The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-26
EXCITING VOYAGE
OF GOLD HUNTERS
Mr.. J. H, Mayer, of This City, Tells
Interestingly Of a Trip to Seattle.
STARS AND STRIPES LOWERED.
Because CAPTAIN of a Whaier Did Not
Wish TO FIaunt Our Flag In race
of Natives who Did Not Love
Us-Lcoking for Spaniards'

Mr.. T. II. Mayer a son Of Captain ]. f.
MAYER. Of this city. has written the foi-
lowing interesting story Of a trip 10 scat
tie with some gold-hunters.
The steamship city Of Columbia sailed
from New York December 18th bound for
Seattle and Alaska, with thirty-four pas
eeneorg. After much bad weather we ar
rived al 81. Thomas. j. W. J.. December
g9d and sailed December q, 1884,
This is a beautiful little town, and con-
talns the famous Bluebeard and Black
heard Castles. We were shown the room
i'm which BuebeaId severed the heads oil
his wives. The city was very lively with
The christmas shoppers. and all seemed
to be happy with their little island III inc
sea.
The natives are expert swimmers ana
will dive for money thrown overheard.
! They never fail to- get it'long before DC
reaches the bottom. They do not seem
at all AFRAID OF sharks.
A ROUGH LOT.
The passengers and crew. with few
! exceptions were a very rough lot. Cen
/ cral disorder ruled the ship. There was
]
! any. ono of the ladies appealed TO me
! captaiu. she having been insultcd by some
! of the crew at different times The officer
! told her DE could do nothing. The stew
! ard on several occasions, in drunken
| ut. cursed and swOre az the passengers I'D
| The dinlng-room al meal times ana
| threatened ro feed them on bareback and
| canned beor The bread was not M 10
eat at any time on the trip The company
tfsI
| through the neglect OF the drunken crew
they were allowed 10 spoil get wet and
! De stolen.
We arrived ar Barbados December 26th
/ and sailed December L1th. after the usual
DRINKS and disorder
All O'Clock miinighO December 3ist
we am gathered on deck with our rifles
| and pistols and with the ships whistle
| made things lively for The New Year.
We passed in sight of Pernamouco.
January g. 1895 and arrived az RIO dc
| Janeiro January 18th just al sunrise
| Ou both sides ~ the entrance 90 the mar
| hor are tail mountains in the shape of
| sugar l0aves. one being called the Sugar
/ Loaf. and 30 is so very steep Chat DO is
! said sailor climbed 30 and then was
| afraid 90 come down. Another story has
! DO that am American woman climbed it
| and placed the Stars and Stripes ON top
of IT, but we could see no signs of it
7-t. ,.o,.,,istion az pfo ie c-n0oo-a very
ii,,o tov.r and very beautiful Tho shop
! ping district SIS ON a street called the
/ uYe do overdou. u was always crowded
,.itb ladies .hooring. Behind the city and
d, fov miles of is Corcavado Mountain,
. --9 roaf tau
..-, .,,r..-,r
AT IlNIA9 Ni''+''-''
p,rt,s Arenas is small English set-
/ O.r,pt THE inhabitants are engaged in
/ r,rr,ino stock and cattle raising and
! mine Gold fo some extent across ,he
/ CITRATE b, Terra del Tuoea
I we were offered beef and mutton at
1 ,-,, osrte o. Mound The captain would
! rot r-v any or allow The passengers 60
! bu, any much to eycrybody's disgust
as ,,4.e was no reason for g.
! 1-.,rrar, fh "A. NJ. WEE arc off again.
,oss,ro fbr,r.h the beautiful straits
o.. &C.. miles wide mountains
..o." , gi1. fro,, one to six thou
| 49,. ,l,. and tban water
-'n' ''' "h
l'lA 'N'h -''' ......,.. Of cleaners
we passed r'''.u .',i.. 60, f,.s ,r
when h'd -9.' ~" ,' 80 .l,. st.,ite
! on DNfp'Nf. W. l"'