, 1921-10-24

cred a landsman's pastime, and
Shardiy ever II the landsman happens
10 be 4 woman.
Such an experience. however. re.
Gently came TO a Wyoming woman.
Mrs. Ernest Marquard. of Casper,
during n trip with her husband to
Aitaskn- She tool part In several
successful whale hunting expeditions
In Ktndiak Bay off the soutah Alas.
kan coast. an adventure which falls
to the lot OF few women. Her expert.
ences are all the more interesting be
cause TO most people whaling is as.
ISOLATED only with a period long past,
Whale hunting might not be so
trying on the nerve II thore were
any way OF telling just where the
whale is going or what he intends to
do next But there isn't. At any
time he may decide that the going Is
better in some other direction-and
that f. what one whale did on one of
tho occasions In which the Casper
wornan shared in the excitement OF
the hunt
with one end OF the rope fastened
to the bow of the boat and the other
to the harpoon which has been shot
into the whale. II the creature swings
around IN back of tho boat or ever
makes too sharp n turn there Is
<grave danger that tho boat VIII be
suddenly jerked bottom up and its
occupants hurled into the sea- The
tenscst moment in Mrs. Marquard's
experience came when only the quick
action OF a member of the crew in
cutting the rope prevented disaster,
AS It was tho rudder was put out OF
commission.
: Mrs. Marquard and her husband
mn official OF the New York OIL Com
pany, left Seattle on the whalcr
( Caroline Frances for the port al
Kadiak Bay, one. of tho greatest
whaling points in the world. 1t is
situated about $50 miles from. the
town OF Seward. Alaska. Ita only
communication with the outside world
depends on mont hly trips OF o
freighter. and the operation of a
wireless station. OF course there arc
the transient fishing smacks, but ex
cept for these. Kadiak is practically
isolated.
On this three-mast schooner. typi
fled by the vivid descriptions of JACK
London. were four women; pioneers
in the wonderful. uncertain venture
Tot whaling. Three Americans and
the fourth was a Russian. Mrs. w. ]
4 Erskine. wife of Wilbur julian Err
rkine, tho magnate Of Kodiak. Mrs
J.. j. F~fnnegan. n friend OF Mrs
4 Erskine. Miss Zoya Pettelin and Mrs
Marquard.
4 The crew was an assorted one
Capt. l.. i. Lane. an American. en-
tertained the household-for a large
happy household It was-with tales
of the frozen sea, coming within the
range of his own vast experience
These tales were ar essential part 'oi
the soy of whaling. The first mate
was a Portuguese. Henry Gonzales.
I strong unique character. but perhaps
|the most lovable of all the crew was
/ BIZ Seymour. tho second mate
| Seymour is an ex.prize fighter and IL
1 said to have once defeated h re
| nowned Sharkey, who also was a sea
{far,ng man. A twelve-year-old boy
of the party, allowed by his mother
to accompany Bill on a special occa
sion. remarked when he returned
.Mother. Bill Seymour is the kindes
/ man; he has such kind eyes. Just hks
sisters" And from thenceforth BIZ
Seymour was dubbed Kind Eyes"
A graphic word portrayal OF the
Factuai process of whaling is given By
Mrs. Vanguard. The boat drew VI
alongside the monstrous creature
All was absolutely quiet, h passen
gers, Mrs. Marquard and a Mr.. Nc
Cord. having been cautioned to max
no sound. not ven TO move The har
poonist stood poised. ready to serve
his wic~ked-looking instrument. aimee
at the one vital spot on the whale
bust below the rib. Tense, breath
Jess, they waited for the moment thu
harpoonist would consider best suited
FOR the success Of the shot A sudder
buick bending OF the mans finger ant
the harpoon. its rope trailing behint
b., snake-like, is buried in the hug
body Of the whale Then the rea
excitement begins as the ANNA
starts out on its headlong plung'
Through the water.
As a rule the whale is timid. AM
when approached takes to flight. o.
pna occasion, however. a creatur'
hpart from his fellows in. the matte
Ind gave vent to a blood-curdlinl
Erunt. As the passengers saw It
his association with a whale devoi'
bf good manners is not conduciv'
20 a desire for a more intimate &C
Futintaance-
The whale varies in length from 8
o IS feet Although 1t lives II
water. It is not classed as a fish
being a warm-blooded. a~ir-hreathint
creature. There was a time in TIL
h~ntediluvian period, when a whai
Fyas a land animal. 1t a m~arvelou
ftrength, which if It fully realized Il
rould thwart the efforts of any nun
per Of mere men.
In the equipment OF every whaier