The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-11

hodsted fresh canvas which 80 faI
had held. At $3.50 ,. N. I lay down
in my cabin and listened to the
howhng OF the elements. How long
I lay thus. / did not know, when
presently I became Conscious Of
the fact that the boat had lost. as
It seemed to me. all its motion.
There was NO sound Of wind or
lsplashing Of water. and /. began to
think we must be sinking: in fact
rather strongly expected to see the
water rush into my cabin every
moment but the ohug. chus. chug Of
!! the engine continued, sure. distinct
ami regular as caock-work. We were
still ahoat, that much was certain.
AS I lay marvelling At the ab-
sence of the plunging and tossing,
4 faced the wall Of my draped bunk
Slowly turning around. to my great
astonishment and pleasure. ] saw
ray of sunshine coming through my
window. It was morning. Comoie-
telv worn out the pervious might !
had fallen asleep, and slumberei
peacefully, while our noble vessel
+ continued the fight and rode out OF
that awful hurricane. I FASTENED TO
the deck. The morning was beautl'
! full. There was only a gentle swell
on, just enough to give tine 0oa'
peaceful undulating motion Inc
fierce storm was over. Inc upper
deck was crowded with "a mass OF
humanity, dirty and foul; many Oh
the men and women being begrlm-
Cd with the ooze Of the steerase'
and all feeling like souls that nao
heen lost and were now redeemed
rhe sunshine entered our hearts ana
eonps hurst forth. Cheers for the
o.n+ain. purser, crew and COOK 1ol'
lowed and the work Of cleaning up
! hogan Men washed their clo'neS
.na ho1ies, shaved and sang; some
played cards and many who haa NOV
tasted food since the day we s'al.
ed, ,aartook OF nourishment' an'
came 70 meals regularly attefwar !
The captain informed me that We
had left the heart OF the storm oei'
a, 1890 a. M. and the fury OF 1n*
o.,. ,essened after every subsequent
mile was travelled, until mornins
came clear and calm. The sick pas
sengers were brought out OF the1'
no,e. and laid on the deck, many
making quick recoveries under .nf
naw con1itaons. During all this day
and night we steadily made ten te
Twelve knots an hour, sighting dur
ing the hours Of daylight ma',
whales that were playing In taess
waters. spouting columns OF spras
every few, minutes. The foll"w1ns
morning, being rested and refreshed
we were on deck early. At e'sS
Ia m. the captain promised to sho"
MS land in an hour, and at n'ne
o'clock he pointed to where the 'ane
ought TO appear Following his mn
ger / noticed a tiny speck, far ofs
liant on the tlorizonn. The small do'
in the Otherwise uninterrupted one
| expanse soon grew larger ana "ore
! distince;, and others ap2earea' one
Inv one, until. by two ?. NJ, I'M
whole coast had become vanDaea
!,mp line OF snow-covered mounean
ranges Of varying height and shapes
| Al i've O'Clock we we're nearing
shore at the mouth Of Prince WIZ
uam,s Sound. AS we steamed in'c
.he harbor, observed that the srea'
/, tain sides, protruded only ha1 onel'
, nine trees which grew on the noun
lleustn from bed Of snow. was
profoundly impressed with the eorse
ons beauty Of the scene. Hvels
thing IA. Governed With snow tne
dazzling Wilderness relieved only os
|the green Of the tree tops. Whereve.
the eye rested there were h1hs ano
mountains; rough smooth irreeosar
var,egated; some towering Aior'
others hess pretensions, their wnlse
covering stretching from peak %
Ibase. down to the very water me.
We anchored before an euatnenoe q
the haee OF which canning eseao
,;shment, ami n,iscellaneoss sn.an
buildings. indicated human habint'o,
and enterprise.
! Daniel Mulick was elected f1fst
L,eutenant Of Co. D at the spee'al
election at Dollofrs hall TUESDAY