The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-15
SEEKING CASTAWAYS.
A BRITISH VESSELS MISSION TO
THE AUCKLAND ISLANDS.

The Forlorn Inhabitants Who Occupied
= the Solitary House and Who Refused to
Leav-Provisions Left for shipwrecked
Mariners by the British Government.
One hundred and eighty miles to the south
Of the most southern point Of New Zealand
are the Auckland islands. Look on the map
and Won will find them easily. They are
situated in latitude 81 degs. 30 min south OF
tho equator. and longitude lGG deg. ID min
east of Greenwich
People WHO live inside of the home circle
ou their lives in the populated districts Of the
world. and who mingle hourly with their iel-
low beings. can only family understand the
utter desolatencss which surrounds this re-
mote little group Of islands. II Is always in
teresting TO read the tale of some poor ship
wrecked mariner. who has been cast away on
some desert isle Of the far Pacific. but who
has lived 10 rejoice in bis escape from a silent
misery: but when the story comes 10 rs that
two peoplo we're found by a British vessel,
living in one # the islands If this far of
! group. and absolutely refused 20 leave,
although their stock Of provisions was run
ming very low, It seems almost incredible.
And Yet such IS the case.
One Of the stormiest regions in the world
lies between the South Pacific and the
Antarctic, and 50 many wrecks were reported
70 have taken place at Enderby island.
which is one OF the Auckland group, that in
1873 the British government sent a vessel IL
search for any c~astaways that might be
found On the islands. The ships mission was
also 20 replenish the stores which have been
| placed on the islands for the use Of I'M
| fortunate ~navigators. An officer Of the YES
sci has sent home a report of his voyage, to
rether with sketches OF the islands. The shiI
sailed direct from Dunedin, and after d
stormy passage reached "Sarah's Bosom,
or Port Ross. the northern hGrb0r Of tho
group.
This harbor is formed by several Islands
Of which Endcrby is the northern part. lh1
party remained a week here, and made eX
cursions to the adjacent islands, Endcrby ant
another; but first they visited the cairn, neal
which they had anchored; and no
far OF they found a house, which
at that time WINS occupied by {
man and his wife. This poor couple
had collected a number Of seal skins. The,
had been nine months without being visite'
and had eaten most Of the provisions place.
on the island Tor shipwrecked people. They
refused 10 come away, but on a later visi
70 the island, it was found that they had beer
removed by u schooner sent 70 fetch them
beng hired by a gentleman living IN New
Zealand. vino had some arrangement WIT
the government about the islands. TheI
house. Of which a sketch is given, was tn
only habitation on these lonely islands, whicI
are some eight and twenty or thirty miles i
length. The party also saw q hut, whicI
had been built some years ago by ashll
wrecked crew, some of whom had tried, ate
n long stay on the island, TO get to Ne'
Zealand in an open boat; the people VIC re
NAMED were rescued. There was not a ire
Oh Elderly island, and only scrub and shor
grass. with tufts Of wild fax. The bird