. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. Hair Seal, Fisheries. 219 plank by means of which the Seal as it attempts to land is hurled headlong into a deep pit. Where nets are used, in Newfoundland or Labrador, two are usually set together in the neighborhood of rocks to which the Seals resort, and they are always placed to the leeward of the mainland or some headland. When nets are used in the Caspian Sea they are hung from boats at some distance from the land; and on Lake- Baikal, they are let down through the breathing holes of the Seals in the ice. When they
. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. Hair Seal, Fisheries. 219 plank by means of which the Seal as it attempts to land is hurled headlong into a deep pit. Where nets are used, in Newfoundland or Labrador, two are usually set together in the neighborhood of rocks to which the Seals resort, and they are always placed to the leeward of the mainland or some headland. When nets are used in the Caspian Sea they are hung from boats at some distance from the land; and on Lake- Baikal, they are let down through the breathing holes of the Seals in the ice. When they strike the nets the Seals thrust their heads through some of the meshes, and in their efforts to extricate themselves become completely Greenland Seal. Besides the skins, a valuable product of the hair seal industry is the oil extracted from the blubber of the young animals and used for lighting and lubricating purposes. The natives of the far north look to the seals, not only for lamp oil, and the greater part of their food, but for material from which to make their boats, sledges, clothing and hunting Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Petersen, Marcus, 1854-. Buffalo, N. Y. , Hammond Press
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