SCHOONER CHANCE 23 



Since the two women had been in here in the "Sachem" and had 

 told one of the fishermen, "Why we pay 90 cents a pound for this at 

 home," I had to pay a whole dollar for a fresh salmon. 



By ten o'clock we were ready to leave. Oily again hoisted the 

 sails, although we did help him a little by using the winch for the 

 throat halyard. 



The coast for the next hundred miles was wild and rugged to an 

 extreme. Hardly a bit of grass was visible and there seemed to be few 

 bays or quiet, sheltered looking places. We rolled along all day with 

 a following wind but only averaging just over four knots. About 

 four it clouded over and the wind hauled NE. A few drops of rain 

 was all that we got, but black clouds ahead and behind showed that 

 there was a thunder storm ashore. 



We had to use power to get into Venison Tickle as the storm 

 killed all the wind. We found it an extremely attractive little place. 

 Some climbed the hill to see the moon rise, while others enjoyed it 

 from the deck with a pipe. 



Position Cdrtwright 

 Saturday, July 24th ^ Weather Clear 



Wind Fresh southerly 



ALL hands came on deck at four and we made short work of get- 

 xJL ting up the anchor and hoisting the sails. The day was lovely 

 and clear but the wind as yet only light and from the SW. By break- 

 fast time we had not done over ten miles, but from then on we kept 

 going faster and faster until we had all the breeze we wanted. At 

 Domino Run the character of the coast changed again. Green rolling 

 hills took the place of brown and gray rock and even small trees 

 dared to grow in the valleys. The bergs became less and less. Orie 

 would imagine we had been sailing south from Battle Harbor. 

 After lunch we began a fine race with some fishing schooners. 



