The sun., 1893-04-02
-aoo ,roRlrs or 4nE rREsEsr DIR.
a. r.rorturnte Discovery or Trensure on
the Isp.nnd Coast
o,ysn. 1898. " csui- r n>~f.

or IL,
.,nn Mics There Is not permanent settle
,,ert between tho two ports. The north coast.
nsi,b .s oiitseta cape. has sixty ght smaller
80 ard no less than ninety-two bays or
80. whicl, extend inland from one to twenty
..iiss on the coast. and scattered about
.hoss hays there m ust be at least 900 islands.
,r,oro inhospitahlc. desolate coast. except In
,,iI.ummer. cannot DO found. Most OF the
i,ispds have rocky shores. and they rise QUE OF
.na water so stceply that a landing Is impossi-
bls sycel,t In luiet weather.
IVA of the Bristol whaler Iron Cross had been
-,-tlng in and out Of tho bays Tor several
rssks when we entered Tara River bay and
.oueht for a place to heel the ship and get at
I.,t which had troubled US for some time.
This bay Ia thirty miles deep and from one to
.svsn miles wide. We ran down to the south
and and up the Tara River about two miles
beforc we found place to suit It was sum-
r.r time. with flowers in bloom on every
sbore and yet within quarter OF mile Of the
spot where we heeled the ship was ravine in
which there were six feet OF solid ice. On
,idge with a southern exposure We would find
ereat beds OF strawberries, while on the north
face o, the same ridge. and not 500 feet
away would be banks OF snow as hard
As iron. While that portion OF the
cargo which had been hoistsd out was be-
ing replaced after the repairs had been made
A boat steerer named McGu6ln and myself got
leave for day to 60 Of on ramble.
Armed with muskets. We set on. following
the shore OF the bay. but ut the end Of five miles
we had enough 1t There was no beach on
which to mako our way. while the shore was
little more than mass Of rock. Wewere sitting
dowa on the sunny side ofa great block OF stone
when we caught sight OF q lot OF bones on the
4 49, ,v,v, ,al n 4
two human skulls and other portions of skele-
tons lying about and to discover an iron ket-
tie, two tin plates. an old musket an empty
m eat tin. and hatchet under the overhang Of
the rock on which we had been sitting. Two
persons had m ade camp here. and here they
had died. There were heaps Of mould. repre-
senting blankets and clothing. and We kicked
them about until satisfied that they had be-
longed to sailors. A few yards away was q
spring OF fresh water. and from the poles lying
about we concluded that tho men had made
the place camp for weeks or months.
As near as We could figure 1t out. the men
belonged to some sealing or fishing craft
which had been wrecked in the bay. We were
half mile from the water and fifty feet above
It. but We finally got down to the shore BY way
OF ravine with small creek at its bottom.
Wesaw craft Of some sort long enough before
to be small Russion brig named the Grodno.
she must have been driven ashore during q
furious gale. for she was jammed between
least thirty feet above high tide mark. The
brig had a slight list to port. but her masts
s.s sms.e sn % h.E s iuS not pa ndss the
long the craft had been there. There was
smart pull. Tho sails had rottsd and blown
away until only tatters and streamers were
hs sa M % pSss
to gray white color. while masts and yards
hat turned dark with dry rot
sailors discovered on the hill above had
Essfhed the coast A We had found only two
Of the the rest oi tRe creW what had
That she was merchantman AMI not q
sealer or wha!er was apparent at n glance.
We climbed over her bows fully expecting to
fnd T the remains OF the others lytng about.
and blocks fallen from ahove. and had begun baypnn
10 rot in several places. We walked aft to the
Wheel, Wheel without h seeing either skeletons or
ia'castle and cook 8 caboose were also secured.
We investigated the cnboose f1rst. It was
tin cups. tin and crockery plates. knives and
forks and other articles hanging up or resting
On lse bolr 1hs pantry Te6s hall
probably representsd a smoked @ ham. o there there
the rats had carried them of. 4 pipe. such as
russian sailors use. and bag OF tobacco were
f'Snd in tin boy and nd Dr9S%DtlT
simply on the catch. As We pulled them open
We had to retreat before an odor as unpleasant
cabin had not been ventilated for years. We
ape, ssaps,cted to find two or three corpses as We
IN h IN 5ns
OF the ofilcers did We make any grewsome dis |
eoysries COW The bunks were empty Of bedding.
found: We searched In vain for the log book |
sma snra I tns ship's papers. nor could we find
Was empty N but We should have knawo mag oekss sbs
brig to be Russian without seeing her name. |
iir iher clock. chronometer lif she had onei log |
her charts and the compass from the pinnacle, |
had been removed. In fact. the cabin did not |
litter about as II the brig had been abandoned |
At sea. but it looked more as IL men had taken |
thelr time TO remove everything
70 solve the mystery. The sailors' bags and |
bedding had all been removed, and not even
sailors had doubtless taken away suppy Of
test tSeeddipg and clothing. but 1t seemed queer |
mat mat they "a SHOULD have completely stripped the
natives they would not have stopped short at
that. t. bat would have dismantled her and then
We might learn something By a look at her
ssargS. solg hut when we got the main hatch OF we
Svsa soyeSy she G was only In ballast We made dis
~. sns ,ta had shallow lazaret reached By
Tapdoor; and from out of this recess wo |
ni.i. nisa!ed four large leather sacks OF silver
p.sSe. tn. About half Of the lot was church plate,
tra,,e tEnile the rest had belonged to some private
put many OF them had been bent and ham,
mssed attsr to get them into the, sacks. These
sss sser. halT still on. and were laced up at the
SSeaahs II took our united strength to haul the
I, piaSs rs OUT ana We could get them no further.
ass Was little wonder. though. as there was
Iapout 400 pounds OF dead weight to a sack.
inefe iasf was was something worthy OF the name OF
SVs as ana AFTER carefully securing all the doors
ss se had found them we each ssed our
Sa sea OF trophy and started for tho ship. Had
Ss, not brought back proofs our story would
d,ahee me snip was ready to sail next day, and she
Sr,I S,GhPed down the river and skirted the bay
tnh untlI the wreck was sighted Then We lowered
NIe ~, ionGooat and pulled the Captain in.
oNU.Inihg ons had been disturbed since We LETT and
bostH HfsI move was to get the silver own to the
trnnH ! No orig was then thoroughly searched
wa v.ow Stem to stern. but nothing else Of value
t.As sss discovered. After a look around the Cap
hAa,ga ta,n gave Il as his opinion that the brig had
tsann than mere Tor four or Ave years. and II more
has, lho TWO men had arrived In her there
~ Nt r. oesh division. and the others had gone
Az A. west ~ nope to reach Sweden or Norway.
4. - " tlf silver, II seemed pIain enpu ph that