May-September 1881, Cruise of the Corwin Sketches and Notes Image 14

• Main Author: Muir, John
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1881
• Subjects: John Muir; journals; drawings; writings; travel; journaling; naturalist; Indian; Lawrence Island; St Lawrence Island; Siberia; walrus*
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1754; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2753/type/native/viewcontent

still somewhat rare in collections, and eagerly sought for. Histriophoca fasciata, it derives its name from the saddle-like bands of brown across the back. This specimen weighed about 200 lbs. The skins of bother were saved, and the next morning we had some of the flesh of the small one for breakfas...