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ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-3104 2023-08-27T04:11:38+02:00 June-October 1881, Cruise of the Corwin, Part II Image 103 Muir, John 1881-06-01T07:52:58Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2105 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3104/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2105 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3104/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg To view additional information on copyright and related rights of this item, such as to purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish them, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies . All John Muir Journals John Muir journals drawings writings travel journaling naturalist text 1881 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T21:03:44Z polar bear swimming deliberately toward the ship between the ice masses, only his head above water. After he came within 8 or 10 yards he was fired at and turned and made haste to get off, not diving however, but swimming fast and keeping his head turned to watch the huge pursuing ship steaming after him. He soon received a ball in the neck and stained the water with his blood. He made no sound however, only kept retreating until other shots completed the hardy fellow’s death. He was hoisted on board and seemed a truly noble animal, white with just a tinge of yellow (straw), magnificent paws, huge arms, his feet furred between the toes. He was young, half grown, only 6 ft. long. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3104/thumbnail.jpg Text polar bear University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons |
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polar bear swimming deliberately toward the ship between the ice masses, only his head above water. After he came within 8 or 10 yards he was fired at and turned and made haste to get off, not diving however, but swimming fast and keeping his head turned to watch the huge pursuing ship steaming after him. He soon received a ball in the neck and stained the water with his blood. He made no sound however, only kept retreating until other shots completed the hardy fellow’s death. He was hoisted on board and seemed a truly noble animal, white with just a tinge of yellow (straw), magnificent paws, huge arms, his feet furred between the toes. He was young, half grown, only 6 ft. long. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3104/thumbnail.jpg |
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