SAILING THE SEVEN SEAS 



643 



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Photograph by Capt. C. T. Pedersen. 



raving The: viixags of" unalaska, Aleutian islands 



The Russian church is seen at the right — a reminder of the days when Alaska was a possession 



of the Tsars. 



darting ahead to show their speed, or 

 flinging themselves high in the air and 

 turning veritable somersaults in the aban- 

 don of play. 



At other times schools of Spanish 

 mackerel were encountered, and a dozen 

 or more 6-pound fish have been caught in 

 a few minutes by dipping a hook into the 

 water under the jib boom. 



Some bright metal object or a white 

 rag must be tied to the hook to resemble 

 a flying fish to attract the mackerel, and 

 at times three or four of them rush at the 

 hook at the same time. This fish is a wel- 

 come change from the usual canned meat 

 diet which is our daily portion at sea. 



Upon one occasion a large fish resem- 

 bling a horse mackerel accompanied the 

 vessel for days, sometimes leading the 

 way and at other times keeping abreast 

 of the stern of the ship. All night long 

 his position could be determined by his 

 brilliantly lighted phosphorescent trail. 



Dutch Harbor was a port of call for 

 steamers en route to and from the north 

 during the Klondike rush, but is now al- 

 most deserted in favor of Unaiaska, a 

 small town across the island and inlet to 



the south. A herd of reindeer is still 

 maintained on the island as a reserve 

 food supply in case of need. 



Mountains seem to have been dumped 

 in profusion all over the surrounding 

 landscape. 



IN AN ARCHIPELAGO OP VOLCANIC PEAKS 



The Bogoslof Islands (north of Una- 

 iaska) were sighted at midnight, shortly 

 before we reached Dutch Harbor. These 

 islands have changed shape frequently, 

 due to volcanic action, peak after peak 

 appearing in successive seismic disturb- 

 ances, only to be blown up and disappear 

 in a later eruption. 



The roundabout route to Lyttelton, 

 New Zealand, extended up through the 

 Bering Sea, "for ne'er can sailor salty be 

 until he sail the Bering Sea," past the 

 Pribilof Islands, famed for their seal 

 rookeries, and south through the pass 

 west of Attu Island, the westernmost of 

 the Aleutian group. 



During the 89 days of this trip all kinds 

 of wind and weather were experienced, 

 and for the first 75 days not a sail was 

 seen. 



