The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-09

bound train the following evening after
we met, we had just time enough to
make this boat at Victoria on the island
OF Vancouver by crossing on little
boat from Seattle.
The effect of another blockade we
had better not describe, but will con-
tent myself to say, after purchasing our
tickets, with all respect to the mex
perienced baggagemen called into SER
vice under emergency, they had mis-
directed our baggage sending it-no
one knew where. We were compelled
to redeem our tickets.
What next? What hath the morrow in
store? A message came in that the
Oceanic S. S. Co. had made special ar
engagements with the Vancouver line to
take on the Oceanic passengers at
Honolulu and the small steamer, the
Alemeda was to be dispatched from
Frisco to make the connection. She
was advertised to leave Sunday at 3
pm.
In the meantime the stray trunk had
returned and we had arranged with an
expressmaa to get it, and along with
our other baggage, deliver to the docks
OF the Oceanic s. S. Co. This was Fri
day. Turning the check over to him,
and giving him our address, we dis
missed the matter. The next day, our
baggageman called for the "other lug
gage" saying that he waited until the
morning to call at the railway station
and the trunk could not beJfound. We
shot for the station. A few search
ing and vigorous questions revealed
that the baggageman, while ordi-
narily would leave baggage until it
was properly checked out, had re-
membered us andi.not knowing that
we had redeemed our tickets had
adopted the "supposition and &C
comodating policy plan in our case.
They supposed we had gone on to
Seattle the evening before, and when
the trunk was returned they immed-
lately sent it north on the next train
hoping it might catch us. Thus it was
travelling more than fifteen hundred
miles north. Compelled to leave it
behind we made, as we thought every
arrangement to insure it following on
| tho k,,cfpo1ior -,
terviewing most of the "gang" from the
General Baggage Agent down. l shall
go ahead Of this time of our journey to
say that after reaching New Zealand
and making constant inquiries for five
months we found that the trunk had
returned to Frisco, was shipped out on
the Oceanic line, had passed by Auck-
land New Zealand and had been put
of at Sydney Australia. After sending
two cable messages and paying freight
from Australia to New Zealand we re.
moved past friendships with we'll.
nigh dilapidated trunk.
By Sunday p. m. we were steaming
over the bar into the open sea. This
was my second experience going out as
sailor on the Pacific. Two years be-
fore after glimpse Of the blue deep, l
rode gallAntly out from the peaceful
bay only to be soon accompanied by a
philanthropic feeling toward the unseen
fish. gave unto them to the very ex-
tent of my ability. l we'll rememb er
the three attempts to breakfastN the
following morning. The sensation at
first seems happy one. 1t reminded
me of the days of the teter bore. UP
and down! Away we went. The bow
Of the ship seemed to rise sheer out OF
the water and half mile into the all
as we looked out to the horizon. Down
she would sweep again as though she
would never stop! The plunging and
the rolling. The very thought makes
one nausea. On our former trip 1 was
seasick twenty-three days out of the
eighty spent on the water which mean,
a better fare this trip rs result of be
ing accustomed. Mr.. Cannon has hac
an opportunity to study this phase O
sea life. The journey much Of the way
to Honolulu, distance of two-thous
and one-hundred miles is very pleas
ant one. The cold breeze of the frs
day gradually mellows down to tn,
, warm, yet fresh trade winds of the tiftl
j, day as we approached the Oahu har
, Dor. Few signs Of life in the dee
| can thus far be seen. Schools of nyin,
fish are numerous however, the fourt
, and fifth day as rule. The surface Q
) the water during both trips, after tn
, first two days, was SO smooth that
J had the appearance of looking glass
| 1t might be described as mill POND
) If only could say as much for the or
: tire journey.
: CTo be continued.)