Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-10
THE GREAT SEA SERPENT.

Captain Allen, OF Tue Roou sup oSop-
fish Bride, that arrived at this port yes
tcrday, reports having seen the great
sea SERPENT. The monster has always
been regarded as such a mythical
animal that to come across a person
who has really seen one is extremely
rare; SO, for tho beReft Of our readers,
ve have "iussrviswed" the gallant
CAPTAIN aud are able to give a full
description Of the creature" tho
bark is from Bordeaux, which port II
left some two months ago. They q
rather a stormy passage, but without
n particular incident or damage ar
rived off the American coast. when
about 200 miles of Delaware Bay, on
the edge of the Gulf Stream, in latitude
3s l6 and longitude "A os, the wsatner
grew suddenly calm and they saw the
grea. sea serpent.
CAPITA ALIENS STATEMENT.
Captain Allen is 4 bluff seaman, VINO
has followed the ocean nsa profession
for the last 10 years. He is the very
tyne of an American skipper, and all
the statements he makes in regard 10
the serpent are woasly th
states that on TUE -'u y. 49,
he descended to his cabin at about
noon. He Was just about eating ms
dinner when his second mate descended
the cabin stairs, and, III M excited
manner, told him his presence was re-
quired on deck I9inklns tne su.P a;sa
sprung q leak Of th"t soho o'ues
mishap had beiaiien tneai, ne
the tempting morsel oeiore nun anl
rushed up. when ne arrived gu u.
he found tue crew asseno' on
starboard siae oil tue re.se,, 'UoS
with a"e's!ficken i"ces i9.o 'u1 az.
Not knowing the meah'ns luz
strange CONDUCT he "i'o =
n a sight met MS eye 'ne ms"o' "
when VIII never u'e'
THE SERPENT.
During the morning tue wea'ne, "S
been rather clustering. me VIM nav ~,
been blowing from an qunI'sr' ~
the same 'lme. Du'
come a IS.m, "nI Wv .mneuah nv oL !.
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ur" ssa;I. ,hon, ,hroa ;,cboo IN
% ~.T;Sh 5000 tors,h.r and
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ruv ryyrcr npox TINE ,AuoRs.
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from N. vessel was living but a few
g., - ~. suffice ~ ,bs vster and
wss soo;Ix d;,csrnibIa n all ON hoard
Th. c]on,s;, ravs orders N have a hon,
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