The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-26

one og Honoiulns most ozcising
pastimea Is shark nahlng Large sharks
abound 81 dnnoluin haFbor and party
IL nahermen may usually count on
hrlnelng baek one of two sea monsters
from elgbf e ioufteeu feet lpag By RoinN
ihfee or four mllesf from shore. The fah
may either be harpooned of hooked The
latter mssh0d being the easier The
happening il mors dangerous and more
difAcnlt
The shark fishers need small launch,
3 dead horse eome herpoons o. hooks
and some large calibeF rises. The herse
Is sometimes killed day or I've before
ihe expedition. a. sharks are supposed
10 llke their horse meat high Thisis
nos necessary. howevsr. and Il nct aa-
ylaahle for their a 40 special pleasure
in dragging throaKh the hhrhof horse
that has been dead tons enough really 70
resent a.
Ths horne ia TIED 81 the end ofa rope
and left 10 noat about e. feet away from
ths launch eag In The open sea and then
the Waii foF shArps bagina, 4 shark viii
usually show ~ n very short time
A. distance of 60 feet be is . long green
obleet ~ inaeanits outlines ie ap-
proathos the dead shore slowly until =
fep feet away and then yeers On % one
asde and disappears But he always re-
turns over and over again, sometimes
FOR an hour he win circle about the dead
animal, seeming 20 be ~ suspicious -
any fax
while the ehark i making these re-
p1Aged Investigations ths hait Is slowly
drawn toward the boat Some inierest
Ing alimpaea ~ me shark are ohsainnble
during this process Hs viii slowly glide
through the uafaF az % the food and
then suddrniy turn Oh bis side and take
4 bite n it is close enough one sets an
ldea ~ what BE- can DO 10 TIE biting line
Ia a. expedition iast month aogs were
uaea nn horse having been ohsainahie
wthin three feci of she haherh on ihe
brat 5 hnRs shark turned. opened his
Jaws ard seiaei d dog The dos vas
lee "a ihr rape There nas s Wriggle
~ the hage green looking hodY asplash.
iaf uf Surface water and he shark moved
on The dog wAs bitten clean in half
When hafpooning : te b. done the
hait e drawn gradually closer until The
shark CONES Flghf up % The boat rhen
fhe harpoon ls plunged into htm and
bsltle bsFius The shark viii plunge
ier aeep water and TOW the boat ai
rapid pace nia strength Ia eKtranrdl.
mars ana the usnt Is sure % be \ long
nue fhgrs s nothing Cor g bar 90 tire
hlm cot an8 the onis vay 10 90 this IS
10 lat him struggle al BE- uill Gradually
he IS dfnwn nearer and nearer % the
hpat and aoan Do .s Aaaled q ihe suf
Ease la cuna1ipr annfoachine axhaas
tp1 TheH he FHea e1ue .nta plas
but tbt Hra shpta 81 viii often tarft
as bafaoau aad rope - VIII himaealu
ard renew hs hFht
There s sao' Hnaff thr s.'ia where
fsaaI Wuan6 can - Inflicted with 4
arss Ge baaief nni shooting g. foeA
nK Ha tas Ha Hkeif s. he aces.
ata aHd thr HHhf sgut 6 seldom reached
A once
F6e sharks arc nafe easily booked
lhaa harpolHe8 rfam the SIDE 20 ne
boss shes mas Be- aeea aimm'un about
befda Tts zee f Ha1 vita q glass
tattaH make possible splendid TieW
II BEN % ht occasion alFeady re
fered a the eefAsr half 81 ne b.tteu dog
VAS PLACED aa s Iafsa haaA AID lei down
among thea Thruash 1e glass a huge
rhafk VaF seen slomlt to approach
iarn and aaiEe 3he bait ln some way Or
ehe the hgak failed tu catch aud TIE
ahafk ga - uhsh tAa rape waH ierked
bHi te came bach 81 ance aud selEei It
again Tua meu palline as sailors pull
an baiyara slowly dree him 10 the
surface where dne Flee vas had nfhis
head and iaua With Hfs rows u swura
Jeeih
foaf men with heavY rifles sfaod ready
20 shaai him and at De word they all
bred 81 BIZ head The shark gaze jerk
ihaf sai the Bne auas from those vho
were ho'iinE b. and suWu be sent to
daen Nater aaafn HeRaa hauled up aud
shuf sitter shes was fired .uio hIs head.
whlie enc member af the pars aaet
spear g. reach q visl SPOT t'nder this
nort = attaek BE- uoaa lost activity
The shark was % feet four inches b
length
Macy tourists who come t1 Honolulu
gri 81 shark fishing pafties There are
launches and aastaHfs fof hire The
Hhhrt aa0ally eaes a ihe fishermen who
help ard q smal sum Is fn be realized
from n Oh fa liver affords
Hawaiian Islanea No Mere
TIE Hawaiian islands have ceased
fa etlsN aceordlnR b. the records ol