At St. Paul. The Fur Seals of the Pribilof Group-Habits of the Natives-The Annual Catch of Fur Seals-Physical Appearance of the Islands. St. Paul, Alaska, May 23, 1881.
VOLUME MI— IVUMB R 80. -tT-AAj-v\/_ Writtan,May 23, 1881 Pub. July 13 THE ARTIC SEARCH. First News of the Missing WhaHng Barks. Their Deplorable Fate—Sad Story •f Disaster and Death. The Corwia's Cruise—In the Iee Pack Off the Siberian Coast. Loss of a KuMer—An Arctic Gale—Outfitting: a Land Ex...
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ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmb-1155 2023-10-01T03:53:52+02:00 At St. Paul. The Fur Seals of the Pribilof Group-Habits of the Natives-The Annual Catch of Fur Seals-Physical Appearance of the Islands. St. Paul, Alaska, May 23, 1881. Muir, John 1881-07-13T07:52:58Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmb/156 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmb/article/1155/viewcontent/112.pdf eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmb/156 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmb/article/1155/viewcontent/112.pdf John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes, 1986 (Muir articles 1866-1986) Environmentalist naturalist travel conservation national parks John Muir history pamphlets journal articles speeches writing annotation text 1881 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-09-02T22:38:35Z VOLUME MI— IVUMB R 80. -tT-AAj-v\/_ Writtan,May 23, 1881 Pub. July 13 THE ARTIC SEARCH. First News of the Missing WhaHng Barks. Their Deplorable Fate—Sad Story •f Disaster and Death. The Corwia's Cruise—In the Iee Pack Off the Siberian Coast. Loss of a KuMer—An Arctic Gale—Outfitting: a Land Expedition. Intercourse wiili t3ie Natives—Soiae Traits of EsJjoiaJio Character. Slijsical Features of the Siberian Coast. 2 [SPECIAL correspondence op the buixetix.] Through the arrival of the whaling bark Thomas Pope, which reached port from the Arctic yesterday afternoon, we have received the following interesting and newsy letters from John Muir, the-Bulletin's special correspondent on board the United States Revenue Cutter Thomas Corwin. The Corwin is now in the Arctic Ocean searching for the missing whalers (of whose sad fate the first intelligence is now received) and the exploring steamer Jean- catte . AT ST. PAUL. a- f?- L io i. t c& Xs I a-vuS S j. ? ! f ? T The Fur Seals of the Pribilof Group—Habits of tbe Natives—The Annual Catch of Fur Seals—Physical Appearance ot the Islands. _-- St. Paul, Alaska, May 23,1881. AboutSVclock yesterday morning the Corwin leftjOtraalaska and arrived at St. Paul sfiorfly after noon to-day, the distance tjeing aboutqfSmiles. This is the metropolis of this Pur Seal Islands, situated on the island of St. "Paul—a handsome village of sixty-four neat frame cottages, with a large church, school- house and miest's residence, and a population of nearlySOAleuts, and from twelve to twenty whites. Ifls interesting to find here au isolated group of Alaskan natives wholly under white influence and control, and who have in great part abandoned their own pursuits, clothing,and mode of life in generl,and adopted that of the whites. Tliey are ail employed by the Alaska Commercial Company as butchers, to kill and flay the 400,000''seals that they take annually here and at the neighboring island of St. George. Their bloody work lasts about two months, and they earn in this time from $300 to ... Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Seal Islands Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Arctic Arctic Ocean Seal Islands ENVELOPE(69.633,69.633,-48.950,-48.950) |
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VOLUME MI— IVUMB R 80. -tT-AAj-v\/_ Writtan,May 23, 1881 Pub. July 13 THE ARTIC SEARCH. First News of the Missing WhaHng Barks. Their Deplorable Fate—Sad Story •f Disaster and Death. The Corwia's Cruise—In the Iee Pack Off the Siberian Coast. Loss of a KuMer—An Arctic Gale—Outfitting: a Land Expedition. Intercourse wiili t3ie Natives—Soiae Traits of EsJjoiaJio Character. Slijsical Features of the Siberian Coast. 2 [SPECIAL correspondence op the buixetix.] Through the arrival of the whaling bark Thomas Pope, which reached port from the Arctic yesterday afternoon, we have received the following interesting and newsy letters from John Muir, the-Bulletin's special correspondent on board the United States Revenue Cutter Thomas Corwin. The Corwin is now in the Arctic Ocean searching for the missing whalers (of whose sad fate the first intelligence is now received) and the exploring steamer Jean- catte . AT ST. PAUL. a- f?- L io i. t c& Xs I a-vuS S j. ? ! f ? T The Fur Seals of the Pribilof Group—Habits of tbe Natives—The Annual Catch of Fur Seals—Physical Appearance ot the Islands. _-- St. Paul, Alaska, May 23,1881. AboutSVclock yesterday morning the Corwin leftjOtraalaska and arrived at St. Paul sfiorfly after noon to-day, the distance tjeing aboutqfSmiles. This is the metropolis of this Pur Seal Islands, situated on the island of St. "Paul—a handsome village of sixty-four neat frame cottages, with a large church, school- house and miest's residence, and a population of nearlySOAleuts, and from twelve to twenty whites. Ifls interesting to find here au isolated group of Alaskan natives wholly under white influence and control, and who have in great part abandoned their own pursuits, clothing,and mode of life in generl,and adopted that of the whites. Tliey are ail employed by the Alaska Commercial Company as butchers, to kill and flay the 400,000''seals that they take annually here and at the neighboring island of St. George. Their bloody work lasts about two months, and they earn in this time from $300 to ... |
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