The daily progressive-miner., 1916-12-19
WHAT A FINE TRIP
 OUR FOLKS HAD.
When they Come Back They Will Likely Say They Enjoyed
 It Immensely?
LOG OF THE ESTHER II. From Ketchikan, Alaska to Seattle.

From Ketchikan, Alaska to Seattle.
 The good ship, Esther H., with crew consisting of J. c. Fooro as Captain and Engineer, A. Miller as Pilot and First Mate, Mrs J. c. Foord as Cook, and the little Foord as Deckhand and Flunky, cleared Ketchikan 12l2T16- 1O: 30 AM.
 The first shot out of the box we struck a snowstorm off Spare island, and the Cook got sick as there was good Southeaster blowing.
 The first anchor was between Dog, Cat, Pup and Duke Island at 2:S5 P. NJ. A gale was blowing from the East with snow and rain, and the glass down to 2S-S0 We were anchored for night
 December 3rd, it blew, showed and rain from all points of the compass. We decided to lay between Dog, Cat Duke and Dukes Pup. The bottom went out of glass 2S-20. All hands down in the mouth on account of bad weather, before getting out of sight of Ketchikan.
 Change of weather at noon for worse Cook got a big dinner consisting of turkey, vegetables, mince pie, fruit candy, cigars and wine. A good poker game was played after dishes were washed The little Foord was the winner of poker game, with the large capital of fifteen cents.
 Glass at night looked better 2S-S0. At 10;3O P. M. part Of crew turned in, with three anchors out and the Captain on watch.
 Next morning, Dec. 4th.. all hands piled out at 500 a. m. At 800 A. NJ. we weighed anchor and tried to cross Dixon Entrance, but on account of heavy Southwest squalls had to an- chor in Moose Cove.
 At $500 A. M. Dec. 5th., all hands piled out and got ready to cross Dixon Entrance. We left Moose Cove at 6: % A. M, with heavy Southwest squalls blowing all the way across the Ent- rance. We passed Cape Fox at 500 A. M. While going down Chatham Sound for Greenval Channel the Esth- CT II shipped seas from all sides. The Cook and the Deckhand were compel led to lay down to save themselves from being knocked down. It seemed impossible for the Cook to stay in her bunk, and in the meantime the Deck hand smashed the table when a large wave hit the Esther II square on the side and knocked the deckhand clean out of her bunk onto the table.
 We made Good Lawyer Island at 400 P. M. entered Greenval Chan nel at 5:45 P. NJ. Passed Inlet light at 800 P. M. Weather cold, clear and calm.
 We crossed Wright Sound between 100 and 200 A. M. Dec 9th. At 800 A M. the Captain ran a silver in his right hand from dynamo pulley We passed Swanson Bay at 200 A. NJ. We entered Finlayden Channel at 11:00 A. M. Crossed Milbank Sound between 12:00 Noon and 200 P. NJ. Arrived at Bella Bella at 4:30 P. M The Cap tain went ashore at once and had the doctor examine his hand. After the Doctor had put a poultice on the hand and bandaged it up, we got some wat CT and coal and left Bella Bella at 9:30 P. M. Entered Fitzhugh Sound at 11:O0 P. M. Going down Fitzhugh Sound a heavy Southeast gale was blowing. Had to call at 1:30 A. M, Dec. 7th into Namu Harbor-called Whirlwind Bay by the Natives, which is putting it mildly, as the boat drag ged three anchors twice, and when we tried to get to the dock we lost a suit case out of the cockpit-the wind pit | ched it clean out, and ripped the cur tains and smashed the canopy top. Finally we were safely anchored. The wind blows so badly there that they