Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-22
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pext day. and saw them set sail from
that port for Colon.
The expedition was furnished with
outfits weighing over ton. and with
plenty of money. Authority was given
to charter a vessel later and proceed to
| the Galapagos islands, which lie about
500 miles Off the coast of Ecuador.
| Panama was reached about April /,
1897. Five days passed. and then Rob-
inson caught the yellow fever there.
At noontime of the 18th he was seized
with black vomit, and at p. NJ. of the
18th his body lay in the tomb
Bullock, apparently in good health,
was given tickets and funds to return
home. He died two or three hours af-
| ter reaching the quarantine station at
| New York
Mr.. Harris cabled to Hyde Park and
was ordered to make the best possible
| port to the north. This was owing to
| the deaths in the little company, and
| the fact that he could not at the mo-
| ment secure a suitable vessel for the
| trip TO the islands.
| Harris left Panama for San Francisco.
On The voyage Cornell died and was
buried at sea. Al San Francisco Nelson
severed his connection with the expedi-
| ton.
Harris. inside the golden gate. found
himself alone. Three of his companions
lad fallen victims to fever and the fourth
hal thrown up his job as a bad one.
Nothing daunted he proceeded to char
ter the Lila Matte a sailing vessel, and
these men were sent to his aid-Fred +.
browne of Providence X. T.; g. ID. Hull
of Charlestown, \. H.. and r. II. Beck of
BerryseA. Cali. They reported TO him for
duty. and on June Il 1897 the expedition
It's - tho I'M rLpr bF San
Francisco.
The Galapagos islands. distant from
San Francisco some 1000 miles by sailing
limo, were reached on July -. 1897.
Twenty Of the islands were visited and
specimens either If birds or tortoiscs
were collected from each. one was in
hAhted by 4 Spaniard. the driver Of @t0
slaves bad men ANA bad women. who had
been sent out from Ecuador because they
were 81 wicked. Another was occupied
hy a colony 81 perhaps - persons The
remainder Of the group had no human
beings resident upon them.
The first batch Of tortolSes was found
in IN" crater pf volcano 1000 feet above
the level II The sea Harris ana his men
hal TO travel three ur four miles from
the shore, inland, climb over lava beds
mp into the mir fifth Of mile and then
descend ilh feet down into tn" crater.
These t"rln3Ses Were in such an out Of
tn" way plar" That they had never been
captured by The natives Il took three
weeks of solid work 10 get thom down t.
INF ""ai III" n'A ]. LOWS WeishlhS from
"o 4" -,' PIul"S, W?"i' re iurhtn over
~ tH'iF h'ttEN ana lt'i 10 a hrdNS pole.
Then the journey MP anI duNn AMI away
would begin. At timrs it was necessary
10 i"W@r ihe i,Riirh over precipiceS fuiiy
= I,'' G,I"- ->~tt'!. I" hs5"W"N Conlh or
tuS and vines with machetcs Every
thing had thorn or a s;icker OF some
Sort - u. 'n"fl thr rocks. - cur ana
- : t''tH III" No. '' w rNl'llF'Ia, l"F
s'SS 10 ','' h,'i''' ~ - "Irr fclh2y1d
it"u, WIN N"'.tH" WIS, ahu now "dhbie
~ .,riii t.'', >nt ll 'i&h" P|rh,
Is tn'rr,Sil'S /" noe mat Inc tor
." t 'l%n,i ~ p;t'rS '1iH tnert Were !is-
,t'l.I lt'i ~. - ~" LlNd - lh1 crater
ch"N4h>s who're ne monsters hal crawled
'pI wars t"d Nt2fS'
'o"u'h N'"s iiiiIlCt VS. IirEG-sl lS4ahd q
tfr Sup 4it"tu ABOUT ~ more SptC'-
pn r ' ther , ho h [d , am tnore
npS,iI'h '1.ef~ lh|H ne . irW more sons
VIII ~ ~ '!'e h,.'@ "nt'h can hIrdlN
re i'''"'' "H ~ iT'' OF man; fiarFiS
80 .l' V1trt MiH,iTu ~, H. haa h'l9
= ''',i tli ~, NIt' rs F'u"' nav itht'u'u
Il $nhnr ana HfHd MN up 10 some rar'ie-
~ 9I,"' N'i'H '"''i h"t "therWis' pe
'',.Dl''n, ,u;,- ,,, A..
+, I"I,11. It ,liIiinr HZlI ,., NV or SIX lce5
l .n i'uE ~ uHS"iH'H inokihH pfuttS ana
TI'tA "tEiE'; were l"nnd along me coast
llH,T, ~ IN" inFRgr lsllnHs We're Wtld
rai'le 81 Sh"il SIC ana Il LEV goats
ET 'm'a'n 1n' VIZ VIZ u1Ss her" VIZ
"i re-" tltS. n" insect ne was ehcouh-
ter'u curing the thtlre tflp' not even Il
huSoul"
ne PARTY took over "F" hlfdSklts coy
etIIlE tN'rE kh"Wn ahetles on the stands
an" StNerdi varieties that We're abSolhte-
~ new. rtmarkabie fact was that
lSi1h9S onlE I'VE mics apart mad Their
Own instinct species
;, fNtIlhG ny water was almost as te-
"iouS rs louiIleHS on ldi'o. inr strong
currents swept away from the Shore ana
the WlnuS were very n2ht- me hGat
m""u cru aM!N from me poihl Soughl.
onct' Mhon trying TO make harbor hui
Iio mIIeS distant: Il days was required
~" over ltuo mites WIS covered,
putthS me WiieIe trlp away from inns
country on elsht months me men were on
lamn Worklhs put )" Gays.
ne reason ior the tortolsts pe'n& near
~ extinct Is because VIII 1o&S nave pceh
dt"Pneu ~ me ,SlaldS from tradllis Shlp'
WhIcn nave muit,plled ana eaten the eggs
ana destroyed me Eouhs. NY thefe
gre "iI4 lhfee shaii iof'oISeS among the
thfte score now ~ lfdNe fark. furthef-
more lhe natives nave hunted ana hunt-
"u tn'lh ior ioou ana Tor me OIL prouuct
wien Is alSo uS'd IN coohifS.
san Franclsso was reachei. on return
feo' = lS'e' Mr. Harris had long sur
icic" from my ei!eNi9 ~ d SliSHt dtiick
o. leNer ana IN that city was uhder the
doctor care Tor nearly month Health