The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-26

To cut supply Of voed fer svhsl-
ing cruise 10 thss vDrk Eeqnisian seol
days. and oftsu sxS6 woofs. sud- bed
been detsr~ined that the first. snd. il
need b.. the next day likewiss. should
bs devoted to thorough inspection oi
the facilities Of the place. in scdsr that
ws might work st - little disadvsntagu
- possible.
Consequen1s w& ~ nAeSs boua
crew. had been esdsssds 10 prspa1e iss
. general cruise. We provided our.
selves With . store sf bread asd beet,
Alled the boats breaker With water,
spread our ssil to the light brsezs. and
pois<sd the boats bow toward the
nearest island. Landing herr. ~
fosnd nothing but . wilderness ol
lo* jungle. which ~As scasssAvz pow
trabIs. tOgG Der va . po0 -.
ing We sxamnse thfs1 r. MAs
islets. asd saving at LIST axSd psagS
suitsLl plses where's . cqS04 -
were abedo 70 d1GnxIGo 61e
boat when the mate said:
: :" Trim eft. Tom, there's . COED
bresze. fair coming and going. and
we'll take look ct the main hand.
Accordingly the boats head was laid
eborewsrd. and We laid ourselves out
at full length ppou IL thvakeep Gbjdi
ing - aAasaAl tssst jof Iosndj d9jssl
which our chief officer had gooduatur-
edly brought with him.
Wtn~ ,,;Hk:-
bali from the main land. We found the
vater shosling. being then no more
than three f.tAont -e,slsekn Afot-
deep. Il kF* tsxss !
Il ssw black skis slisteuiu The sut
just then said the boat stssrer, vho
was aft, the mats havisg stretched
himsslf upon the bow thwart 70 take >
nap. 1E a.lir
1t was nothing bat putting pig
ssid he, drowsiiy.
There it il again. and no puflng.
sither-nor pofpoise-no-no. cid .,bs'
with some degrse Of aninssjou
else that wesrs black skis
lhst I ever saw before
This h.d the effect u sousisg % up,
everyone casting their syss ahead t.
Batch . sight Of the questionable
black skin s.
There hs blows AUD there again r.
and over here. toe, ssid sevsret ssioss
i: succession.
1t aiu't spout At eli. boys, lst's
pull up sn6 see what it 10!
We took our oaros aud The boot va0'
'oon darting iorwatd stgoed spsed 20
ssrd the place whers ~ hsd lass seao
Inc object OF our curiosity.
Stern ell I suddenly shoutel ~
mate, - the boat brought up: All
,tsnding, sgainst soo,s object vhich
10 had not been able to see on &C.
count OF the murhinsss OF TIE water.
he collision nearly throwing % upon
'ur bssks into the bottom Of the beat.
40 We backed Oh, an enormous beast
'lowly rsisld his he'd shows che walDs,
rave . loud snort. sud incentinently
love down again. almost before we
suuld yet . fair look ct it.
what 10 it 2 was bow atho q~seeiOa
which no one could answer.
Whatever u il. ssid The nsats. wAsss
blosd wss up.'if il comes
within reach Of ny iron I'll nsis fast
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