The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-13

count of a handful of spruce gum. 1t
was the only unusual thing that ever hap
pened to the Ada Herbert this getting
piled up on the rocks of the Prospect
shore for the sake of chew OF gum She
was conceived in stupidity, sailed in or
binary hard luck, and was as homely
as any other coaster. Now she's done for
and the way it came about makes some of
the Bucksporters grin although to Capt.
Hi Fogg it is no joke at all. The Ada
Herbert was good enough TO make a
living in and earned as much money
as though she's had a lean run, sharp
bows. and a coat Of peagreen paint. with
red stripe at the waist
Last Friday-unlucky day, according to
Capt. Tom Nicholson's Bank fishermen
the Ada Herbert got under way. light.
from Bucksport, bound down the Pros
pect shore to load kiln wood for Rock
land. The wind was ahead. so that she
had to beat out through Bucksport Mar
rows and at the start Capt. Fogg made
long hitch that brought him away over
under the steep bank just below Fort
Knox. Here the Penobscot is deep enough
TO float battleship and plenty to spare.
and the bank is almost as perpendicu-
lar precipice. the rock covered with Just
enough soil to afford Judgement for thick
growth of young birches. N among the
birches grew some ancient spruces, stunt
ed and gnarled. and altogether unlike
their kindred of the big woods. save that
they yield good crops of gum.
Capt. Hi Fogg let the Ada Herbert
h.. 10
hitch-that. with the current swirling
around the footwalls Of Fort Knox 10
help. she went right up to the bank and
poked her jib-boom into the crotch OF
spruce tree.
Here you" shouted Ctpt. Hi 70 his
crew, which was Ansel Guptil, a lank.
goOd-natured giant, always hungry. and
aged eighteen. Here. you. Ansel cit
out thar an shove her off-she's afoul
O one O. them trees"
With mighty and reluctant effort An
sci arose from where he had been roost-
ing doubled up like an enormous tack
knife, on the suny side Of the house. and
numbered forward and out on the jib-
boom. when he had stood there i've min
utes. holding onto the forestry with one
hand and working among the branches
OF the tree, Capt Hi. xho was at the
wheel. yelled:
Hey thar. Anse. What We dom
why'n blazes done ye cast her on"
oh. hol' on a minute" came the an
swer
Capt HI held on minute and seeral
more minutes. and still Anse stayed IN
the toy OF the trees A lot more yelling
from the skipper. conveying the inforrna-
ton that this was 10 logging tip. etc.
brought from snse Fl the tree tbs i'm
patient response.
'sOh. what's yer rush-let her stan ss
she IS a while Thars more - cents
with OF good gum up here Give yer
some when I come aft-''
And there Anse STAYED. digging gun
out Of the crotch % the old spruce with
his tackknffe. while Capt III funes and
fretted At the wheel Presently came the
disaster that might have been expected
sudden rush q the sob tide With
a puG OF wind from over the fort. the
Ada Herbert swung arourA ard brought
W with bang OF THE rocks. ErouudlnE
hard ard fast. fore and aft
See what we've done q1e1ed Capt
III a. AIS came az "aNNit 80 A'@-s -
gun and his Jaws working Ike ;ieks;
chcuper.
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