The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-21
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Fhe rollow,a-' /, a -k.joh by e gen
tlomal on boz q u { B-itish -u-:c., P
ing ship Challenge" relating 10 hcf
ragaco from Bahia - Die Cape D.
Gald Ianr.
"tsa yur passage a,-"--. r Wa- tE-
tended 50 cal al T.i.iar d'Acroha
bat ps we a!,p;oarhcd tha. grou2 4
si,laad- ne wiud persisted a keep e
.sa mur4 - ihe 50 ltllward 'hat when
we arrived u igbt Sc found oar
syl1e, Gny miles 10 he n1~.t wc"i
l.iekfiy, il thc9 fell cain a2G cycg
one Mas much re3cic@d when, IT.
obtaining y deep se42ii5':, atbc cap
taia decided 20 steam towa"d ,ac IS
land. -s t..s-..
'On the moruing Of the I4a %
Oc.one' we found orrselges close 10
the settlement, a-ll aslG compun.ca-
ton vita the small hald coI.oH ed
TO e.: st oD that des0la.e rock. IA
exec cnt dcsc-ip Ton Of them and
thei. island home is given N the
voyages oftbe Galatea, which ship
Communicated with lie island in
1867. The population at presepe
numbers cightv-four, and consis : 0
about twenty families, living in H.
teen bouscs.' Several girls are III
service at the Cane, bet a-e rcpo-ted
as wishing 10 returh. There is now
only one adult unmarried CIR; on The
island. Most Of the young melnca-
toned il The G4latea's account a&
hav =. lcf. the island to ry the
fortunes elsewhere have returned,
having lea mt the lessoa ina. tae e
is little 10 be obtained elsewhere
withGu hdf | wo k. The property
of The i,la ldets consists of about coo
mead Of fine cattle and about the same
number Of sheep. wio feed on tho
low ground at the foot of the nearly
preciyilous hills 200 feet nigh.
Theyv are also large potato gardens
and picalifal supply of poultry and
pigs. Tho Island Is totally depend
ent on inssins ships 70 q ma-l9s;
very few hav.ng called lately th la +
seasons crop 0f potatoes is still nE-
disposed Of and viii Ultimately have
to be gi;en to the pigs. As flesh
provisions are always welcome, 1t is
a wonder that more yessls don't taEe
the opportunity 9f obtaining a asuKpIRt
Perhaps i the tariff was fixed a. a
lover raie, a greater number would
cyII The i,lauders-a although Te-
ported by he clergE gEman who Lived
Y ith then fer five gears as hping q
all without -iu-are not above max
nka good bargain when possible 6 ID
re sh-r is in hurry to push Oh
ave learnt thar two Germans had
been liyinS at the well named Inac-
ces-ible island, thirty miles furthef
south, who had voluntarily exi!cd
thcmyelvelwIth the hope Of obtain
ing seal SKINS, bp, as their provisions
we're well knogB to5iiaAg been long
expended, and ms, from their sta one
signals having been discontinued To-
the last TWO months they were sup
posed to have persisted the capla'n
dccliaed to 90 and look after He'll,
50 during the. night fbe ship was
steamed quietly lcross the chanlel.sI
At daylight tie following morning
the land was closed: but rs nothing
eoaid he seen but the poor fellows
grass nut there were many. S5ccdla-
lions and anxiety on. bDarG as to
their fate. The captoin. commando
and paymaster landed, and as they
nearcd the sh5rc oar minds wee
much relieved to see the tyo Y0p!d,g
be Robson Crusoes running at thor
utmost speed toward the boat gSoon
afterwards they srriYed on board in
time for breakfast, when the c;!'syod
q be9rty feast. The rejoicings f tle 1
poor fellows At .heir lclease from cap
ivilY 10 y well be imagined Theviiais
oeel iande don the island nearly two
veais before, and during the first :
year had several opportunitics - +
escape by crossing 10 Tristan d'Acul- /
ha but each lime. hoping to obtain
seal. they resolved to remain Fof
he last ten months they bad seen ~
1ue and had been totally without eX- :
.ernai respurces, and wholly deyend- I
mt on the few vegetables thev had
Dcen able 10 raise, the wild pigs .onF
he top Of the. isiand-the ascent to4
WHICH was SO steep asto he a .qaes-
ion Of life or death on each a fem II
land the penguin eggs, which birds
requented the islands in great I
during tie breeding season.
The poor fellows were takcuon Board /
md afterwards landed at the capA. ;