The Penn's Grove record., 1908-03-27

crews were rationed with dehydrated
or dried vegetables, which were
found to be most satisfactory. At
Callao We took on 238,000 pounds of
potatoes, which lasted until we
reached Magdalena. Here the Buffalo
met us with 200 tons more. This
will last ten days, until the Culgoa
can get here from San Diego, where
she was SEN from Callao with orders
to take on stores and return here.
She will give us enough fresh provis-
ions to last until we arrive at our
final destination at San Francisco.
"The trip has demonstrated that
the Atlantic fleet a go to any part
of the world if coal is provided. The
men and officers of the fleet have not
regarded the present cruise in the
same remarkable sense that the pub
lie has. With them it has merely
been a days work-nothing more.
However, they are all gratified at the
successful conclusion of the cruise to
date. 1t merely confirms u expec-
tations."
Failure to Rescue Jeffs.
Much disappointment is expressed
throughout the fleet over the failure
of the expedition to rescue the Amer
car sailor Jeffs from Indefatigable
Island. The fleet passed within about
forty miles of the island, and the ten
der Yankton was sent in to make the
search. The landing party from the
tender searched all habitable parts of
the island for two days. Remains of
camp fires were found in several
places, but no trace of the sailor was
discovered. In one place a was
found with Jeffs' initials on it. 1t is
the belief of the men on the Yankton
that the marooned sailor has been
picked up by some passing vessel.
Search was made in every possible
place where the a could have con
cealed himself before perishing, but
it was without result.
The Town of Magdalena.
The little town of Magdalena has
not grown to any appreciate extent
because of the fleets visit. 1t is about
the same size that it has been for
years past. 1t consists of a row of
one and two-story w~hitewashed
houses located on the northern shore
of what is known as Man of War
Cove. The houses sit back from the
beach some fifty feet and extend for
perhaps 1000 yards along the shore.
Mr.. Heney, a cousin of Francis ].
Heney, the assistant district attorney
of San Francisco, is the only full
white nan in the place. He has re-
sided here for the last eight years as
local manager of a company control
ling 100000 acres of land which
fronts along the bay. A young wom-
an, a cousin of Mr.. Heney, and her
mother reside with him. The remain
der of the population is entirely Mex
lean. There are normally about lis
people in the place. On the ranch
horses and cattle are reared. The
cattle are killed for local consump-
ton. Water is the great problem.
Ordinarily, it is brought from many
miles inland, and frequently is fur
nished to Mr.. Heney by warships in
the harbor, which have distilling
plants.
The day before the arrival of the
Atlantic fleet the steamship Curacao,
from La Paz, landed thirty-eight Mex
leans at Magdalena, and the question
of food and water for them was a Sc
rious problem. Mr.. Heney solved it
by sharing a supply from the ships.
Governor SangineZ and his official
party are quartered at Mr.. Heney's
residence.
Within the last two days two or
three new buildings of a temporary
nature have sprung up along the
beach and are being used by Mexican
vendors.