New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
pI ACK FINNED TERROR
o,NGS OF THE SHARKS
,N SOUTHERN SEAS.
Slaughter of Wild Goats-An
1rrrr7Eing Bait-N@roT0 Escape
of a Morning Bather.
By Lewis II. Freeman.

IN. sharks meat IS quite likely 20 be
WI" .orl,'s poison. and because a certain thing
fnoN Cor the voracious man-eater II does not
IS s~ul follow that II Will be sauce for his
nscesS'1- ,o,,sin the shovel-nose. Regarding the
speu's-s shsrks Of any locality II is usually
iaslss sneak more definitely, and IL the natives
PoSos sors,gn residents advise against bathias
or oo IN localities It is usually best not TO take
n -ce In few corners OF the world are the
me lore nlentiful than among the atolls Of the
sn~N or Low Archipelago, the most south
1"", ~ the South Sea groups but in spite OF
s~s"." that the natives. whether engaged in
ms =. nearlng or swimming for pleasure. expose
nh- ss,y.s constantly in the waters infested by
USE ,oonsters loss OF life from that source is
n'se hoard Of and salt pork is the only bait
A,v will bite at
ns v hunared miles 10 the north OF the low
t ,r,an,otus where the rocky cliffs OF the
Rs,c Nsrouesas stand as the most easterly out
VIZ - :, the South Sea Islands. conditions are
PO ,hs reverse There salt pork. so far its
" Gov shark bait is concerned. is a drug on the
~, and anything that will squeal squawk
= s,uirm. bleat. bleed or buster has the call.
y, ssvorite bait here is chicken that has been
~ - alive 10 bring its color up 10 that rudy
- ,bich Is popular with the sharks OF those
.,,uass Pigs and kids are also used
-, she most heartrending sights I ever wit
- ,ras the sequel 10 a goat hunt on the island
!, N,kahiva OF the MarQuesas group. WAS at
s-st,ast one morning with the residente at
~,,o-hste the seat OF French government in the
,'.-,ussas when word was brought him that a
-, ~ wild goats from the mountains had de-
uasa the night before and. for the third time
-, season. completely destroyed his vegetable
arden How great a luxury truck garden stun
.r,ou tropical island unserved by steamers and
.,nv lacking in cold storage facilities only one
10 has lived under such conditions appre-
... The residente, naturally, was furious over
A. loss and plans were set afoot at once for
!, arrive 10 rid the immediate vicinity Of the
,ss,s Of as many as possible OF the obnoxious
basis
On the morrow at daybreak. mastering from
.roue officials, soldiers. traders and officers OF
.Aooners IN the harbor twenty-five thirty
rouuted men. and from the TRUSTEES" from the
convict station ana natives drawn in by the chance
!, ebialn fresh meat close TO a hundred beaters.
:, strung out in q long line, reaching from 10
IA across the landward end OF a peninsula upon
vhsh the marauders were known 10 be most
numerous.
Al morning We started up the frightened ami
sss and drove them on before until. at noon,
M had a herd which must have numbered more
azn thousand cornered upon an open plateau al
N u,iermOst end Of the point. On three sides Of
shesying OF white the cliffs fell sheer TO the
"a for hundred feet; on the fourth side escape
vas cut Of by the hunt, its armed riders drawn
Z IN front and the beaters. shoulder 10
Shoulder bringing Up the rear In solid double
Me