The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-03

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correspoa1est end . sk=tEh artist were
DESIRED - spend q week On = trg. ard
wzsen the WAnderer, one Or tsre hcss tugs
owned BY th< Puget Bossnd Tug Boat Cona-
paay. werx u, so with ths cunsberrsere.
tAesa trrD representative - ths paper
were OF boarL
The Eosrcss ~ enc Dsnger.
Ia ire w4rt<r saoathx The coas< Of skss
sta<e ard the r1r<nues< snsr=s Of VAN
cvavcr islxxsa are extremely Dangerous 10
vessoss. especially 70 xsslpz TIE prevailing
sosfsssass winds. sonsskInea gaining
veforisy Of eighty nssfes an kour. driving
the vessels on their cotsrse 70 the frcwn-
Ing rsef-socke<i coast Ct the ssand. where
thsy xre dashed 20 pieces Ia the breaiEers,
on. What IL sscre trequent- ttey are over
turrez wfssle erxzeasor.as 70 stand 10 sea-
Thus they 90 20 the b0s<ezu. leaving
Dcthsug 70 Esaxk tlsear fate It - be-
Jieved thas tte Ivani1oe fell prey 20 the
ac1.iiy eoutheastcr on the Vancouver
cuast but whether she Was overturned by
. wave or was hurxt open and eank. viii
never be known Capt Charles Bailey.
of the Wanderers. has studied che cords-
tsous which confronted the Ivznhoe. and
waves broke Tho vessel open and the
waters ruxhkug In she went 20 the bot
tom ike lead those sr board except the
crew. nsver reastzinx their per2-dy1nx
without suffering. At times the wind
bsDws % bard tsas the whole sea - OBJ
secured by spray. rendering observation -
impossible a. though it were black.
starssss night
Il IL apopg3ar belief that tho Atlantic
" q more stormy ocean than the Pacific.
and. while this may bod good when both
oceans are taken a. q whole, r. Ii not
true ~ to the coast 3musexlsasety north
and scuth ct Cape Fzattery. TIE Pacific
Is deeper ocean than the Atlantic, and
the swefss are corresyzondss,giy longer.
higher and heavier. AIDED BY the wind.
the Pacific ID dashed into biIlowy
nlass that taxes the strengths Of the
strongest vessels and weakens The heart
OF zho oravest crew. In the summer
months 1t IS as placid and calm - .
May day in the tropics. but IN the winter
II - as angry and dangerous aS the waves
OF the North sea beating aeasnss the dikes
Of 1ow-lying Holland.
Good Pssnts Of the Coass.
However precarious the Washangtou
coast g TO sailors in the short winter It's
geographical position Is q most fortunate
one. Located in the iatltusies of the east
eray trend OF the Japan currents central
portion. It receives the fun benefit Of the
warmth and mDiBture continually rising
from this great stream The atmos-
pheric ediies, or areas OF low baronetr1o
pressure forming over the Japan current,
enter tho coast in q manner 20 provide
q mcst equal distribution OF rain, and irs-
sssres an abundant, varied vegetation.
Reverse the direction Of this current 30
that It's nsotson In the equatorial regions
ID westerly and In the temperate lone
easserly. and shaft its latitude a few de-
grecs 70 the south. and the coast Ct WASH
inglon would become as barren and bleak
as Northen Canada and Labrador, and It's
naturally rugged shores would be douhly
dangerous to ships. both steam and sail.
In the winter alone do the elements be-
come sufficiently erratic to cause grave APP
prehensson In seafartng circles Great
caution IL necessary when quitting the
Straits of FsIca, and ships always take q
sonth-by-west course to sea. beating
against the southeast winds and making
haste 10 get beyond reach OF tho VAN
couvcr coast.
yaacoaver's Savage Coast.
The coast OF Vancouver island, bare and
bleak. affords almost no harbor facilities
for vessels In q storm. It is lined with
reefs. sun<en rocks and rugged. precip.-
tous isiets for many miles to sea, while
the shore Is torn. scared and indented
with inlets. bays and sounds whach .ex-
tend far In shore. Opening directly from
the ocean, the sniets receive the full swell
OF the mighty Pacific, the breakers rush
Ing and roaring In with a noise that is
chilling and thrilling to the senses. The
waves strike the half-supmerged reefs
and. from distance. the breakers appear
as snow white name from twenty to
fifty feet IN height. following the line OF
the reef. one afssss e.sether. with the speed
OF a fast express. At sunset the Wild
scenes or the coast are inspiring. the
crest OF the waves being tinted a fiery
red and the rim OF the dashing breakers
appear as a name OF fire rising from tho
ocean. rushing across the reefs and dis
appearing again in the swelis, only 10
gain more strength for another assault.
Much OF the Vancouver coast Is u,,ax-
plcred and much more un.nhabstef exceyst
by ha1s-wsid Iratians. the latter deriving
a comfortable livelihood from the album
dant game and the wrecaage OF E-fated
ships WASHED UP on the forbiddIny shore
There are but two tights on the whola
coast to warn vessels OF lnsperaisnsr dan
ger1 One of these hgslts Is at Casrux,a,e,h
almost directly opposite Cape rlat,ers.
ana the other Is located az Cape Bealc.
. rocAy prousofatosy at the head OF Bar
Say sound. thirty-two miles from Cape
fsa1ery Then for 90 miles the coast
extends northwesteriy. pushing farther