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194. Whalemen's harpoons II, 250 



FIG. 1. Improved ban n or tiig^le-iron now in g. 



FIGS. 2, 3. First form of toggle-iron ma< 'iple. 



FIG. 4. Oue-flui i with hiiu 



FIG. 5. One-flued harpoon. 



FlG. 6. Two-llued harpoon. 



FIG. 7. Toggle-iron iuvi nti-il by Frovineetown whaleman; not in use. 



195. English harpoons II, 250 



FIG. 1. Old-style hand-harpoon ; now littler 

 FIG. 2. Hand-harpoon in general use about ! 

 FlG. 3. Hand-harpoon now in general use on Scotch whalers. 

 Drawings by Capt. William Adams, Dundee. Sri.ilaiul. 



196. FIG. 1. English harpoon-gun and gnu-harpoon now in use on Seoteh whalers II, 2f>2 



FIG. 2. An early form of Engli-h whaling-gun II, 202 



FIGS. 3, 4,5. Mason and Cunningham mounting boat-gun; a recent invention. (Explanation 



with plate) II, 252 



197. FlG. 1. Pierce and ( im darting-gun; a eoiuliiued harpoon and lance used largely by 



Arctic whalemen. (Explanation with plate) II, 254 



FIG. 2. Cunningham and Cogan gun; length, 33 inches; weight, 27 pounds; used by Arctic steam 



whalers with bomb lance . ... f . . II, 253 



FlG. 3. Brand muzzle-loading whaling-gnu and i II, 253,254, 



255 



19,-i. FI.GS. 1,2,3,4. Pierce bomb-la '-'"site plate) II, 254,267 



FIG. 5. Pierce and Eggers breech-loading gun opposite plan-; II, 253,1:67 



199. Whaling rocket. (Explanation on page opposite plate) II, 254 



200. Boat fastened to whale by bar] ine ; killing the whale with boi II, 202,2117 



From painting by J. S. 1 



201. Natives harpooning the beluga, or white whale, at ( ..Alaska II, 61 



Drawing by H. W. Kllimt, 1 



202. Aleuts planting glass, obsidian, and jade darts in a seliool of humpback whales at, Akoon Island, 



Bering Sea.. II, 61,62 



Drawing by IT. W. Ell i. it, 1883. 



203. Makah Indians whaling al II, 62 



DrawiuK by H. W. K!li..tt, 1883. 



204. Cutting in the bowhead and S] ' nation on page o]iposile jilate) II, 277,286 



Drawings !> it. \V. SI. Ilaruea. 



205. FlG. 1. Boat spade to stop running whale II, 264 



FIG. 2. Narrow cutting spade or i hin bn:i II, 281 



FIG. 3. Flat or round shank spade II, 281 



FIG. 4. Cutting spade for scarfing blubber II, 281 



FlG. 5. Cutting spade for leaning up : II, 281 



FIG. 6. Half-round spade . II, 281 



206. Cutting blocks and taekle. (Explanation on p II, 277-281 



207. A ship on theuorthwest coasi of Ameriea cutting in her last right whale II, 277 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott from a French lithograph rti-r !.'ii.sM-ll. nf *it-\\ llctlfoiil. 



208. " Bailing in the case " of a sperm whale '. II, 277 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott from a French lithograph designed by B. Kussell, of New Bedford. 



209. FIG. 1. Blubber miucing-knife. 

 FIG. 2. Boarding-knife. 



FIG. 3. Monkey-belt. 

 FIG. 4. Wooden toggle. 

 FIG. 5. Chain-strap. 

 FIG. 6. Throat-chain. 

 FIG. 7. Fin toggle. 

 FIG. 8. Head-strap. 

 FIG. 9. Blubber-hook. 



210. Whale-ships at New Bedford wharf ; ship hove down for repairs; oil-casks II, 289, 21in 



From photograph by U. S. Pish Coniniiasion. 



Tllli I1LACKFISH AND POKPOISE FISHERY. 



211. Capture of a school of blacklist] iu Cape Cod Bay II, 295,307 



Drawing by H-W. Elliott from a sketch by J. S 1. 



