Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-07
GREAT WALRTS HERD

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 GREAT WALRUS HERD
 AS we made ready to drop the anchor at dusk, we heard a lot of grunting on the beach as we came into the lagoon. Dennis started to shout in Eskimo to Joe Jean, the latter replying also in Eskimo. Whats biting out lit tie brown brother" I asked Jean He thinks its a big herd of walrus," Jean returned Came the dawn, as they say in Hollywood and we landed our Skiff and went ashore. "As I live and breath" Jean exclaimed, that is the lar gest walrus herd ever saw" Tn truth it was the most magnifi- cent herd either of us had ever seen; about 100 walrus lay on the beach at high water mark, some asleep and some fighting each other with their tusks. I had my camera with me and took three different snaps, from various vantages, getting within 10 feet of them, as this was pro- bably only one chance which comes to one in a lifetime.
 FIND COAL VEINS
 We lay at anchor for four days, in the meantime. exploring the and-spit it's entire length-nine miles. On the N. WI point is sit- uated coal veins, said to be ex- cellent coal-lignite I found some float on the beach which verified the assertion
 WALRUS PLAYFUL
 These walrus were of truly noble stature, one old bull es- pecially, whose hide was slimy- green. The herd milled around that morning, one tangling his tusks in the anchor and making quite racket. They see=ed very curious, two or three would come within a hundred feet of the boat and then duck doing the disappearing act Fortunately for the Walrus, we had no rifles on board, the only cannon on board heino unlOaded SDberlv however. I don't Believe I or Joe would have the heart to kill but I wouldn't answer for que little brown brother, Dennis. had already obtained two Walrus tusks for the Territorial Museum, one from rogiaK and one from Good News Bay, as a consequence the desire to kill was not so keen.
 ALASKAN EGGS
 Joe Jean Is a very careful. ext tremely careful navigator, usual ly deferring to the Eskimo bel fore starting. We obtained two gasoline cans full of fresh crow bill eggs and had plenty of bacon and Alaskan eggs These eggs are longer and larger than duck eggs; some white with dark spots and some blue with dark spots Dennis found fresh water spring on the end of the Spit and we had plenty of fresh water.
 DELAYS TRKSOAIE
 These long delays were. in truth, becoming very irksome to me. as I had to sleep on a hard board bunk on a reindeer hide, using my coat for pillow and my overcoat for blanket. Final ly we got under way again and passed Hagemeister Island, to the left: this island is about Is miles wide, surmounted by a rugged range of mountains, and has two good anchorages-N. M. Spit and $. E. Spit. We continued west ward and passed between Shaik Island, covered with numerous wild birds, and the mainland about a mile and one-half wide between the island and the main land. Two hours later we passed Cape Price, to the right. We en- countered heavy swells at Cape pierce, with s. M. wind. Cape Pierce is marked by a high, rocky bluff, rising almost sheer from the waters edge-dark, green like formation.
 ASBESTOS BLUFF
 Digressing moment: From Nushgak Peninsula to Cape Pierce
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