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overturned boat, with the man in an unconscious 
condition clinging to her, his fingers being hooked 
on to the keel. He was taken on board, and after 
much trouble restored. Search was made for the 
other men, but no trace of them was found. Doubt¬ 
less they succumbed long before they reached the 
beach, owing to the intensely cold water. Some 
weeks later I was in Roko Bay, and, noticing an 
eagle on the beach pecking at something, I pulled 
in and landed, and found the skeleton, minus the 
skull and feet, of a man. On further search along 
the coast I came across the leg and arm bones of 
another. No doubt these were the remains of two 
of the Flying Mist’s people. We buried them in the 
sand. The Flying Mist also reported the loss of the 
schooner Banner , another hunting-vessel, in “ Jap 
Bay.” 
We had a small mishap one day while hunting 
off the Black Rocks. A bunch of otters had been 
“ raised ” and scattered. Reckoning they would go 
seaward, I pulled off shore, waited, and was not 
disappointed, for two or three came up between me 
and the other two boats, which were inshore. I 
secured one, and fired a few shots at the others ; 
then my boats pulled out towards me, one being 
about 300 yards off, when an otter with her pup 
came up right in line with my second hunter’s boat, 
and about 80 yards from me. She offered a good 
chance, and I took the risk, standing on the covered- 
in part of my boat so as to shoot down as much as 
possible. I was using a heavy Sharp’s 45-90 rifle. 
After I fired I heard a yell from the boat in line. 
As I had shot the otter through the head I took 
no notice of it, but pulled up and hauled the dead 
