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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Patrick J. McDonnell / The Bulletin
May 2, 2008
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, Chile — From the earliest days of exploration, mariners in Chile’s cool southern waters marveled at the abundance of whales. A Jesuit naturalist wrote of the sea “boiling” with the spouts of the leviathans.
Among 19th century Nantucket....