The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-10-07

Lloyd Hunt, Wireless Operator,
Tels of Voyage to st.
Thomas Islands.

fBearport, that sailed from Portland
July 5, writes his mother July 21:
Il I'VE are nearing San Pedro, vii
stop there to get cook and messman
The trip from Portland has been fine
except it has been pretty hot. Nos,
OF the time we had to sleep out over
the hatch, where we could get the
kool, fresh, salt air that blows 70 gent
- during the night We saw many
hree turtles and flying fish. They are
IN great numbers. Tha old turtles
Hose their shells over them while
tsleep. float along on the surface and
box as big as . washtub. We will
reach the mouth of the Panama canal
about midnight Of 23rd, anchor until
morning. Not SO certain we viii get
oil for the ship in the canal or pro-
eeed to st. Thomas. We wirelessed
FOR 1000 barrels Of oil, but they may
not get it owing to the scarcity of oil.
St Thomas is not on Jamaica Is
lands, but on the Virgin Islands,
little south of Porto Rica. The at
1cspheric conditions along the coast
we're bad and it was difficult to give
ecation Of our ship to the newspapers
lfter a few days out Stock exchange
4uotes pound sterling worth 1881.
July 29-HAving bad time last few
lays from Panama. Heavy, high
Einds and seas that wash ever the
lecks all the time, but this morning
he sun is shining and the sea is
mooth, and the Indian summer makes
very warm This is my sixth time
through the caribbean Sea and it has
ways been the same. We will ar
i've at St Thomas about 10 o'clock
1mght. anchor in mid-stream, wait
II daylight The islands are certain
: pretty, with all their tropical veg
tation, fruits and birds Reminds !,
e of my trip to Honolulu last year.
e will take 1000 barrels of oil, which :
cans delay Of four hours. Didn't
op in the Panama canal this time,
wing to bubonic plague scare. If :,
e don't take oil there on our return, y
i'll stop at Jacksonville, Fla, and :
-bina Cruz, Mex. 1t will take us Is =
Us to cross the Atlantic from here. .
e will go to Manchester, England, :
tn the cargo of 5000 sacks of =
eat. viii go up the English canal 4
lcn Is es-S- similar to the Panama
lxl.
Tot to Liverpool harbor 18th. waA Ii
till 1880 next morning for the in
ming tide 50 we could proceed up
canal to Manchester. There is
foot tide here, so the river is veryIi
How when low tide. Owing to so
ny bridges We have to go through
,g up the canal, we had to remove
top masts 30 we could pass under
bridges- We tied up Monday ev-
g, 18th, at Eastman, small VII
, just after entering the canal
It five miles above Liverpool
'eeded next morning up the canal
last night tied up the Bearport at
tn locks Of the canal. Arrived At
chester, England. $3.50 this morn.
England is pretty country and
renery AL along the canal is beau
It reainds one Of the Columbia
and scenes along the Alaskan
. 1t has been very cold here and
tell me they haven't had but two
of nice weather for months.
been raining nearly all the time
Nay. Had . week very bad
'eT after leaving ST Thomas.
se of the big, high tide At the
of the Mersie river, the docks
'erpcol are 10 constructed rs to
the same head Of water all the
md the ships can come and 20
at high tide The docks are
= one long wall on the banks of =
1er with gates used as locks at 7
Of each dock The old bridges -
canal are 10 pretty When they
to build the canal, the railroad
MES refused, it Is said, to con-
anything but permanent bride-
It now the ships that are built
ich too high for the bridges,
lecessitates the removal of the G.
SITS Ernest Kaai, the Hawaii
ician who gave me lessons on
\ guitar while was in Homo
year, is here with his troupe. /
i'm would meet him in Eng
1870, little thinking l would
n 50 soon- He has just finish
our around the world.
,stom Officers are very strict -
hey sealed the guns, ammu-
ID tobacco. allowing each man