Identifier: huntingtrappings00pric (find matches)
Title: Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: (Price, J. P. Hyde), 1874- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Hunting
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bro's
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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WHALE HUNTING IN THE SEYCHELLE ISLANDS The Seychelles are a group of islands lying off the east coast of Africa,between Madagascar and the mouth of the Red Sea. These islands are notoften visited, for they lie close to the Equator, and are out of the great traderoutes. Many years ago the Seychelles were very important, as they werethe headquarters of the wh-ale ships. At certain seasons of the year the greatsperm whale loves to swim in the warm season the outer edge of these islands,and consquently numbers of ships collect intent upon its capture. A few years ago an American whaler put into the Seychelles for woodand water. While there she had a series of exciting adventures which I amsure you would like to hear about. When the ship had anchored a chiefcame out from the shore in his canoe and had a long talk with the captain.The chief declared that the vessel lay in a dangerous position, as a hurricanewas coming up; so the captain with the help of scores of canoes mannedby sturdy nati

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