Douglas Island news., 1920-06-11

We learned moro about Che joys .lf msboaunr last Sunday night n. m au night session In am open hoai m tho waters of Gasuuoau Channel
 han we ever expected Co know We
 armed about compression. caour-
 .or batteries. explosions n Che base. etc.. and we also learned the. loys of Che use of the single paddle. We added our feeble prayers Co Che moro virorous ones Of a friend iu cu- treating refractory cng.no Go. picasc kick few kicks We claim that we are now one Of thc elect one of Che chosen ones and entitled io entrance into Che inucrmoat cir- elcs Of gasboaidom
 The start was most suspicious lt is true it was uot hot day. but neither was It cold Tho rum was mado to Che bar and thc uudbau there taken on high. with Che usual number ol stops for high p.aeea Aux Bay was reached and so was Auk Lakc. Some fisherman had told us chat there wcrc dsh In Auk Lake. Hc said ho caught some They were not at homo when we called. al. though we rowcd a skin chat was bult ou batucship unca an over Che iake for two hours without getting a bite except from mosquitoes To
 those thinking of going to Auk Lake for fish we would advise thcm to' stay at homo saw some wood and drop limo iu rain barrel They win get Che same sensation and Che
 amo results.
 Auk bay Is a gloomy place There are two canner.os there but they are not working and Che entire locality has Che appearance ot beue fauui- ed. The start for homo was made about 9 o'clock at night
 Right from Che beginning things did not 80 right The owner ot tho boat said chat there was something Che matter with am oil cup and tbc G-h. b.. two-cyclo engine would miss a pun every now and again
 Tide books are uars too. as we'll as rasboatmcn and fishermen. When we eot about haif O milo from Fish creek Che ude should have been com- nr In. but Instead of that a hig
 audbar ioomed up n front Of ua The engine was slowed down rather suddenly and made a noise Iikc a uro blowing out on am automobile That w8s Che last of her. although every starting tactic known. except tbc usc of upcntnc. was tried For two hours Che engine owner worked He vould turn thc 0y wheel and thcn swear awhile Neither did any good
 The boat wos rather hclty hut thcro was one oar ln It 0nd we had drIucd a mile away from Fish creek towards spuhn aiud Gondoiors ou Che canals Of Ven.co had nothing ou us for Che next hour aa we pad- . died that boat Browns cabin at Fish creek was reached some time
 things werc uue hazy by chen.
 Brown was at home and we slept a couple of hours and in tho morning Mr. Brown. who also has gas cn- zine. diagnosed our troubles and suggested chat small piece Of card- board used for packug would dN us mp. It did. and Douglas was reached at o'clock Monday morning 10 Is cold theso nights In an open boat padding s hard work and Che eats on Che trip were few. SO we retcrate our claim chat we now be- long and that we are real gas boat fan and Q member Of Che "Or- der of Che Stubborn Fly Wheel" A Cold Bath
 Not satisfied with Che many baths that he has already taken ths year at Che bath house n his homo town of renakcc. Capt Alex Hart who Is installing machinery ua a boat at Che city loat sampled Che waters or Che Channel last Tuesday, He has a small tender chat would make a iair-s.led watch charm which he uses for running around In. Ho is am old pilodr.vcr man aud