The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-04
DAYS OF HORROR NAKED
 VOYAGE OF SILVER WAVE

1 lCOnti inued from page one) times we stood absolutely still. The seas were fairly boiling around us but We continued to make headway slowly land finally got through although our sails were pretty well used up. Having passed safely through, We finally made shelter in Broad Cove on the south side |of Allutan and the beautiful bay was like a paradise after what We had passed through. The shores were beautiful and green and the grass on deep and there was a river flowing into the cove that was full of fine fish. We anchored there for twenty four hours and greatly enjoyed the rest
 After filling our water tanks and get ! ting out a further supply of oil we started on. The same storm was still Iially across the entrance of Unimak Pass where it was very bad weather ! We got along fairly well. however, al though the storm continued, until finally the propellor broke. This was a hard blow. but as We were a hopeful lot we made the best of it and set what sails we had left and continued on. The break in the propelor was probably caused by the ice, at least we laid it onto that as We had noticed a drop of about three knots per hour in our speed after getting out of the ice near Nunivak Island. The wind con Itinued to blow but at last we reached Sand Point on November 22, twelve days out from Nome and with n strong Northwest wind blowing
 The passengers went ashore and the next day we hauled the boat up on the mud flats at high tide and found that the whole propeller was gone-broNen off clean at the stern bearing. We also made u second discovery of far more vital importance and one that might have resulted in a very different end- ling to the voyage if We had been forced to keep to sea for short time longer , It was nothing less than that an eN- 'amination showed that the rudder itself was hanging by single bolt and with trihe more strain would have been torn away altogether. The vessel was also badly marked by con- tact with the ice in Behring sea and in places the oakum was completely torn lout. But anyway we were safe at least, and every thing was all right
 When the steamer Dora came along the passengers went on to Seward.
 A port of the crew and myself also took passage for Seattle to get a new shaft and propellor and an outfit to make repairs to the Silver Wave. Af- ter we returned, we put the boat in fine shape. installed the new propellor and also made the driving power stronger by substituting three and one fourth inch shaft for the two and a half inch shaft previously used.
 After placing the vessel in good shape We spent the balance of the win ter fishing out of sand Point, but left lin early spring arriving in Seattle early in May. There We placed the boat in dry dock and had her thoroughly oyer hauled and three water tight compart- ments added in conformity with the inspection rules of the government so the vessel now fills all the require
 ments for passenger service in both the coasts and deep sea traffic While fishing at Sand Point we had another trough experience in a fierce storm in early April At the time there were three vessels engaged in fishing. the Highland Queen. belonging to the Alaska Goldfish Company, the Nonpar- lel and ourselves. Of the three the Silver Wave alone is on top of the water The Highland Queen was lost in the big storm mentioned and the second was wrecked within week of the time the Silver Wave left for Seat tie We had hard time of it ourselves lost both anchors and had to put to sea To save ourselves. Luckily the crews of both vessels escaped in safety and the Captain of the Queen went with us to Seattle to report the wreck of his ship After placing the Silver Wave In the best possible shape to fill all