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Franklin's Paper The Statesman
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
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A finback whale entered W. A. Lowman's salmon trap at Smallpox Bay, San Juan Island, with its calf. The calf was killed by rifle shot and sank, but the aggressive 40-foot mother whale refuses to leave, attacking boats and causing over $2,000 daily fish losses. Dynamite is now used to kill it after failed rifle attempts yesterday.
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Dynamite is being used to kill a finback whale which entered the salmon trap of W. A. Lowman at Smallpox bay, San Juan island. The mammal entered the trap with a young calf and in attempting to drive it out the calf was killed with a rifle shot. The body sank and the cow refused to desert its offspring. The whale viciously attacks every boat that approaches.
An attempt to kill the whale by rifle fire was tried yesterday, but without effect. Fears are entertained that the beast may destroy the trap in her rage. She is 40 feet in length. More than $2,000 worth of fish a day has been lost to the packers through the capture of the whale.-Bellingham Correspondence Portland Oregonian.
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Smallpox Bay, San Juan Island
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calf killed by rifle shot; whale to be killed with dynamite; over $2,000 worth of fish lost per day.
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A finback whale entered the salmon trap with a young calf; calf killed while trying to drive them out, body sank, mother refuses to leave and attacks boats; failed rifle attempt yesterday; fears of trap destruction; whale 40 feet long.