The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-04
AFTER 0uAkO ON
MARCUS ISLAND


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f'Hi'iAHf HiHiNf'N ~ i""'' " VIM
Cus island. Ihr ~ fut nf the vessel
has hnen aWnlfpl t.lti more ihHn usual
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were anxious To- see What Mind oi Net-
sci he would command. The little boa
that he brought down with him In n
credit In every way and was pronounc
ed By all who visited her to be a
staunch fast sailing craft well suited
20 IN. business Ia which she ~ 10
shortly engage
The Whalen sailed from San Fran
cisco June 2i. she encountered strong
westerly winds with heavy seas The
first day she made 22h miles and the
second she covered 235 miles. Captain
RosehIu began - congratulate himself
over the fine runs OF his vessel and ne
figured that she ought to reach here
close on TO record time. He expected
TO do the voyage to Honolulu I'm ten
TO eleven days. but after the second
day ont from San Francisco the YES
sci encountered y calm streak and for
the ensuing week she drifted along at
the rate OF fifty to seventy miles a day.
The last four or 1--WE days preceding his
arrival here the vessel encountered
strong trades and on Monday night
met very dirty weather. The vessel
came down in ballast and with six
months stores for the expedition ~
Marcus Island.
The schooner was built in Essex.
Mass in 1885. She is S2h feet In
length. 23i1 feet In width, and her
dantb ia 10 feet she is sc tons net.
The boat was originally in the fishing
lido along the Now England banks,
hut when the Klondike excitement be-
COW she was sent through the Straits
80 Magellan and nut into commission In
tho Kiondike trade. She made a num-
her Of trims to that country and was
10 tor nut into the South Sea trade. IN
IN acquired by the local company, the
vessel was owned by the Samoa Es-
tate and Navigating Company. She
vas usaa To carry material and sup
rIias 10 tho contractors who were con-
s,,rcting the wharf at Page Page. AZ
I tor hnt
sha vas taken hack to San Francisco
a rr,viny several months ago.
when w G. Peacock. who is the
e,anoi,, hacLer of the Marcus Island
,,ant,re accompanied by Captain Rose
rim raached San Francisco from Ho-
rol,,,u ,hav heard of the arrival of the
whale, and thought she might serve
their nurnose They investigated the
,r.f. ard dec,ded that she was exact
iy uhot was wanted She was pur.
| nbased from, the Samoan company anc
,r,ar ha,ny ref,.ted in various WAYS wa.
~, irto cormission and brought dowr
- unro,,,r Captain Rosehill brought
| o,i,, n uhita mate and three Samoan
saiior. no crew The Samoaps wer,
ahoord nor when she was purchased b,
tha nraaen+ Owners. and CAPTAIN Rose
III, aao,doa to allow them 10 remain.
r,a ,,assa, u,,l, romaip in Honolulu,
oh,,t weeL II is Intended to Sc
eve some additional help before start
,rg for Marcus Island after the initia
,oad ~ guano II has not been de
c,ded 40 We, how MANY men will b,
taLsn along There are accommoda
TONS Tor ton in the focastle and seye,
In the cabin - necessary. so Captai,
posoh,, ,.ys there will ne no difficult,
4, .oLing sua,cient force tn his island
Marcus island Ia located about 400
,oila. to tho uest ~ Honolulu and abou
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