Killer whale--British Columbia

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[Haida and orphaned seal pups at Sealand]

News item. Close-up shots of Haida being fed and scratched on the back by a Sealand keeper. Interview with a female keeper who is looking after two orphaned seal pups, both less than a month old. Shots of them receiving lots of attention.

[Killer whale -- Miracle]

News item. Shots of Miracle the killer whale being treated at Sealand for injuries (possibly from a boat's propeller blade). Veterinarian (?) says her chances of pulling through are "better than one to a hundred . . . . She is starting to turn the corner."

[Killer whale update]

News item. One of the keepers at Sealand says Miracle is showing definite improvement from her internal injuries. He feels that the cuts and marks on her back may indicate that she was lured to a motor boat with food. Consequently, it would be unwise to release her when she recovers. Also, her pod might reject her after her long absence.

Max Lohbrunner interview

CALL NUMBER: T1650:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscences of B.C. sealing industry RECORDED: [location unknown], [1962?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Max Lohbrunner describes how sealing began in Victoria in 1869, how he fished out of Victoria when he was a small child, hunting seals in 1903 on a vessel called "Enterprise", sealing experiences aboard the "Diana", a description of a White Schooner and an Indian Schooner, a very detailed description of a sealing boat at that time, what life is like aboard a sealing boat, what happens when you see a seal, using smokeless powder, and what to do after a seal has been shot. TRACK 2: Max Lohbrunner describes more experiences about life aboard a sealing ship, signals between sealers, sealing techniques, keeping a boat steady in rough waters, using compasses, and a story about getting back to a schooner in the fog.

CALL NUMBER: T1650:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscences of B.C. sealing industry RECORDED: [location unknown], [1962?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Max Lohbrunner offers anecdotes about boats and people who got lost at sea around 1906 including George Peddie from Newfoundland whom they actually found and Alec MacKenzie whom they buried, more on life aboard sealing ships, the history of sealing on the coast from the first ship in the 1869 built in Sooke by Charles Spring, all the places that he sealed, schooners anchored in Victoria, and an anecdote about being bitten by a seal. TRACK 2: Max Lohbrunner continues by offering an anecdote about an experience when his boat was attacked by a killer whale, details on killer whales, and more anecdotes about experiences on whaling ships.

CALL NUMBER: T1650:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscences of B.C. sealing industry RECORDED: [location unknown], [1962?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Max Lohbrunner continues with experiences aboard ships including how he heard about the San Francisco earthquake, anecdotes about a man named Alex McLean, and sealing in the Bering Sea. TRACK 2: Max Lohbrunner continues with more anecdotes about life aboard sealing ships, when Alex McLean died and more details on him, pay for skins, his last adventures aboard sealing ships, what life was like in Victoria at that time, where he was born and how he came to move to Victoria including details about his family, and the history of the yacht "Vera" which was used as an opium smuggling ship before being used as a sealing ship up until 1911.

CALL NUMBER: T1650:0004 track 1 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscences of B.C. sealing industry RECORDED: [location unknown], [1962?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lohbrunner offers anecdotes about interactions and competition with Japanese schooners in the Bering Sea around 1907, more anecdotes about sealing around the Alaskan coast, different islands and area where he trapped, what happened when the sealing industry closed in Victoria, more on competition with the Japanese, and the market for seal skins today. [End of the Imbert Orchard interview.]

CALL NUMBER: T1650:0004 track 2 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-?] SUMMARY: TRACK 2: [NOTE: This is NOT part of the Imbert Orchard interview with Max Lohbrunner. It is a separate recording, made on another occasion, by two unidentified interviewers -- a man and a woman. It may be the soundtrack from a film interview, possibly shot for CBC television.] Max Lohbrunner describes how he came to Victoria from New York in 1887 with his father who was a carpenter; the 122 sealing schooners that used to be docked in Victoria; an experience sailing to Cape Horn in 1903 to go sealing; the specific wharfs in Victoria that were built by sealers and anecdotes about what life was like when the industry was thriving; why he is allowed to live at the wharf when no one else is what happened to his life after the sealing industry closed; the otter he has as a pet; and various anecdotes about his life and sealing.

[Miracle]

News item. Shows Miracle being air-lifted in a huge sling by a helicopter, from a water tank truck to Oak Bay Beach Hotel pool. There, she is slowly lowered into the water while divers provide assistance and crowd looks on. One diver (musician Paul Horn?) plays flute to simulate whale sounds. Background sound only.

[Miracle at Sealand]

News item. Miracle the killer whale. Miracle's keeper is interviewed at poolside. Immediate plans are to put Miracle with Haida to see if they will mate in the future. Stanley Burke and Bruce Botte have tried to get to get Miracle released from captivity. The keeper feels this would be an unwise move, as Miracle is still a baby and there is no certainty that a pod would accept her. After being near death when she was found, she is in good health now, so no chances should be taken with her life. In further footage, the keeper describes how Haida and Miracle reacted when kept in close proximity at Sealand pools.

[Miracle in holding pool]

News item. Shows Miracle in a holding pool at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel being given shots (probably antibiotics), soon after she was found badly injured near the coast of northern Vancouver Island. The Sealand veterinarian and his assistants are not optimistic about her recovery. She swims listlessly around the pool. The vet decides to treat her out of the water by having her placed on a foam matress under a blanket which is continually kept wet with sea water. Good close-up shots. Background sound only.

[Miracle the whale]

News item. (1) Miracle is being taken off antibiotics, says spokesman for team of three veterinarians. Her condition has been fully assessed by these specialists, and she is well on the way to complete recovery from gunshot wounds and internal bleeding from a possible ulcer. (2) Second part of this reel is from the period when Miracle was brought down from Campbell River to Oak Bay Beach Hotel for intensive treatment in the hotel's salt-water pool. At this time, the vets were not optimistic about her recovery. They barely saved her from dying on the bottom of the pool. One of the vets, Dr. J. Hyman of New York City, is interviewed. He was in the northwest on a fishing trip when Miracle was first found. Sealand staff member explains that once Miracle shows rapid improvement, she will be moved to the Sealand pool beside Haida for company. The reel ends with an interview with the man who found Miracle.

[Miracle the whale]

News item. Shows Miracle in temporary pool. The vets have her eating again, which is a definite sign of improvement. At Sealand, special efforts are being made to get approval for a separate salt-water pool to be built at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel just for Miracle. This pool will be her home until a permanent Sealand pool is built.

[Miracle the whale at Oak Bay Beach Hotel]

News item. Shows Miracle being nursed back to health by vet and his assistants in a temporary pool near where she was found, badly injured. Some repeated material. Ends with close-up shots of Miracle being put in a special sling for helicopter air-lift to the Oak Bay Beach Hotel pool.

[Miracle, the killer whale]

Documentary. Program about the rescue and care of the young orca "Miracle". Includes sequences showing Miracle in the pool at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel; receiving medical treatment; being transported to Sealand by helicopter and sling; training with diver.

[Preparations to move Miracle]

News item (out-takes?). First part shows divers going into water with sling to help Miracle at pool at Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Second half shows Miracle being treated by vet and assistants at the pool. Footage lacks continuity; background sound only.

[Sealand and Miracle]

News item. First part of film shows a baby cormorant (?) being fed by a Sealand employee. Also, shots of an unidentified sea bird (a puffin?) and a seal pup. Second part shows Miracle coming to keeper, who gives her a plastic ball to hold in her mouth. After this, she has to jump out of the water to reach a balloon dangling above the pool. Each time she does these tricks, she gets a fish as a reward. She responds with shrill cries when her snout is scratched. Background sounds only.

[Whales at Sealand]

News item. Shows Haida (killer whale) at Sealand performing his jump routine for food and attention. Interview with his trainer, who explains the whale's behaviour. Close-up shots of Haida. Miracle is still being treated in temporary pool near the place up island where she was found.