No. 453] OBSERVATIONS ON RORQUALS. 



ing to the Moniing Chronicle, of Halifax, N. S., 

 whale oil produced in Newfoundland for the fiscr 

 June 30, 1902, was valued at $125,287. In adc" 

 which is tried out from the blubber and caixas: 

 "guano" is prepared from the refuse Hesh and 

 ground up into lime. 



The fishery itself is carried on by means 

 staunchly built iron steamers of something over 

 tons. A cannon-like gun is mounted on a pivc 

 and discharges a fi\'e-foot hari.)oon of over 100 ] 

 which at short range is nearly buried in the l)od\ 

 A hollow, iron cap tilled with blaslin.u powder is > 

 tip of the har])()()n, forming its i)oint. A timed 

 this bomb inside the body ot the whak-. The 

 a stout cable which is handled by a i.owcrlul 5- 

 the steamer's deck. 



On September 9th the writer ac( omi.anicd tlie w 

 " I\ima," Captain Christaffersen, on the daily hu' 

 part of riacentia Bay, and obtained several mu' 

 graphs of living whales at close range. A tew ot 

 reproduced, and illustrate i).u ticularly the spout o 



has hitherto been published, with the e.\cei)ti(M> 

 Racovitza. 



Both Finback and Sulphur-lx.ttom whal 

 occasion seemed to go through a regular 



spouts, and a portion of the 1m;!,, . • 

 head is then lowered, the bod) 

 begins. The l)ack comes curM; _ 

 again, till finally the dorsal tin apj- - b.- 



