The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07
!, SATURDAY, MAY Z, 1904.

The tentacles streaming astern for
a hundred feet. I wish could photograph it. will
make sketch of it at event. and before the ami
NAL was cut away he had visited it, and perched on
boom ten feet beneath the water had with
pencil that resisted water,
the jelly which he thought might be Species
and which he estimated must have weighed nearly
ton.
After labor the of tentacles kelp
removed, when the Dolphin again moved ahead.
few days later sailed into the harbor of La Paz
where the eagerly dsembarked glad to land
in this hot little Mexican town.
The captain made stop here of several days to
pick up man, one Manuel Garcia, a diver, who had
been recommended to him, and who would pilot them
to the old wreck which he claimed to have But
Garcia would not commit himself to the Dolphin: he
did not the idea of going under the water in
strange He finally agreed to follow them in
sailboat and the next day the Dolphin sailed to the
5 south, towing the smack of the Mexican pilot.
For two days they cruised up and down the coast,
passing to the main shore and finally roundingto
opposite to high mountains Garcia stating that the
old wreck within five hundred yards of the anchor
He had marked it by a buoy, which they found
concealed at high tide Early the next
ing Dolphin obedience to the commands of the
captain, settled down beneath the The water
about seventy-fve feet deep, clear
tall and the party had donned their suits and were
sitting they seemed to be descending from
balloon into veritable garden The water dotted
with jellyfshes, many of which, with their delicate
colored trains appeared comets watery atmos
phere, while great school of fishes argus-eyed
assemblage separated as the Dolphin among
them. TT grew gradually darker, tho eclipse of
in operation; but when the vessel stopped
themselves to the rock bottom,
Lnere oOJoSHo
for fifteen or twenty feet about They had dropped
upon oyster bed and Ralph stopped to dislodge
great oval shells, Captain Blake elephoned
collecting pearls in this would be mat
The bottom was perfect garden and the en-
thusiastic naturalist could hardly be dragged along,
and insisted upon burdening himself with shells, sea-
weeds and animals Of various kinds. Suddenly a call
telephone from the professor; and as his
companions they him his knees with his
face down the bottom He was kneeing on a bed Of
pearl oysters, of which open and vacant Its
broad valves pearl shining brightly AS Ralph looked
over the Of the naturalist leaning against his
pike he saw small object nearly as large as walnut
resting in the shell, which the professor picked up and
held before their eyes, It pearl and OF a size
which if of quality would have been fortune
This may perfect" telephoned the naturalist,
exctedly "and I not going to waste any time In
taking it aboard Ship. To this Ralph and the others
assened and they turned in the direction of the Dol
phin signaling their intention. At this moment a
number of large black forms appeared to surround
them dashng along with incredible swifness, and be-
fore Ralph pike to defend himself ne was
ierked from by something foulng the pike AS
he went down he caught glimpse of the naturalist
in mid water, big porpoise struggling to escape
from the spear which he had driven into him. Inc
powerful animal lifted and dragged the professor along
for some distance latter succeeded in jerking
his weapon from thick hide losing his balance in
the struggle falling upon his side AS Ralph has
tened to assistance, the unfortunate professor
claimed in desparing accents II have dropped the
pearl"
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