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194. Whalemen's harpoons H. 250 



FIG. 1. Improved harpoon or toggle-iron now in general use. 



FIGS. 2, 3. First form of toggle- iron made by Lewis Temple. 



FlO. 4. Oue-flued harpoou with hinged toggle. 



FIG. 5. One-flued harpoon. 



FIG. 6. Two-flued harpoon. 



FIG. 7. Toggle-iron invented by Proviueetown whaleman; not in use. 



193. English harpoons II, 250 



FIG. 1. Old-style hand-harpoon ; now little used. 

 FIQ. 2. Hand-harpoon in general use about 1857. 

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

 Drawings by dipt. William Adams, Dundee, Scotland. 



196. FIG. 1. English harpoon-gun and gun-harpoon now in use on Scotch whalers - II, 252 



FIG. 2. An early form of English whaling-gun II, 252 



FIGS. 3, 4,5. Miisi.n and Cunningham mounting boat-gnn; a recent invention. (Explanation 



with plate) II, 25-' 



1(Y. FIG. 1. Pierce and Cunningham darting-gun; a combined 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 II, 253 



KIG. 3. Brand mu/zle-loading whaling-gun and bomb lance II, 253,254, 



255 



198. FIGS. 1,2,3,4. Pierce bomb-lance. (Explanation on page opposite plate) II, 254,267 



FlG. 5. Pierce and Eggers breech-loading gun. (Explanation 011 p:ige opposite platrj II, 253,'~C7 



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



200. Boat fastened to whale by harpoon and line ; killing the whale with bomb lance II, 262,2(17 



.From painting by J. 8. Ryder. 



201. Natives harpooning the beluga, or white whale, at Cook's Inlet, Alaska II, 61 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott, 1883. 



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



Bering Sea II, 61,62 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott, 1883. 



203. Makah Indians whaling at entrance to Fuca Straits II, 62 



Drawing' by H. W. Elliott, 1883. 



204. Catting in the bowhead and sperm whales. (Explanation on page opposite plate) II, 277,280 



Drawings by Capt. C. M. Scammon and Capt. W. M. Barnes. 



205. FIG. 1. Boatspadeto stop running whale II, 264 



FlG. 2. Narrow cutting spade or thin boat spade II. 



FIG. 3. Flat or round shank spade II, 



Fio. 4. Cutting spade for scarfing blubber : II, 



Fia. 5. Cutting spade for leaning up II, 



FIG. 6. Half-ronnd spade H, 



206. Cutting blocks and tackle. (Explanation on page opposite plate) II, 277-281 



207. A ship on the north west coast of America cutting in her last right 'whale II, 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott from a French lithograph designed by 15. Russell, of New Hertford. 



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



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



209. FIG. 1. Blubber mincing-knife. 

 FIG. 2. Boarding-knife. 



FIG. 3. Monkey-belt. 

 FlG. 4. Wooden toggle. 

 FIG. 5. Chain-strap. 

 FIG. 6. Throat-chain. 

 FlO. 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, 289,290 



From photograph by TJ. S. Fish Commission. 



THE BLACKFISH AND PORPOISE FISHERY. 



211. Capture of a school of blackfish in Cape Cod Bay II, 295,307 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott from a sketch by J. S. Ryder. 



