Tundra Times Volume 7, Number 250 (March 4, 1970) Page 1 [view articles] [masthead] [news lead] Pilot Politico Offers Rivals His Plane for Campaign [news lead] Geologist: Oil Scandal on Prevent: Lease Filed after Land Freeze Should be Invalidated [news lead] In Search of Whales-the Whale Hunters of Point Hope, a Village in Far North Corner of Alaska. Are Now in the Process of Preparing to Hunt for Whales That Begins Each Year Around the Middle of April. the Season Last until Around the Last Week of May. it is Traditional Yearly Hunt That Dates Back Centuries. the Quarry is the Bowhead Caught up to About 75 Tons with Jawbones to to 24 Feet. the Bowhead is a Baline Whale That Thrives on Sea Plankton. the Yearly Migration Takes the Whales Close by Point Hope on the South Side of Spit. it is a Oneshot Seasonal Hunt at the Village as the Whales Migrate South to Far out in the Chukchi Sea. Barrow, However, Gets Two Chances to Hunt the Whales in May and Again in the Fall When the Animals Begin Their Southward Migration. the Picture Shows Whale Hunters Taking the Whaling Umaik (Skinboat) toward a Lead in April with the Help of the Power of Dogteam. [news lead] Operation Mainstream Future Uncertain [news lead] Food Stamps Fail to Reach Many Villages [news lead] Radiation Stressed [news lead] Scientist Points out Possible Pipeline Failings as Planned Page 2 [view articles] Page 3 [view articles] Page 4 [view articles] Page 5 [view articles] Page 6 [view articles] Page 7 [view articles] Page 8 [view articles]