The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-15

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er,os,rh 4, believe il was the os4or Of
the dread disease. but later on II be-
carne familiar IS the sIgve smell. IL
hangs 20 4 shin like the ossor OF musk
and the strongest disinEectants are
nee5exl 70 s,ar.1sh II. From the move
me1ts on the etrangerss deck We we're
Ied n, believe that he meant 70 ronn9
~. hut the first thing We knew be was
our 10 sea ana Ont Of sight. We after
ward learned thai he had so Hacks
aboard.
In England they thought that II 4
rnan-of-war was stationed at any
point. the sIavers would promptly
avoid that locality. II was severe
weeks before we discovered that the
preseuce Of the Meteor made no diff
ference with the ssplsekiyiYeis. save that
they we've 4 tritle more cautions.
Four or ave Garages were ran ont be-
/ fore we got on the various lodges and
we're ureDared to interfere. There are
three channels lF which the ssongo can
| be entered and a. soon as the news
sod abroad that we we're on the sta
ton and bloc kadifsr the main channel
the slavers OF course used the others.
They were narrow and sorfaous. bat
SO hidden from our ship that q
craft could drop down 10 the
coast by daylight and wait her
own time for running out. Ii was sew
eral weeks before we knew Of these
channels. and then only through a
sailor who had deserted his ship. The
very next dav was sent with a launch
and II men 70 blockade the north
channel, while another launch was
sent away 20 the south | was a boy
Of II then, pulled up with the cogceIt
| of my position. and was Of course
an xIous 10 make nv marx / was or
,ieresi 10 take up position about q
mile and q half from the channel bar.
and iusx below q certain bend which
the sailor described. | was further
ordered to board any sort Of craft at
tempting to pass. and in case OF any,
thing suspicious, she was to be held
for investigation.
/ reached the position assigned me
about 8 o clock Of a suItry morning.
and there was nothing 10 de but let
20 the anchor and make ourselves as
comfortable as possible. We were
well stocked with water aud froyi-
sions. and were to remain out for
three DAYS, unless recalled. On the
first day and night nothing whatever
happened cut OF the routine. On the
second morning, about two hours after
daylight, a canoe, containing a sailor.
came around the bend from above.
and promptly padded alongside, at
our hail. The man was about 30 wears
old, and he claimed 10 be the second
mate Of schooner living about four