The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-08-19
4 Nautical Lesson.

There is no subject on which woman is
more helplessly afioat than ON matters re-
lating to marine architecture. Such knOwl
edge don't stick in her brain. The captain
who attempted teaching nauticalism TO a par
ty of ladies on yacht, not long since, Jared
as follows:
Lady No. IL Now, Captain, what is a
sloopl"
Captain.-''A sloop has but one mast.
l. pointing u schoOner)-' Is that
sloop 7"
c." No, that is schooner A sloop
has but one mast, schooner has two, as you
see. Now remember, sloop one mast,
schooner two"
L--''Certainly. How many masts has a
ship"
c." Three"
How many masts did you say sloop
hadl
Cone. Sloop one mast, schooner two,
ship three.
L. pointing to a sloop)-Is that a
schooner
C.-No; that sloop. slocp one mast.
schooner two, ship three.
10, yes. | remember. pointing 10 a
ship Isn't that pretty schooner
VI nat not d sIiiDplle4. lAoAt : d S4-4 !.
Don't you see it has three masts-
L-O, yes. Isn't that big schooner ~
ing at the wharf therei
that vessell
L--Three.
C.-What has three masts!
L.-A-a slooP.
C.-Sloop: Soop has one mast, l tel
you: schooner two, ship three.
Lady No. 2-Why, Jane how stupid you
are. A schooner always has one mast.
L.@Chatty God quite Obvious of stu
pidityEvhat is brig!
CA brig has two masts and is rugged
like ship with square sails.
Lady No, &Jane, look at this sloop
coming along
CHATS schooner; don't you see the
two mastsi Sloop one mast, schooner two
masts, ship three masts.
Are those schooners there with three
mAstsi
C.-No.
Ii thought you said schooner had
but enc mast
C.-Two. two mass. Sloop one mast,
schooner two, snip three.
L. But that schooner has only one mast.
C.-Great Scott. that's N" schooner. KS
.loop. Sloopi one mast, schooner two,
ship three. 20 g.
Lady No. 2-Certainly, Jane, how stupid
you are. Captain, what are the names Of
the other masts on that schooner's yards,
you were pointing out to US!
C.-Qnternally) -----.!!
Lady No. 2.-Captain, where are the
lubbersl
i. I, I'll
there on the ships mast near the tops.
Isn't that pretty ship sailing along.
C.-Ship. That's an old tub of schooner,
mann. Schooner two masts, ship three,
sloop one, tell you.
Can a sloop have two masts,
C.-Sloop one mast, schooner two, ship
three.
Lady No. 2-How many masts has ship,
Captain!
C.-ship three masts, schooner two, sloop
one.
L-Yes, l know. Schooner one--no
two masts, sloop two--no, three, ship one.
There.
LOWEST DEPTHS Following is the lowest
in depth, in feet, that has been attained at
the principal mines on the Comstock:
I tab, bottom OF incline, run south from
seEt.srs it,ss.s.e
lnion Con. III bottom OF JOINT Sierra
Nevada Wine 200
Mexican, bottom OF joint Ophir Wine. 2sGO
Ophlr, bottom OF joint Mexican Wine. 1850
California and Con. Virginia, each 90. 300
Best and Belcher, bottom OF JOINT Con.
Virginia Wine Observation-Disclosures. $500
Gould It Curry, Osbiston shaft ......I9SG
Savage, Hale & Norcross, Chollar and
POTASH, each. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 24GO
y una '......- .................. 300
I'ul4IOIl ---....-.-- -...... 800
Imperial Con. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500 |
eiIo" Jacket -...-........--...- .}Upu /
Sro"h olIlt 2IGO /
''10ii0i Jp.'v I
man - - {
hith ..-.... .............. -tA,p I
Foreman's shaft 1850