The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29

four months when We had 4j0 barrels of
speIm OIL
The Cherokee was the next vessel in
which Whitney sailed In August, 1852,
he arrived a Hilo in the Cherokee and
stayed there for a short time and then
went to the Arctic, made a fair seasons
catch and came back to Lahaina, after
which he shipped in the Cambria for the
Arctic again.
After a good seasons catch the Cam
bria put in at Honolulu TO send oil home
In 1853 on the Parachute, bound to the
Ckhotsk Sea, Whitney visited Hongkong.
the Ladrone Islands and the BONN ISL
ards. After a season in the Sea Of Ok
hctsk he was once again back in Homo
lulu. He then shipped in the SyFen Queen
and went over the same route that had
been taken by the Parachute. During the
season of 1>i6, while second mate of the
bark Venice of New London, Whitney
made thorough study of navigation.
! When he was on the Merrimac in tne
Okhotsk Sea fifty-tWo whales we're
caught in the one season. John Rice.
form er captain of the tug Eleu. was first
mate Of the Merrimac at that time. Com
ling back TO Honolulu, Whitney shipped
as first mate of the AIonteZuma and went
again to the Sea of Okhotsk returning
with a fair catch. This was in 1859.
J. I. Dowsett's bark Harmony was
V Litney's next vessel on which to sign
articles He signed as first mate in 1St0
land went 10 the northwest coast OF
America. whaling. Back TO Honolulu
loncc more. Dowsctt wanted Whitney 10
lgo as master of the bark Cynthia. SO
whitney took the Cynthia to California.
thence back 70 the Hawaiian Islands.
thence to the Sea of Okhotsk. The Cy1-
lthia leaked very badly coming hack from
1.-THE Okhotsk and on her arrival in Homo
Hula she was condemned and broken UP.
/ Then Whitney stayed in Icr9lulu for
a few months. In 1862 he was first officer
latcard the German brig Comet and wen
[ the Okhotsk in her. The season wsI.s
finished and the Comet went to Aiane. a
port in the Okhotsk. Whitney took a
Journey from Aiane 10 Udskoi with dog
teams and natives. He stayed the WIZ
tier out at J-dskoi with a priest and his
family. In the spring he returned to the
icCest. There was much sickness among
the sailors On account of lack of vege-
tables. During TIE summer they were
V baling.
| During 1865, 1864. 1866. as captain of the
Caroline and Ian, Whitney whaled in the
tCkhotsk. He arrived back in HonolulJ
Ia January. 1866. and stayed here until
April of the same year, when he sailed
aESin for the Okhotsk as mate of the Sea
Breeze After that he was on the Hal
Hawaii. Champion, George Rowland.
William Rotch, r. W. Wood. Arctic, Geo.
vene Apeani and c. NJ Ward. whaling
i'm the Arctic
Caught IN the ice Tor months at q TIME
frostbitten. sometimes hungry in opef'
beats, endangered in the exciting chase
after whales in the oceans of the world.
undergoing all kinds of fardships and
lperils and adventures for many, many
years-such has been the life of Captain
Whitney lie was agent for the Board
of Immigration of Hawaii for a while and
secured laborers for these Islands from
tn. Islands of the South Seas.
A man Of honesty, industry and relia-
hllity Captain Whitney always made
friends wherever he went and was, and
is now, respected and well liked by all
who know him