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Show Hartoon In Whale Sixty Year- Steancr'tJetuga. at San Fra'n-clsco, Fra'n-clsco, November 7th, fron Arctic Ocean.' reports In August last, in Behrlfo bea, the Beluga killed a largo jwhale. and when it was cut open in old harpoon bearing the name,of Montezuma upon It was discovered. The head of the harpoon har-poon was perfectly preserved, but the shank had been eaten away clcse to the skin of the whale by the action of the salt water. Every wliaksblp has her namo stamped on tie harpoon It uses, and the recorls show that the Montesuma. quit whaling in the South seas tome sixty years ago. She belonged to ew .London, and while lying Idle at tint port during the war, she was bought by the government and cent with other old hulks down to Charleston harbor, ailed with stone and sunk at'lhe entrance of the hay to bleak up blockade running. Thia veteran whale that carried a harpoon har-poon for more than half a century, proved a formidable fighter, and while the Beluga men were after It, it several Umea came near escaping. One of the boats had to be cut away to prevent it being drawn nnder. Finally, after exhausting all device, the old whale was killed. Mwhei-jord Mwhei-jord Journal. "" |
