CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



PAGE 



The development of shore whaling and its progress 

 throughout the world The floating factory A 

 modern shore station The ship, harpoon-gun and 

 apparatus What shore whaling is doing for science i- 



CHAPTER I 



MY FIRST WHALE HUNT 



Making ready for the hunt Three humpbacks sighted 

 The first kill Inflating the whale Cutting in a 

 whale by machinery Disposition of the parts . . 22 



CHAPTER II 

 HOW A HUMPBACK DIVES AND SPOUTS 



Diving How far down whales can go Spouting 



Construction of the blowholes 38 



CHAPTER III 

 AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE IN ALASKA 



A fruitless chase f two humpbacks Another hump- 

 back sighted It bursts from the water half under 



the vessel's side 46 



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