Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-04-15
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Well here we are at the second
pass about half a mile from shore.
Beyond this reef is deep water,
but on yonder reef to the RICH,
we can 90 about two miles from
the shore, but it is best to take a
boat when one goes there as Their
is danger of being trapped with
deep, swift water in several pass
es, which fill with water as the
tide flows, like a swift river, when
you consider that the tide rises
perpendicular over 40 feet it has
to do it in a hurry, and many lives
have been lost by lingering on
these reefs, which are covered at
high water, but we are perfectly
safe here as | know the ground
with my eyes shut. See that big
boulder, well, when the flood tide
touches that it is time to make for
the shore. What are these red,
green and mixed colored things
with lot OF feelers in that pond
They are what the folks call blood
suckers, but the right name is Sea
Anemones, go-between animals
and plants, they feed on small fish
that come within reach of their
many tenacles.
| saw beautiful sight in S. Il.
Alaska where found shallow
pool about half an acre, and the
bottom was covered with vivid
scarlet anemones for all the world
like a bed of crimson asters. al
so had an amusing adventure as
well as painful one right on the
crah-rock reef, when Twas a boy.
My chum and found a flat pond
with nice sandy bottom about a
foot deep and the water was warm
so we undressed and had sun
bath as well as water one back
and front, bat what we did not
know was that the bottom OF the
pond was covered with small blood
suckers but we found out later as
we began to itch from head to foot
and on undressing found that we
were covered with a red rash
which hurt as if we had been roll
ing in bed of sting nettles, one
experience was enough.
Here's a deep hole, looks as il
there might be Il conger eel in il
use that long hook, sure enough
here ho comes, not a big one, only
about 3 feet long, the big fellows
are caught in deep water, stun
him back of the head as they are
very tenacious OF life and look out
not to put your hand in lis mouth
even after il seems dead or you
may lose finger or two. Try
that hook in the same hole gently !
Here il comes, lobster this time,
that's queer, not at all, there's Il
reason for the lobster getting be
hind the eongcr and that is protec-
ton. You see the octlnus Is very
fond Of HOLSTERS and the conger
equally fond Of octopus, so the
lobster gets behind the conger and
the octopus comes sneaking along
and feeling down The hole with his
tcnacles, loses one or two and the
conger gets his lunch, II perfect
triangle, very satisfactory TO two
of the three concerned.
Hey here's a big soft slug, this is
h sea slug, just poke HIM and sec
the water turn q rich purple. |
suppose that il its protection like
The ink of the octopus, Here is a
nice bed OF shell gravel, il would
make good grit for chickens, just
run your hook through it, just as
/ thought, see those little silver
ecls dgriirg about, my hat they are
lively, mighty hard TO catch aud
hold. The night is the best time
TO catch those slippery dicks. Next
full moon will be 4 good time. II
you like we will 90 to LaRoequc
aud catch some Well | see the
water is up to that boulder, so lie.
us start homeward and don't for.
get to pick up the two pals We
left.
Well, here We are home, dump
yoar wct toys in the yard and az
ter lunch we viii rinse them thru
fresh water The shoes we will
Jet soak in pail of water over
night II sou went 70 use them a
gain. n they dried as they are
they would be ~ hard as eas'
IRON
Arc you hungry boysi I could
digest the lid Of an iron saucepan
Mother. what have you got goo,
20 eptl Well there's that eornco