The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-11-06

rudder; he then hooked on the Florence and towed
her u hours when a S. W. gale coming on he had to
] let 60 She then went on the beach, where she now
lies total wreck So out of the - abandoned yes
sells only one has been recovered. Capt. Smith
! found the man who ran away from the Champion
very ill., The natives were not at oil kind to him
in fact they threatened his life several times and he
was only saved By the intercession of the women.
When he would work hard and collect bone aud
other valuable things, they would take them from
him and drive him from one place to another He
says no money would induce him TO pass another
winter in that cold and inhospitable region. Capt
Smith thinks the will not recover from the eff
feels of the hardshps he has undergone. The ma
tves all have good canvass tents this year hereto
fore they have been made of deer and Walrus skins
The beech at the village where went on shore was
lined with things they had taken from the ships
cabin furniture, tools of all kinds Sails coils Of
rope all going 10 destruction.
We saw the first bowhead of Sea Horse Islands
on the llth of August Capt Kelly of the James
Allen took one the same day. which was the first
whale taken in the Arctic this season. There had
been few whales seen off Icy Cape few days pre-
vious Of Point Barrow took our first whale on
the 18th of August, 10 vessels in sight. About six
whales were taken the 10th; calm and thick fog,
the ships with the exception of three or four which
made fast TO the ground ice drifting fast TO the
\. E.; the nth wind very light working all day
irving TO get out of the ice; 18th we all got into
small spot of water east of Point Barrow, With the
execution of the Helen Snow, Roscoe, Live Oak,
Jrch Perry, Europa, Sea Breeze and Joseph Max
well. We saw plenty Of whales here, and lrae fine
whaling for one day. took three, and several other
ships took the same number The Roscoe was
crushed-by She in ice the crew barely having time
to save their clothes. Capt. Macomber with four
boats crews came board Of my vessel on the 2Sd;
we were laying at anchor of Point Barrow He had
abandoned his ship on the 2lst 40 miles n. E. of
Point Barrow; could do nothing with the ship, as
she was drifting off in the pack ice; took what
things they could and left; they were two days get
ting the feet at Point Barrow; camped one night
on the ice and one on the land. The other vessels
were all out now except the Sea Breeze. She was
still farther off than the Helen Snow.
Here were, IL vessels of us, to the eastward of
Point Barrow with fair prospect of remaining
there The ice hard on to the land for 60 miles
south OF US, and only two of the ships having
sufficient provisions to last through the winter
Whaling was not prosecuted with the usual vigor
for few days. will own mp to the TRUTH felt
more like getting out than did like taking whales.
fancy that my neglbnrs were of the same mind,
by the way they skedaddled out of that on the 25th,
when the wind came from the n. Z. and started the
ice off shore Eight of us only ran of a few miles
south Of the Point the remainder kept on two days
They afterwards worked back again; saw a number
of whales but they were very shy. Some of the YES
sells did WELL was unfortunate and lost consider
able line. Some ships came mp from the south and
reported those outside doing nothing.
The whaling this season has been different from
that of any previous one In my experience. Light
w. and n. W. winds kept the ice open for miles,
and so much open water cast OF Point Barrow that
the whales rereated TO II after the first cut. On the
9th of September we all left Point Barrow. Ice was
close the land all the way to the Sea Horse ISL
ands, and four hours with strong S. w. wind
wnnld have shut us H..
Very little oil was taken in September, the month
in which expected to do well. We saw few
whales every clear day, but they were very shy and
hard TO strike.
On the 2Sth of August the abandoned SHIP Helen
Snow came in sight, and the goth was much
nearer than on the previous day; on the 30th she
still closer and these Breeze was also in sight
On the 3lst the Helen Snow was close to the open
water and the fleet. Ships all had their boats off
whaling. Capt. Owens first and second officers
went 10 the Helen Snow, made sail and brought her
out She was in perfect order They have contin-
ued whaling the remainder OF the season. She has
taken two whales, hear, and taken them TO the
Jireh Perry. The bark Sea Breeze got out the same
day. The current after carrying them TO the " E.
set in shore to the W along the land. The crew all
left and tried the ice to the ships. They got
enough to see the ships bulls plainly The ice
opened aud they were obliged to return, and had
they had 20 get foes of ice and shove themselves
from one to another. They finally all got on board
safely with just what they stood in-they had
dropped all their luggage ythe way The ship lost
both her anchors. L. u. CAMPBELL,
Master Bark Active.
REPORT OF BARK AcTIvE.-Capt. Campbell of the
bark Active furnishes the following report ofvoyage:
Left Honolulu June 18th; passed through 0unimak
Straits 3Oth June, commenced whaling from thence
until the 18th of October. Took last whale Oct
9TH, lat 60 . So N, long 172e co. W. Struck four
whales during the season saved nine and three
devil fish making ia all as bbs oil and about IL 900
lbs hone. The following is list of ships and num-
Der of whales taken nearly as 1 could ascertain
Alaska ), Arnolda 5, B. Gosnold G. Camilla 0. Europa
s, Helen Mar Z, Helen Snow 3, Illinois Il, James
Allen Is, Jireh Perry Is, Josephine -, Joseph Max
well 2, Lagoda 8, Live COAX s, Louisa Z, Marengo
10, Midas T. Nautilus s, Northern Light G, Progress
3, Sea Breeze ), Tamerane 3, Trident 10, Triton 3,
Acors Barnes TO- PARKWAY Chance l. Left the ice Oct
sth, blowing a g lie from NE and very cold
Thermometer standing 20 below zero in the wheel
house. Oct 9Th still blowing, and the ship mass
of ice kept of for tho Straits, and passed Cape
East on the l1th and Fox Island the 10th. The
Europa, r. W Wood and Rainbow came through the
same day. Had strong winds from SW to NV to
lat 4Oe Took NE winds in lat 80 G, and had them
strong from NE to ESE to port.