The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-22
ADVENTURES
START TRIP
OF EXPLORING
Will Investigate Romantic
Lands Never Before Sue
cessfully Touched by
White Men
/ VISIT SEA ISLANDS
One Explorer Tells of Expert
cnces in Visiting Huts of
Inhabitants

Honolulu, Oct. "a preath VI
romance-limpid lagoons- boiling
through the ocean, with all sail set,
at the speed of an average steam
er-life among the natives in FAR
off South Sea isle-of the beginning
OF a 6OO-mile trip up river on
which many white men have set out,
but none returned-is contained IN
a letter received here from Myrry N.
Fav. commander of the "Narwhal
Expedition" an adventurous group
of men, who sailed their own small
vessel out of San Francisco bay al
most year ago to cruise among
the South Seas, drifting from port
to port with whatever cargo might
| be picked up.
The miscellaneous cargo, including
large shipment of dynamite, that
the Narwhal carried from San Fran
cisco, was delivered safely at Its
South Sea destination, according to
the letter, which was received by a.
p. Taylor, Honolulu newspaperman
and author.
The letter was dated Latitude
15:54; longitude $50, July II, 1879.
and spent more than seven weeks
reaching its destination.
"Thc 'Narwhal Expedition is still
.. on the map, or rather moving around
on the map" it said. Fright now We
, are passing through the channel be-
tween the island of~Thikombia ane
Vanua Lew Of the Fiji group. W.
! also are crossing the 1S0th meridian
: where we jump day.
Wonderful Wish
: eve had wonderful time in tn
Samoan islands. l think l saw a
much of them as any white man ha
! ever seen. While at Upolo, l wen
! on trip with the New Zealand gov
4 ernor and visited native villages alon
Q the shores. We were feted in each vii
g lage. We lived in their grass hut
t and l was able to get pictures c
/. some Of their celebrations that hav
r never been photographed before.
n stayed in Apia several weeks an
- went to Page Page where l mad
- two trips-one to the Manua grou
where we lived with the natives Il
a week. The Samoans on these i
lands appear to be far ahead Of tt
others, because the white man vel
" rarely gets to Manua.
g Place For Romance
Dr. "Our next stop will be Noume
70 We will spend week or two the
II getting the final touches for tt
"a real adventure. For we intend to {
n. from there to New Guinea where v
Il hope to ascend the Fly river +
about 600 miles. We realize tn
4 we are taking long chance, as ii
=, expeditions have gone up this RI
err, and not a man has returned frc
90 them. We hope to benefit by the
T. mistakes. We have a very ia
re- whale boat and we are guarding OF
ne selves against the. diseases that pl
OK havoc with the white man in the
is countries and we will always
On careful. About the time this lett
reaches you we will be starting
IT. the river and l feel sure, with
he precautions that we are taking, tt
oil. we will get through safely.
ha "These South Seas are surely
~ place for fellow to get Roman
under his skin. 1t seems to be
sort of disease that every one g
down here. This old sailing YES
~ of ours only adds to that roman
ln feeling that steals over US. Ri
H. now we are boiling along as fast
ion the average steamer goes, all sail
M set, and every time gust OF W
:er' hits us, the old ship gives era
&C. full swoop that sort Of reminds
the of racehorse.
led "The enthusiasm that prompted
to go on this trip has only been
- tensified by the wonderful exr
.rs fences we are getting"
80 Fay said that the Narwhal exp
los ed>to be in Honolulu on its ret
o;ne trip to the mainland in seven
= !. eight months.