Douglas Island news., 1921-02-04
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We have recently received copy of thc government publication of Ono uat of merchant vessels of Che United States for 1920. published by Che department Of comWorce
 Tho book ius very handy yo.umo as 10 contains a Ist of every vessel rcrstored with Che customs service. together wih Che dimension. tom uorc. power rig. and whom and where buut Including sailing vcs- so.s as we'll os thosc propelled by steam. gas or other motive power Many of our old familiar friends that make hcir home ports on Gast.ucau Channel are listed
 AS book ol reference it can not be cquaucd as many gasboat men n hs vicinity m particular are prone ,o .m speaking Of their own boats
 n. about their asoa os women sometimes do. They also claim few more tcet u size and few moro tons capacity The book shows them up. for it Is au there
 Bcug rather porycuc. some gas- boat men win keep ou arguing after hcy have been shown Che figures. but thcy arc fellows who would d.s- pulc Wcbstcrs dictionary or Che En- cyc.opaela Brtauica.
 Blowing Some
 John Haho. of Che mail boat pheasaut of hIs port made two m- surcesm attempts to leave thc Channel early lu Che wcck Go go on l.s Jmclu-Capc Faushaw mail ruu. He started out Monday and getting as for as Taku inlet was compelled .o turn back on accow, of thc force ..I be wind and scas On Tuesday afternoon he attempted again and ..as again forced to como back. iy- m- for Che night at Thauo and start- ae out carly Wednesday morning
 Arriving at Tau Harbor he found Che ros boat Necto storm bound tacre since January 25. w. P Lass was transferred to Che Pheasant with considerable amount Of pulp from Che speel river min and Che phcas- ant made tho run back Go the Chu- ue. again. making her th.rd start for Cape Faushaw shortly afterwards.
 Tho Pheasant ou hor last trip had broken coupling on her tail shaft and laid over one trip for repairs.
 Delays Co small craft In South eastern Alaska have been a common hiur within Che past two weeks. and iu particular has raku inlet been m state Of unrest Pa@eu- gers ou Che steamer Admiral Wat- son claimed that one Of Che rough est times tbey ever experienced was m crossing Taku Inie. Tuesday cycn- me
 Tho Dixon. which lctt tcu days ago ou hc mail trip Co Cap. Fau- shaw. was moro thau four days late. reaching Juneau. only arriving thcrc yesterday The crow of Che boat said chat Che wind and waves south Of GasIuc5u Channel were cXuaor- duaruy severe and chat Che boat was held up au Che way along che Uuc and Che only calm weather cu- couutcrcd was upon arriving in Cas- tucau Channel
 The Es,cbctb on hcr last trip from sita was Q day and holf late reaching port She laid mp for once at Gypsum and tho other time at swausons Harbor. Wind and severe snow storms were Che cause ol Che delay
 No More Chairs
 There is local resort Chat Is headquarters for gss boat mon chat has made a startling change In Che manner ot seating its customers In Che fact chat ol oi Che high-back easy chairs have been done away w.tl and hardwood benches at least two Inches in thickness have been nailed around che wall.
 The proprietor found chat gas boat men were destroying more chairs chan tbc money they spend could pay for. SO be decided to make Che radical change to bult-in benches
 When Che hIgh-back chairs wcro in uso Che gos boat mon got SO inc tercslcI iu crankIng engines. catch- ne fish or doing an around gasboat work hat such a small thing as a chair made luue difference. as they would smash one to emphasize @ point When Che mon wcro dormant thcy would sic with their feet rest- ng on Che stove with Che chairs