Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-08-14

Ma0aziDe: '.SOOn afterward | worked
down into the Gulf of Mexico. The first
coral raised was in Catoche. Knocking
around about there, heard of the loss
OF the schooner Foam. The first mate
and three men got saved, but the captain.
his daughter and three men got lost. !
sIung around to see if she could be raised.
After we'd spent the best part of a
week, we sailed over her and dropped
anchor. Lit was lovely Sunday morning
when we struck her. She lay in sixty
feet OF water on a bottom as white as the
moon. Looking down / could see her
leaning over on one side upon the coral
reef. When L got down to her, saw
she'd torn a great gap in the coral reef
when she ran against it. The mainmast
was gone and hung by the fore; clam
bered up; L saw whole shoals of fish play
ing in and out of the matches. First /
went TO look for the bodies, for / never
like, to work while there's any of them
about, Finding the, 70 castle empty
went TO the two little state cabins. 1t
was rather dark, and had to feel in the
lower hunks. There was nothing in the
first, and in the other the door was locked.
| pried it OF and shot back the lock
with my ;.dze. 1t flew open. and out
something fell right against me. felt
ct oneeit was the woman's body. L was
not exactly frightened, but it shook me
rather. 1 slung it from me and Went out
into the light bit until | got hold of
myself. Then turned back and brought
her out-poor thing. She'd been very
pretty, and so carried her in my arms;
with her white face Nesting against my
shoulder, she seemed as if she was aOnly
sleeping. l made her fast to the line as
carefully as | could, to send her up, and
the fish played about her as if they were
sorry she was going. AT last gave the
signal, and she went slowly up, her hair
floating around her head like pillow of
golden sea weed. That was the only
body, i found there, and managed. after
to raise pretty considerable OF the cargo.
One OF my XpeditiOnsq,was among the
silver banks OF the Antilles, the 1oveliest
place ever saw, where the white coral
grows into curious tree-like shapes. As
stepped along the bottom it seemed as
i'll -wasi ina frosted forest. Here and
there trailed long fronds of green and
crimson sea weed. Silver-bellied fish
flashed about among the deep-brOwn and
purple seasferns, which rose high as my
head. Far as could see all around in
the transparent water were different
cOlOred leaves, and on the floor piles of
shells so bright III color that it seemed as
if L had stumbled on place where they
kept a stock of broken rainbows. L
could mot work for bit, and a quarter
determination TO sit down while and
wait for amermaid. Iguess if those sea-
girls live anywhere, they select thatspOt.
After walking the inside out of half an
hour thought had better get to work
and blast for treasure. ~ little bit on
from where I sat were the remains of q
treasure ship. 1t was a Britisher, |
think, and cOrals formed all about her.
'fhe coral on the bottom and round her
showed black spots. That meant de-
pOsit OF either iron or silver. I made
fairly good hauls every time I went
down, and sold one piece found TO Barn
uIn, OF New York. After left there /
had n curious adventure withra shark. i
was down on nasty rock bottom. A
man never feels comfortable on them; he
can't tell what big creature may be hid
Ing under the huge quarterback sea-
leaves which grow there. The first part
OF the time L was visited by DOrcupine
fish, which kept sticking its quilIs up. and
bODbing in front of my helmet. Soon
and looking up there was an internal
shark playing aboutmy tubing. Ii makes
you feel chilly IN the back when they're
about lie came down to me quickf as 1
looked up. L made at him and re
sheared off. For an0 hour +ae worked at
it, till l could stand it no longer. If you
can keep your head level. it's all right,
and you're pretty safe if they're not on
-,
feet long, should think, for when ! lay
down ali nay length on the bottom he
stretched considerable wax ahead of
me, and could ses.Rhns Bey onsd my feet.
Then / waited. They must turn over to
bite and my laying DOWN bothered him.
He swarm over three or four times, and
then siSulkeCf off TO a biggbhicket OF, sea-
weed to consider. I knew he'd come
back when he'd settled his mind. 1t
seemed q long time waiting for him. At
lasthe came yiciously over me, bat, like
the time before, too far from my arms.
The next time had my chance, and
ripped him With my knife as neatly as
[ could. A shark always remembers he's
cot business somewhere else when he's
cut, so OFF this fellow goes. It is curl
Eous thing, TOO, that all the sharks about
will follow in the trail he leaves. L got
on my hands and knees, and as he swan
off noticed four dark shadows slip after
him. Issaw no more that time. They
did not ike my company"
&Aftef Short period OF aeXperience in
peaIl-diying, and the loss of nearly every
thing that be possessed, including his
iiyiapst az HaEatus, IN great corlfiagra-
,fien5su aptain BoyntOn took service in
the Mexican war, and led an exciting
life, till growing tired of the isemi-bar-
barian modeIgfTwarfGp, he deserted,
crossings frptn MAamUfas at midnight in
an Old ttffb OF a boat, in which he expect
ed every minute to go to the bottom. Ar
irving at BrownsyilleJhe '.fixed himself
into bard work. at dry goods store.
Then, he wrote home, and, hearing that
his father was dead, grew restless agains
and INVADED away north,n through Vic
toria, San Antonio. Indianola, and by q
schooner from Galveston, whence he
proceeded through New Orleans, Savan-
nah, CharlestOn-and Wilmington to New
X.orlz There he staid until. he had filled
ms pockets again, and having setahimself
up with diving suit, he Shipped for
Havre.
- A Bootblack MARQUIS.
About a Yea ssa2rE apd d fbf slime time in Chi
cago and operated on the board of trade,
committed suicide, He was a member
of one Of the oldest and most noble fami-
lies in France, that of de Belloy, and was
by rights marquis. Being depressed in
spirits, he went, one evening, in company
with some friends, into a wine-cellar on
Clark street, and, after drinking several
times. drew a small pistol and fired a
bullet into his body. There was, of
course, a confusion at once, whereupon
dc BelIoy walked up to the counter,
where the owner of the place presided,
asked his pardon in the most bland terms