, 1869-02-28

tA1Vation and perhaps cannibR1tsm wefo 10
our lot. The men wero already talking
tctiu. Being the smallest Of the party DE-
eTmtned to keep ont Of The way until the
question had been decided. J.
" stole uupercaiyed Away and hid among
he rocEr. with & trembling heart, until the l
"a sssS mel. me Tt6
he most desperate care, and tho Gre Vas
tA1ted. This fire WAS nerer SLOWED to 90
,ut during the eighteen months Of cur stay.
HUT FOUND.
"Most Of Us had heard Of Nus.
,rnye's wreck and We Iii knew that he had
, hut, and We believed stock Of provision.
Ind implements. On the sd OF May picked
.1eE OF aiI Vas sent In search OF thi8 hut |
They returned unsuccessful alter ten days, |
and ionnd Is 80 enaela' ed By dysentery that
thcy did not know one from the other. They |
recommended eating the blnbber ~ we'll as
"While this party was gone we maze search
for food or utensils left BY former visitors.
We found q tree With the name ofthe ueamer
Victoria carved On It, and bottle vita =
had been left on the island. No meation
was made OF the course Tor New Zealand
Not long after, party OF eight started
1tew, and after ninth Of wandering In
snow snd cold. found Ansgrave's hut. It
contained, however, only a fcW rude Articles
of furniture, and . large Iron boiler. The
twenty tye miles from the other hnt- IN
our return We found that great disappoht-
nent had been spared III. 4 Veasel bad
been ei&hted, and chase eiven In the boat
The boat got near enough TO zee the men
attention. Tier expressed wish that she
might break her back which sne actually
did tour days afler On the cost Of New
Zealand.
"In order 10 have two 1oolouts and seal-
Ing grounds We separated into two psrhcs,
one remaining in tie wha]eE's sad the other
going 10 Mut8rave's hut. seven Of rs vent
10 the latter, barely existing on seal, which
by Ibis time ne had learned to salt.
"The project was now started Of fitting up
The best boat, and sending 1t In search Of
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ourselves in rigging the boat, while the otnef
party prepared p5osikions. We made the
canvas lining Of the hut into sails, finder and
clothing. VIC picked the ropes which held
the besms OF The hut together into oAkum,
and retnade I. into smaller rope.
"On the o6sh Of December. 1866, tho two
parties again united At the cove, and Joined
forces to put the finishing touches to the
/ boat. If 1ast when all that our ingenuity
and means could furnish was gathered, We
| called for volunteers Tho mate, Bastholo-
new Brown, A'Nevin, Morrison and Scott
| were the ones who entered for the perilous
enterprise. The boat was twenty-five feet
| long by four feet slx inches btAm-A sound
Whitehall boat. 4 jib and r,atnsIl were her
sails. The supply OF water WAS shout thirty
gallons, In gw1lct4 OF seals. For provisiot& 8,
TWO ltye goats, baked seal, sone salted seal.
seven tins Of psescryed meats, and thirty
dozen boiled eggs were put Aboa1d. It was
calculated that this supply would LAST three
l week..
"ThIs devoted crew hoped, without char
| or compass, TO reach some part Of New zea
The nearest point lies about tWo hundret
miles from the Aucklands. Tho question wa
Ia u In what direction. Tbs Islands wcr
. searched In vain for papers giving tha trn
bearings. Those who had read An2grave'
account racked their brains to recolaecs tn
course be steered vhcn he escaped, and dnal
: IL convinced themselves that IL wa1: easI
, , northeast. othets were IN favor Of du
north. The former unhspp!ly prevailed:
"On The I'd Of January, 1861, our llfats
: companions left rs, aud NC neyer SAW thei
:. mose. -.
tone circumstance that adde
: greatly to orr auxiety for the host, was II
J, | relation Of a dream By Canghey. snn,e d3y
: before the boat started be had nearly give
y way to despair, and had prayed God tor
l 1fE2M WEIGH AnoulA HAQ" 4uQ y aEAH<t l
!. ! vas eye. 10 get of the ia}aud. That night
: hI. sleep his mother appeared to him. bea
= hg branch Of laurel. and said; nv 50
). | sou sha1I get away from this lsland Ii Jan
y arr, and the yesael Ahall be sighted dpriI
= your cooktrE week. She went On to sta
That the lookout shculd not discover her, b
= that Caushey should: She also pointed O
= The slaud from behind Which the vessel shou
y appear, and described her za being 4 ht
~ with Naoris aboard. The month Of Janua1
= 1867, passed by With no signA Of rescue, 81
- the dream was almost forgotten It vi
10 however, realized Ia the next year.
,sl TIE eHcoED 1EA1.
- "On the 9th Of March, 1877, all bnt Jew
= and his wife and Mcclellan moved over
- Eace.bY's Island, as II promised 10 nA b
r. ter plsce for lookout aC.ss seai,ug ground
soon - Ns naa eo.. comfortable &9uastsFs
70 der Hey, the bthenB joined us We built h
ID rude nn.ss OF srush'Eood, thstched v
t. gFats, closed only On three eldes, with
ID n front. These ars called by the New e
well, but caught fire very often.
IN 1--WE then passed many days collect
nv wood along the shore to build moro subst
n ltnl shelters with. Ne also got logs II
in tho main Island, aud BY good luck fo1
az some bricks and tiles for : chimney. Ii
~ had been sbandonsd many years bcft
!, They had been oyesQroxn With grass,
"a We accidentally built a. fro over The 81
nr which disclosed the ed1es Of the tiles.
re = "We bad tccTana two axes
All saf saa an A..a shovel. With piece Of
bly, ae IN" picked up, Tier nted the shovel
a.ns Rsses sus sess ena Il sfsa ssea fS Ss lass
Ind through, making hole for The handfe rts
r = then tempered the whole BY pluuefng
rre oil while red hot. These knives werc 1ha
. of cned On Rrndstone 1tft. by Captain j
were made Of zinc aud wieks Of aax.
dishes were made Of wood and forks Of
,ar. batroes bones. Our bed-clothea were Of
1ct skin Of the fur seal.
m "The Life was monotonous enough,
am. conhsted Of daily hunt for food aud
;err knife and two clubs. searching for.
otn. Sometimes whole d4v would PASS lit,
asta euccess otren good big waa made In q
90 houss. The fpo1t WAS dangerous
for. cruel. Others would 1sh, hook pigs
ast, trap rabbits. Sunday was always obses :
init ! ~ holiday. and no work was done. ]
.es.. man roamed Of with his iavoate eomps
we'd poets oyeT the fire. We au had an Int
~ longing for vegetables, coffee and toha
,nt. Tier kept diary On pisces OF bleached
IN skin, on which he scratched with q nj
oT. | marked With charcoal.
the neslaes ps2s slauE i9oaa-oos W P.Ss =
hfnH l 4lAuf HA38 VI 6EAA4AE &uUA NA~Ak2 "a
Ihsf plight to other 1ands, We inflated
orn 5auu1s s1t.osnE IatH1raPsS '!s1 - T. j
tonr than boat could row. At asst tha hirt1
The them, but re applied tar, which saved
ana from turthcr moIestat|on.
hn,l =" Tier cut pieces OF spar into the shAp
boats, attached an iron keel heavy cnou
tcht ballast them IN xll 1eather, pms IN an
III mast, and r,Rced a sail Of Eznc, on which
.eT sc4xtched, ship General Grant, vreckt
;Eith Auckland Isles a May, 1876; 10 survive
hsr. datc. Want relief
.s4r "Durtug the falt wc were g
!, !, oY It, 'tbe cobb1er.' The entire party ~
= = tucked, aud il was ooly later that vi
lied how severely our ankle aud knee-J
nd. were stdcued, aud the nesh 10 swollen
md hour or more. We had beard that rel
1ne for scurxy was to bury the mau ali bu
she head. This We tEied ID several cases, b
m did no good: In closing our mouth
SUI. teeth would, on meeting, pro}sct str
tse, a't'spsS ss.5ne.sg .g'i1s'a .a eass ssn,
The With lopgng for Vegetables, was
M or only remedy This was our most +
and time. The graves Of many former
: scs wrecked men were about rs, aud on th
IA OF saptkmbor We added one 10 their nul
VIM NctlcHAu WIS An o!d nan 0l oTcr
diIed When 80 were f1rrt cast Away be locke
ISlnE mo.e ,nsn ,! L,o.t!-nfs, oI1 EtauuMi5
Fned t91ooS9 Au4iety' ae cat ~ HAno
>men p.e y, egpPa. 4aa Nouu4 mott1Aso
m 4. moulniu1 procession for bis funeral
cffpp1es, We bore him to his grave.
ldten 1ossh fEptased tne Lofas ffafsf. anu
skIog one spehS s O. soon 'onunnk ,a % n!I. ~,
m2u | eae sleA Act's "nV pulu EeAlee1I o1xT
uK 10 teai HiouK. caHe' !nls uloH, II Uu
wnelnatng. a Eeltng Of gloom aud dre
,ated being the last survivor cama over ns al,
any rn tae tsta o. soTemoels lso4,
AL fe1fu7un "s VI tno 'ouA-ouEs &uo tne
4 WM nTsy seaNuei nc eAue fus1Mz oo"n