The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-20
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 JUNEAU TOWN C|
 LONG LOST DIANA|
Marooned Near Lemeseur Island for v Days
 With Broken Shaft. DAUNTLESS TO RESCUE Capt. Barclay Finds Boat After Dozen Searches
 Barren of Result.

Marooned for seventeen days in a boat with a broken tail shaft and damned rudder off the Northeast shore of Lemeseur Island in Icy Straits, while a dozen boats secured he sea for the missing craft, was the experience of Capt Ed Jones and John Olson of the gas boat Diana, which made port here at 8:30 last night, in tow of the gas boat Daunt less.
 The Dauntless, Capt. Robert Bar clay, sighted the disabled craft at } o'clock Friday afternoon, finding her anchored a quarter of mile off ihore in shoal water midway between Willoughby Cove and the lighthouse on Lemeseur Island. The Dauntless lad left Juneau Wednesday afternoon tnd reached Hoonah Friday. There | rumor was heard of gas boat in listress at Lemeseur Island about hirty-five miles away and they left tt noon Friday for the reported ,lace, finding the Diana as stated.
 HC ulodOlCu DOdl Wdo dt OlIC aken in tow and assisted to Ex. 'ursion Inlet where she tied up while he Dauntless went to Hoonah to re- ,ort the Diana's safety. The Daunt ess then returned to Excursion Inlet, picked up her tow and continued ,n to Juneau. Besides Capt Barclay ,n the Dauntless were Fred Oliver, 'ormer master of the Diana, and John Vim
 ..- ...- Jones, Story Capt. Jones narrating his exper ence said:
 we left Juneau about midnight ,n November 30 with cargo of sup plies for the t-Chichagoff Min ng Company, on Chichagof Island. When approximately twelve hours put of port or about 12:30 p. m.. the next day. the tail shaft of the boat broke as we were passing Lemesear Island in Icy Straits. John Olson was at the wheel and was holding he boat we'll off shore and favoring Lemeseur Island, so we were closer 0 that place than any other land.
 When the tail shaft broke" he continued, the propeller jammed against the rudder and the boat was perfectly helpless as far as steering was concerned We took the little power boat we had on board and lowed the diana within a quarter of a mile of shore where there was ,hoal water for anchoring but very little protection from the wind. Hoisting a white sheet into the ris- ging and carrying lights there at night we remained seventeen days.
 Seas Heavy
 "The weather was bad most Of the time with the wind and sea heavy enough to make navigating with the open power boat exceedingly dan gerous. Once we attempted to make shore in the power boat and get fresh water but the breakers were rolling so on the beach that it was danger ous to land. We returned to the Diana without landing. We had plenty of water. fuel and provisions, and could wait until either a passing boat saw us or it became calm enough for travelling in the small boat. We did not know the location of the ranch on the island which we have since learned was In WIllough- by Cove. No one was seen on tEc beach. Power boats were seen pass ing frequently but they all kept close to the Chichagof Island shore and did not see us.
 We suffered no inconvenience ex- cept from the pumping of the seas and some worry over the anxiety (Continued From Page Two.)