 or
$500 worth OF beautiful shining fur plain
~ visible to the naked eye
The man I'm the tower picks up his
Shapes rifle. inserts "a l2o-grain cartridge
In the chamber. and there is wicked
er as he raises his weapon for the first
shot. There is Hash. recoil and 2 re-
the roaring of the breakers to the man
who holds the gun. Ammunition IL no OBJ
lect, and with lightning rapidity he
not be more than ten feet away from
where he was when the hunter PULLEY the
trigger when he gets there and thar
yards twice out OF i've shots. The otter
Is enjoying himself In the dangerous COM
pany OF murderous bullets. which arc do
Another large breaker brings him with
I'm POO yards OF the blazing rifle. a quick
recoil of the heavy. gun turns the hunter
which tells the man something has hap
pened He strains his eyes: no neYi OF
his glass 10 see there IL blood in the wa
ter. and tAis-tells him that there Is a big
hole somewhere in the $500.
No need To shoot again; no otter could
bleed like that and not be washed ashore.
The hunter lays down his heated. gun;
there will be no more otters I'm sight to-
day. He sees his game almost opposite
his tower. 10 Il drifting helplessly toward
the shore That skin Is his and its pos
session means that he will have every
thfng ne wants Tor auOtDeT year ll NJ
does not fire a single shot.
The fierce CLEAN OF desire has left HIS
dirty face and II replaced by one OF pos
session. He IL wild with JOY. How he
wishes he could get down from that tow
or aud be at the spot where the otter will
he thrown up on. the .sand.. but he must
wait until the tide falls little. One OF
his hslf-breed boys who II 10 or III years
old Is mopng lazily along the beach; his
quick eye he detects something. Like a
frightened wolf he leaps over the sand
and is soon beside the dead otter.
with "a veil OF delight he files toward
the shanty on the blum to ten his mother
and the haif-dOzen or 40 other little half
breeds what has happened. and they All
come trouping down the beach as last es
their legs can carry them.
The tide Is going out and now the blood
of the otter stains the sand which has
lured him 10 destruction. and the ebbinE
ripples tcnderly caress for the iast time
the pretty animal which has been their
playmate all It's life. aud tile sea VIII
moan for n free-born thing which has
always had "a home on It's bosom.
Some way OF another tho news spresie
quickly and other hunters and crowds or
siwashes come trooping toward the dead
otter from all directions.