The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-21
CHAPTER vi.

CHAPTER VI
The Descent Into the Deep Sea.
Captain Sam demoralized when ne saw the
body OF the whale lowering in the air. the impact
such body would crush the Dolphin like eggshe1l;
ried 1t distance by them that it fell few
beyond, sending great the Dolphin, which
now crowded on all power and sped free, it
proved, from the inquisitive giants
THAT is about an escape as we have
had remarked the captain did he the water?"
st should he did," replied Captain Sam. IT
saw the whole of him. His fukes were ten feet from
the water if they foot an he look tho he
walkin' along his tail"
did notice whether it had two dorsal fins
one?" inquired Professor Dawson eagerly taking out
his notebook T tried to see as it went but unfor-
tunately, slipped and FELL
mo, SIR replied Captain Sam, emphatically. st
didn't see whether the critter had fin twenty.
thinkin my past life-My boy he said to Ralph
aside they rghted their chairs, mark my words!
That professor is gon' to get yet
one I'm for putin him his air-cushion boat and
turnin' him adrift'
It's Only his enthusiasm replied Ralph, laughing
at his fathers earnesness.
That's well enough" retorted Captain Sam, mop
ping his face with his bandana and looking around for
his hat which he had lost in the confusion;
can you think of a man who will pull out notebook,
an try to count the fins of hundredton whale when
it's hangin over your head like a brd?"
The professor Modified Captain later by TAX
ing down his statement of exact leap of the whale
for his report to the government, with other accounts
which Captain Sam had verified during
his long experience.
"That was big leap for a sixty-foot whale" he
said but I've heard of bigger one The Leander
British of Captain B. Hall, a cruise sent
out their boat to watch big whale that
about in the harbor Of Bermuda It sounded an went
down, one knows how far but all at the
swain saw that it comm an yelled 'Starn, a
when out Of the water came the whale an went twenty
foot clear into the air. goin' completely the bot
the it their heads prayers
reckon. And there are other cases that show that
heavy the whale u.s. it out of the water light
flynn fish"
Fve seen school of svordish kill whale in short
Order he Thavi nS drive
'em crazy an em thru until the colored
with the blood. At first the whale will leap of the
water an try to escape but it's they follow
stabbn' it from below until it is dead"
Nov, gentlemen" interrupted Captain Blake, who
had been examining some papers while the others
listening to Captain Sam, ST going to change
course to the west and shall soon have oppor-
tunity to investigate the wonders of the deep
confident we shall experience insurmountable diff
cultes, and that armors will Withstand the
pressure may subject them to-"
con the Challenger it was found that glass pull
at three miles below the surface said
the professor 'I hardly realize that to
joy the great privilege entering region
conditions prevail;' the science rubbed
hands in anticipation, and glanced around at his
freres with lively satisfaction.
Ralph stole glance at Captain Sam, but the lat
ter did not look He was wondering whether he
could stand much pressure as glass bottle and his
were fixed the rapidly passing objects at the
port.
The Dolphin was sent ahead at full speed, and
for several days made rapid headway. On calm days
the navgators ventured Deck but usually the
made a clean breach the vessel which scudded
along with its long slender airpipe extended
ward. One day. they descended to avoid the
large grazed them. It proved to be swordfsh,
which mistaken the boat for whale, and had
probably spntered its sword against her steel sides
HE must astonished," said the cap
TAIN collecting his papers, that had been thrown to the
floor about the first thing he struck that he
didn't go thru
IT understand an adult swordfsh will send his
sword thru the side of ship easily would
push your finger thru this box said the professor,
holding up paseboard box cover. and suitng the
ton to the word.
fright you are" responded Captain Sam There
was ship Queensbury that had to have the cargo
discharged account of sWordfsh and there the
Fortune; the sword went thru her copper, an inch
board an sheathin, three-nch plank of hard wood,
=----=-----r twelve inches of solid white oak
timber, an then struck the head
of an oil cask. -