THE DERELICT KARNACK. 
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clothed almost to their summits with trees, while 
others more distant were dark and gloomy, their 
high, jagged peaks covered with glaciers and many 
a winter’s snow. 
As we proceeded farther southward, changes be- 
came noticeable in the appearance of the land, which 
on either side became of a much bolder and more 
elevated character. The sky had become cloudy and 
overcast, and the temperature of the air had fallen 
several degrees, while icy blasts came howling down 
deep gorges and crevasses, with occasional squalls of 
rain, giviug us warning of what we had to expect 
on our further progress through these wild and in- 
hospitable regions. On arriving off Saumaurez Island, 
we stopped and dredged in 147 fathoms, obtaining 
a few starfish, some echini, corals, a couple of fish, 
and some stones. After this we stood across to the 
mainland, and entered the excellent and well-sheltered 
harbour of Port Grappler. On anchoring, a small 
steam- vessel was observed at the head of the harbour, 
which, when we boarded, was found to be a supposed 
total wreck. On the boat returning, it was accom- 
panied by a stranger, from whom the following 
particulars were elicited. 
The vessel was named the Karnack , belonging to 
a German company trading between Hamburg and 
Valparaiso, and had left the latter place about a 
month before. On her way through the straits (about 
ten miles to the north) she had struck on a sunken 
