07_White_gold_and_train_oil_p_19-22.pdf

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title	White Gold and Train Oil: The Walrus on P.E.I.
creator	Hogan, Geoff
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	The year is 1500; the place, somewhere along the north shore of what will later be called Prince Edward Island. You hear them first, as you walk over the towering sand dunes towards the sea. The sounds from the beach rise and fall, a cacophony of muffled roars and growls interspersed with moments of silence. Then, as you crest the last of the dunes, you see them. Stretching for perhaps a quarter of a mile along the shore, from the water's edge to the base of the dunes, a herd of enormous creatures have gathered. Their bulk intimidates: twice as long as a man, ten times as heavy. They are packed closely together, each using the other's bulk for pillow or back rest. They squabble and jostle, jabbing with glistening tusks to claim a comfortable position on the sand. They are walrus.
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1986
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-264
source	20
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.

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title	White Gold and Train Oil: The Walrus on P.E.I.
creator	Hogan, Geoff
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	The year is 1500; the place, somewhere along the north shore of what will later be called Prince Edward Island. You hear them first, as you walk over the towering sand dunes towards the sea. The sounds from the beach rise and fall, a cacophony of muffled roars and growls interspersed with moments of silence. Then, as you crest the last of the dunes, you see them. Stretching for perhaps a quarter of a mile along the shore, from the water's edge to the base of the dunes, a herd of enormous creatures have gathered. Their bulk intimidates: twice as long as a man, ten times as heavy. They are packed closely together, each using the other's bulk for pillow or back rest. They squabble and jostle, jabbing with glistening tusks to claim a comfortable position on the sand. They are walrus.
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1986
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-264
source	20
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.