Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-30

VIC dBdiu DedCneu the SCnOOnorS an(
repeated the experiences of the tive
J previous winters.
America Buys Alaska.
l was with the schooners Carolin,
and Ayan during the greater part D
1863, 1864 and 1865. After the thirt
winter at the settlement the Governor
told me that he had received letter.
from the company advising him of the
fact that the American Government
had bought all of the Russian posses
sions in Alaska. He said also that the
company would have to give up its
trade In Siberia. went to Ayan In
the schooner of that name; then, after
getting an order on Hackfeld g. Co
for my pay, took passage in the bark
Manjakoff for Sitka, arriving at that
place on the first of November, 1866.
In 1866 went second officer of the
bark Sea Breeze and took yet another
trip to the Arctic. In 1867 | was frs,
officer In the ship Hal Hawaii, whaling
In the Arctic. In 1868 | was first off
Ger of the ship Champion, also whal
ing in the Arctic and in 1869 I was
first mate aboard the ship George
Rowland. once more chasing whales
IN the Arctic. | was married at Ho.
nolulu in 1868.
Took His Family to Sea.
shipped captain of the bark viii.
liam Roach in 1871 and took my wife
and children with me. We visited
many islands, including the Ladrones.
Guam BONN and Japan, and then
went to the okhotsk Sea.
We secured five hundred barrels of
walrus oil and then got shut up in the
ice with a number of other vessels.
We stayed by the ship until we had to
give up all hope of saving her and
then abandoned her and took the
boats down between the land and the
Ice. At last We found some ships that
were in clear water.
One Of the vessels was the bark
Progress, Captain Dowden. We went
aboard and found Captains TON" and
"Lue" Williams with their wives. Aft
er the crews Of the abandoned vessels
had gone aboard the different ships,
we sailed for Honolulu, arriving safely
after a good passage.
Spent His Birthday Ashore.
| remained in Honolulu during that
winter.
About the 18th of June, 1872, I left
Honolulu as captain of J. ]. Dowsett's
bark. r. w. Wood. had spent my
birthday ashore just before the voy.
age, the first birthday ashore in TWEEN
ty-two years.
We went direct to the Arctic and
made a fair seasons catch, returning
to Honolulu. Nh. Dowsett requested
me TO make another voyage in the
bark and consented. The Wood then
sailed to Guam and Japan. We lost
our second mate during the voyage.
The staging broke while we were cut.
ting up whale and both the second
mate and myself fell into the water.
The second mate was evidently injur.
ed before nc touched the water. for he
did not come to the surface, and we
never saw him again.
When we returned to Honolulu Mr..
Dowsett informed me that he was go.
Ing to send the bark to New Bedford
with the oil. He said furthermore
that he had written an agent In Boston
to sell her on her arrival there. He
asked me to take the bark home and |
said he would pay my return passage
overland and might take my family |
with me. agreed to take the Wood |
to Boston and We made her ready for
the trip.
Nh. p. c. Jones then asked me to |
take the bark Arctic for a whaling |
trip. | said that | was willing provid |
ing Mr.. Dowsett would free me from
my agreement with him. Mr.. Dowsett
was willing to cancel the agreement
should provide a good man to take
the Wood home. | found Captain
Reynolds was willing to take the
Wood and as he was suitable to Mr..
Dowsett, was free to go in the Arctic.
Skipper of the Arctic.
1t was in 1874 thai took command
of The Arctic and, accompanied by my
family, set sail for Guam and the ORR
ent, thence to the Arctic, where we
made a good catch, returning to Ho
nolulu without mishap.
The following year | made another
trip in the bark Arctic and in 1876
took her out for the third time.
We went to the Kamtschaka Sea and
secured 600 barrels of walrus OIL In
June we sailed for the Arctic, beating
up the cast shore in company with the
bark Onward. The ice at the time
was a long way off,shore.
Suddenly the wind left us and the