The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
......<. for me Sunday Post fistei.Igen
esr BIZ John r. Mienaelss-
-ex,fgbufien IL mlne." saith .hs Lord
& ~ zsrnge.

,x.ss the advent OF cheap iubrieattEg oils
..~sassns inGustss began 20 decline. and
- 81 the oil b.ubDer- hunters which
.-~srsv sailed from Nantucket. New
s. 1Srd and other New England whaling
- we're sold By their cwnerz.
80 were subsequently employed In
...~5ax trade. while Others were sent
.,e~.a the Horn and disposed OF in
s.e~rsns porsx Of Chile and Peru. 10 be
.raln employed in whaling In the Pacific.
*. sf.cmpania C7aiIenode RallHeros, or
yslnrsiso. bought quite number OF the
"a halkx. others found purchasers at
rssc.h,sfo, and fe@ az lumber. the
..e,shsyanasf port OF Peru. a few hours
~ from the Gulf of GuayaGuii. Ecua-
81, Turtex II a very ancient town, dat
- taek 10 Plzarro's time for here IL was
~ IL great Spanish conGueror found the
- ses;ys os adobe. which greatly inn
srexzed hn. az history tells us. The town
ia soc distance up rsser. the mouth
:, vAlch u obs;ructsd by sandbar and
n ~ pa!my DAYS of yore American wilas-
srs frsauentiy dropped anchor OF the bar
~ ~ purpose % taking III a supply Of
xxlsr from the river. procuring sweet po-
.ss>os. rams. fruit. etc, from the natives
Ia xaysux liberty 10 the crews. after
wrgauxed cruise. the men pulling up the
e 10 the town in the whaleboats.
Ii he hitter part Of June. $50. | left
xGeen whaier az little port called
nsns, In the Gulf OF Panama. whence /
ksak pAssnge for the city OF Panama In a
-Aeaxf' Ia large canoe, decked over, that
sss loaded With poultry. fruit and vese-
sb,se for market in the city. My iSten-
hsu was 10 proceed by steamer 10 Caiiao
ia Valparaiso, but on arriving al Pan
"a an event occurred which changed my
adnal plans entirely. While awaiting
u arrival Of the packet. I met. by chance.
ns Day during a stroll through the town.
Is eh shspmate with whom had sailed
oose.e Of years before IN whaier.
Nntf al Valparaiso. OF which he was
rase He was now IN command OF the
rStng brig Golconda. owned ~ Tumbez.
VA Portagese named Antonio Ferreira,
s6 kept a general store and trading post
4 thar sowr. and also Owned plantation
sh& sivcT The brig was employed, TO
u whsiemans phrase, In 'humpback-
Ex~ meaning the capture OF the hump
s<ssd whale. cruising around the Pearl
xants In the Gulf OF Panama and along
he coast % Ecuador during the months
June. July and August. at which time
Be eow-yhaies assemble close to the shore
be TIE purpose OF delivering their calves.
as vessel also went sperm whaling for a
lew months after the humpback season
asea
Al the time OF which I speak June.
Hsl she brig was anchored off the isle OF
shoga. and my OLD shipf.ate. Cant John
gait, hsd come up 10 tha city with his
Nh bast's crew for the purpose OF ship
Fng some uson The second mate. togeth-
Win hts boats crew bad deserted fror,
~ brig, taking with them the eatire
eta q the wi7aietoat a which they left
Be vsseti. mast salts oars bomb gun.
srpoocs i8Hcss, css beside a large guam
r. asptnvis.ons secretly secured at night
ns Th.s was n heavy loss 20 the vessel
Ea5s greatly inteTferins with the sue
rs II ;he cruise. for tho brig. though
D. had spare boats only carried men
kaags 10 lower shrsa boats in all, IN
stRg The captains
ast knew thar the dsserters burst not
Pcs On az Panama. bat would, in all
fsAshIlisy, sell the hoet and whaling gear
seHle ehScurs place In the euif and
esT n hiding iii ths affair had blown
~. Ne had net come ap TO Panama in
pe 81 getting a elue 70 theis where
sass. hlf, a. stated fnr the purpose OF
staag other men In shrir places n pos
Sailors Mere scarce and 81 Was hard
"a u 'sdure auy of them 10 go whal-
e ~ the captain soon discovered He
stsd. ard finally persuaded me. By
0fsEr good ''lae." ~ shin with him
eaststesref for the remainder OF the
ssi~. The next thing was 20 get four
= 70 man boat AMI An officer 10 take
Arsf as II. After sarae delay a couple
West india aarkie~ ard two Portuguese
ass some experience IN Whaling
ses 'sahE while Young Chilean. who
y eesa third mate IN 2 Talcahuaro
arr ard who had LEFT his vessel IN
Afsraa ~ account ~ se:fse trouble be-
- Hm ara the cau'aio agreed - ship
~sass Hssse On IRE Gnlconas can't.
an 'hsssted or n,v taking rbavge ~ his
s's tTesvrt acststeere~ a porsu-
se. % ssesv the c'hliaar gu fu,nre
ae eap'alr. wAo spoks Sraassh '',aon,lv
- aessanafssslei hs his wife = sasnure
sonn eAiieaa wansaa ~ ss'y,erh figure
se hss married sesne wears before
eesFHiso WHIT - was sailing as
ier nas noFs Thav haa no ~hgI-
Nst eSYire - l=sse sis wife 81
s's NIX eii-'aN hss absence. he had
II q 80 Misa hinl frcfn Tsh0sa
!. 80 -9s>sgi' sf g heel DURING Ms
II Fassra The la6y vs. a'fristaH
EzF~ea t}sst q vouv@ eaurtrN-
sess was sotae - fuln the ve~xel
j - sasie. heesuse 3, enabled her "a
.~t VIZ san3s 7"e else IN
bessss N@r husband. tht
Aes!rshan ustt being en
II Tho Spanish lAnsus.ve.
k..s.en eaaf crew WAS qusrteve6 -
~ fs'sise i3e test vas In care -
4st-., ies isnSin< stairs uw6 every
Wig satisfs.softte arranged yva
Tssasa s'$ ana PFscefzii''s
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