. Alaska ... Natural history; Scientific expeditions. 164 GRINNELL When the seal is about due at the surface the paddlers stop and look for him, the hunter holding his gun in readi- ness to shoot. If the seal appears within range the shot is fired, and if the animal is wounded both men paddle to him as fast as possible, and the hunter tries to spear him, either by throwing or thrusting with the spear. A long, light line is attached to the shaft of the spear near its head, and the end of the line is retained in the boat. The spear point, being barbed on one side, seldom or never pulls out, and
. Alaska ... Natural history; Scientific expeditions. 164 GRINNELL When the seal is about due at the surface the paddlers stop and look for him, the hunter holding his gun in readi- ness to shoot. If the seal appears within range the shot is fired, and if the animal is wounded both men paddle to him as fast as possible, and the hunter tries to spear him, either by throwing or thrusting with the spear. A long, light line is attached to the shaft of the spear near its head, and the end of the line is retained in the boat. The spear point, being barbed on one side, seldom or never pulls out, and the seal is dragged to the side of the canoe, struck on the head with a club, and taken on board. If the first shot should have merely wounded the seal, and it is impossible to spear him, he is pursued and shot again whenever he. HUNYA SEALER'S CAMP, GLACIER BAY. comes to the surface. Few seals are lost unless they can get among the thick ice where the canoe moves with diffi- culty, and the floating blocks interrupt the view. When a seal is taken into the boat an equivalent weight of stones is thrown overboard to lighten the canoe. Often before noon the canoe has all the seals that it can carry, and re- turns to the 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 Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909; Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942; Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D. C. ). New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
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