The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-05
VEHLING HEARD FROM.
HE REACHES GUAM IN THE WEE
KUssILoFF.
Tbirty-Three Days Across-A Story That
should Give Navigators Fresh
Courage.

black craft of fifteen tons burden that
arrived here in June last on its way to
Guam. The name of the small
schooner was Kussiloff and she was
taking Captain Frederick Vehling and
family to the mystic place mentioned
above, away in the South West Pacific
Ocean.
When the Kussiloff left San Francisco
number of stories were started as to
her destination and the objects Of Cap
tain Vehling's cruise. The old tar had
said he was going to Guam but sailors
along the wharves in San Francisco
shook their heads and said they did not
believe it. Even newspaper men, the
quickest persons to take "till" in all
the world, declined to receive Vehling's
story, and sent the Captain of the
Kussiloff away on a cruise for dope.
They limited that he had gone South,
and knew he would never reach Guam
in the little rickety yacht described
above.
| Late one afternoon, however, the
Kussiloff was sighted off this port and
came into harbor early next morning.
After few days stay she sailed away
The little craft, her queer crew and
compliment OF passengers has about
been forgotten, even by the Customs
guards; but letter arrived Saturday
which will bring them once more to
mind and will, at the same time, prove
interesting. 1t is from Captain Nehling
and, sure enough, has come all the way
from Guam. 1t is addressed to a promi-
nent citizen OF Honolulu and is as
follows:
August IS, 1894.
My DEAR SR:-We arrived at our
destination in safety, making the dis
lance OF 3240 miles, as the crow flies, in
thirty three days from the day we lett
Honolulu. The weather was good ex-
cept during the last week when we had
to contend with Gains, squalls and rain,
so much so that it was quite a relief
when we found ourselves once more at
anchor, and at the end OF "A journey OF
5400 miles from San Francisco.
Since my arrival here we have had
kind treatment in every direction; and
when | met the Governor he told me he
would do anything he could to assist
me, and would write the Spanish au-
thority at Manila to encourage any bust
| I ,i,,ht Oh 70 N
meantime he will turn any business
under his control, that can be done with
my schooner, in my direction, and am
going to start in few days on the first
trip.
Things are not. developed here like
they are in the Hawaiian Islands, but il
, once get started | may be able to do
something. The country will produce
about the same as the Hawaiian
Islands. Yours, etc.,
FRDK. VEHLING.
Agana, Guam, Mariana Islands.
In letter to another gentleman q
this city Captain Vehling, speaking o
his voyage from here and reception "a
Guam, says: "We got along much NOR
: comfortably without man than if W
= had had one, not to say anything abou
its being less expensive to me; and "A
. the people here are very adverse to haS
ing strangers come, unless they feel tina
they are desirable, it saved me consider
r abb annoyance, as feel that that darke
i would have given me much trouble.
"On my arrival called on the Go,
= ernor and presented my letters to hin
y he received me very kindly and sal
that even if had come without any lie
ters he would have felt like doing an,
thing in his power for me, after comm
n the way did and such long distance
It There is no one here who has I'll
IT necessary enterprise to develop a plaC
,r like this"