The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-01-19


81 remember" said I: "and thtt the
seamen OF Columbus thought y
were sent by heaven to stay their
course"
'You arc rleht." replied tho mate.
with an approving smile 1T is pleas
ant to meet one like you, Rodney. who
has read that which Ia worth reading,
and remembers H."
"Tho Gulf Stream" said Weston.
Joining In the conversation, "is great
current about sixty miles broad.
caused by the trade winds. which all
ways blow from east to west. II is-
sues from the Gulf between Cape Flor
ida and Cuba. and runs at the rate OF
three knots an hour along the shores
OF South and North America, TIL the
Newfoundland bank turns It to the
southeast; 70 everywhere It's track IA
known by that gulf-wecd which you
now see floating past"
II Is by this mysterious current
this mighty river that traverses tho
ocoan-that the timber logs OF tho ST.
Lawrence, the wrecks OF the old plato
argosles, and the carved idols Of older
Mexico and tho Caribbean Isles, all
covered with the weeds ana barnaoles
OF long Immerulon, have been cast
upon tho western shores Of Scotland
and the Hebrides.
Every morning the weather became
warmer-thc sea and sky moro clear
the atmosphere more rarenod. The
wind was 80 steady that scarcely
sheet or tack was altered Thus for
several days we bore on with both
sheets aft, ~ the phrase Is, when run
ming right before the wind.
shoals OF porpolscs plunged across
the bows OF the brig In the sapphire
colored sea, and when II was smooth
whole fleet OF the little nautill
passed Ms with purple sails up; nor
were the dark aud gliding sharks aud
the silycry nylng-nsh wanting at times
10 keep my attention excited: and the
tiny petrola. ma they came tripping
along, half In the water and half In
tho air, kept pace with the Eugonle.
as she cracked on under press OF
sail. dashing the waves around her,
ploughlng 10 freely and 30 foarler-'-
the deep waters that hide inny ~
and wash the dark and unknown o.
munts OF the earth.
one glorious morning. when We were
within few days sail OF Hlapanlola.
there occurred circumstance which
was afterward source OF the deepest
regret to us all; how and why. will be
shown during the progress Of my story.
The day was lne even for that re-
gion OF fine days. Tho Eugenio was
running smoothly before the wind. and
iiialop. with considerable animation.
was detailing TO the captain aud me
the appearance OF that rare phonome-
non, lunar rainbow. which, by sin
gular good fortune, he had once seen
In these ATTITUDES. and which Aristotle
declares Is never seen but At the time
OF the full moon-a declaration which
, our learned Scotch mate treated with
contempt: for he was strange fel.
a.. las .i.l- 49, ....s.. ss,,,
e equal facility dilato on tho Apology o
4 Plato and the method OF clnb-haullnI
!, n square-rlgged vessel. or aheerlng he
. to her anchor IN n yale OF wind; OF
/ the Promothous Of Eschylus, or TN
J proper mode OF lying too In hurrl
cane. with everything struck aioft, aut
topsail yards on the cap; and now. OF
tho subject OF the lunar rainbow, hs
was proceeding TO quote from the
Portuguese Pilot OF Ramusio. when
Weston interrupted him by halllna
aloft;
''Fore-top-thorelr
aye. aye. SIR" was the usual re-
sponso from Ned Carlton. a seaman
who was porched In the top.
ITO be eontinuedJ