The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-08-07
Family Make Trip
 Seattle to Alaska
 In An Open Boat

ternoOn III a slxteen-1oOt open boat propelled by an outboard motor and sail, on his sixtieth day out from Seattle. Pentz and his family are making the trip to Skagway in their craft and plan to remain in ketchikan for a day or SO renewing acquaintances. The Pentzes are former Ketchikan residents, MT. Pentz having been employed on the Chronicle.
 Pentz has long believed in the feasibility of the trip and this spring he purchased a sixteen-foot ships boat from one of the Libby, McNeil & Libby vessels which was lying in Lake Union. After equip ping the vessel with a sail and an outboard motor, on June ?, 1924. the Pentz family embarked in their small vessel to attempt the inside passage to Alaska, to enjoy a sum- mer's outing and blaze the way for future summer vacation tours for citizens of the Northwest. Quite different from the tourist style of
 'roughing it' from the deck of steamer, attired in golf clothing and enjoying the shelter of the lounging room when the weather is rough, the Pentz family, consisting of Mir and Mrs. Pentz and their in fant son, cruised each day that the weather permitted and camped out each night on the beach when oth- CT shelter was not available and are having the time of their lives they say. The goat mentioned before as part of the entourage is an excel- lent milch goat and was taken along for the baby's benefit. The baby thrives on the outdoor life and sleeps better outside than when the family stopped at houses. The party left Seattle on June l and stopped for the night near Ebbey's Landing on Whidby Island. Stops were made at all points of interest on the way, and a ten-day layover was made in Alert Bay. Queen Charlotte Sound was crossed in six hours and a half.
 In speaking of the perils of the trip, MT. Pentz said the stretches of water on the passage which they were warned against proved the most interesting and pleasurable while others which had no warning at- tached to them proved the mots dangerous. Only the courage and , coolheadedness of the Pentzes pre- vented disaster when the feed line to the motor became clogged and the engine stopped in particular ly bad stretch in Sea Forth Chan nel Mrs. Pentz seized an oar and held the craft bow on to the waves while MT. Pentz attempted to re- pair the damage to the engine. Finding that he could not make re- pairs in their exposedsposition, the hardy mariner drifted his boat with wind and tide until abreast of a small blight in which shelter could be found, and rowed into it.
 It was expected to make the trip from Prince Rupert to Ketchikan in two days. In Prince Rupert, how ever, the Pentz personally conducted tour was joined by four young men | from California who had been eX- periencing trouble with the engine ir their boat and requested that they be permitted to proceed to Ketchikan in company with the Pentz craft. A stop was made at Cape Fox for the night and in the moring the two parties started of in high spirits expecting to be in Ketchikan by night. The Califor nians' engine stopped on them when between Tree Point and Mary Island and refused to move further so Pentz gave them a tow line and kept on for Ketchikan.
 They were forced to stop at Mary Island because of the late hour but