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board died upon the wreck, and the captain of the junk died on the steamer 
after being rescued. They were cared for by Mr. Brooks, who returned them 
to Yokohama, July 1, 1571, and the government presented suitable rewards. 
52. In 1871, the Japanese junk Jinko-maru, of Matsaka, of 180 kokus 
measurement, encountered a severe gale January 18, 1871, while going from 
Isé to Kumano, during which she lost her rudder, and while in danger of 
foundering cut away her masts. The junk drifted from the coast of Japan in 
the Kuro Shiwo for 2,500 miles in a helpless condition, her crew keeping a fire 
and living on rice, and fish they speared, until they drifted on the rocks at 
Atka, July 10th, 1871, where, by means of ropes, the three men on board 
landed safely. There they remained until September 19th, 1871, when they 
took passage by schooner H. M. Hutchinson for Ounalaska and San Francisco, 
whence they were returned to Japan by the Consul. 
53. In 1873, Captain W. B. Cobb, in steamer China, rescued the crew 
from a wrecked junk in lat. —O—’ N., long. —OC —’ E., and landed them at 
Yokohama, in acknowledgment for which the usual present was made him by 
the Japanese government. 
54, A junk has been reported as stranded on the coast of Alaska. 
55. A junk was cast upon the windward side of Kauaii, one of the Hawa- 
jian Islands, and the survivors landed at Hanalei harbor. 
56. An old resident of Petropaulski informed me there was a Japanese 
junk stranded below that harbor, previous to 1812, where many years since 
the wreck still remained. Six of the crew survived. 
57. A Japanese wreck was sighted adrift below San Diego. Reported in 
the Alta. 
58. A junk was wrecked at Nootka Sound. 
59. In 1875, April 6th, in lat. 38° 02'N., long. 164° 38’ E., American ship 
Game Cock, Capt. T. C. Stoddard, fell in with the Japanese junk Woonohi- 
maru, of about 80 tons, dismasted, with her stern stove and rudder gone, 
and generally in a helpless condition, and rescued theretrom twelve Japanese 
seamen, The junk was bound from Hakodaté to Tokio, with a cargo of salt 
fish and sea-weed, when on December 3d they were blown off shore ina 
severe gale. December 10th they again made the land, when another heavy 
gale commenced and blew the junk off again. December 19th was forced to 
cut away the mast to save the hull. December 22d raised a jury mast and 
got under way, sailing towards Japan whenever the wind permitted; at other 
times took in sail and drifted. By their reckoning, they estimate having 
thus sailed 1500 miles west, principally with northeast winds, when, April 
5th, in a bad sea, they carried away rudder, and soon after stove stern. At 
8 a.m. the following day, they abandoned the wreck, from which they were 
rescued by the Game Cock, and landed at San Francisco April 28th, and were 
returned to Japan by Mr. Takaki May 1st, per Great Republic. For the rescue 
and kind treatment of these men, the Japanese Government presented Capt. 
Stoddard with a gold chronometer watch through His Excellency Yoshida 
Kiyonari, their Minister at Washington. 
60. In 1876, July 3d, in lat. 37° 10’ N., long. 167° 35° E., British barque 
Abby Cowper, Capt. Nelson, fell in with the Japanese junk Koki-maru, of 
Otaru, island of Yeso, of 477 kokus government measurement, equivalent to 
