SAILING THE SEVEN SEAS 



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Photograph from Captain J. H. Quinan 



AN EARLY MORNING VIEW OF" THE VOLCANIC PLUME) OP SMOKE RISING PROM 



E-OGOSLOE ISLAND, ALASKA 



Canterbury Plain as it sweeps westward 

 toward the lofty mountain ranges along 

 the west coast, it is one of the most pic- 

 turesque harbors in the world. 



We found the people thoughtful and 

 hospitable, even though practically every 

 family had a son or daughter at the war 

 front, many of whom already had fallen 

 during the terrible campaign at Gallipoli. 



Here we made final preparation for 

 the most strenuous trip the Carnegie had 

 ever undertaken, a circumnavigation of 

 the globe in the sub-Antarctic regions in 

 one season, a feat never before attempted. 



At New York a belt of brass plate a 

 quarter of an inch thick and four feet in 

 width had been placed on the vessel's 

 hull at the water line as a protection 

 against floating ice. At Lyttelton other 

 precautions were taken to guard against 

 damage from heavy seas and to protect 

 the crew against cold weather. 



With some difficulty a crew was obtained 

 which was not afraid to venture into the 

 unknown on a voyage through the cold, 

 stormy, and iceberg-infested regions of 

 the Southern Ocean. This was accom- 

 plished only by paying more than the 



usual rates and by promising a bonus of 

 an extra month's wages at the conclusion 

 of the four months' trip upon our return 

 to New Zealand. 



One seaman was bailed out of jail the 

 morning of our departure. Upon our 

 arrival at Lyttelton he had promised to go 

 with us on the trip around the South 

 Pole, but had requested leave without 

 pay during our stay in New Zealand, as 

 he knew he would be unfit for duty, ow- 

 ing to the proximity and accessibility of 

 drinking places. 



His frankness and honesty deserved 

 consideration, and so the arrangement 

 was made. His money was kept on board 

 and was given to him a little at a time. 

 He was often in trouble and occasionally 

 his fine would be paid and he would be 

 relieved from custody, but for the most 

 part his leave was spent in jail. 



DODGING ICEBERGS IN THE FOG AND GALES 

 AROUND THE SOUTH POLE 



Leaving Lyttelton on December 6, 191 5, 

 we sighted the Antipodes three days later, 

 and in two weeks we had met our first 

 iceberg at 60 ° 80' south latitude. Early 



